We're getting married!

It all began in the most 2020 way possible — with a match on Dil Mil during the height of the pandemic. What started as casual chatting in April quickly evolved into marathon FaceTime calls that stretched through the night, from sharing rom-coms to sharing dreams. By the time Sarthak and Marissa finally met in person on June 19 — two months after their first match — they already knew. A month later, under the summer sun at a winery, they made it official, sealing a bond that felt as inevitable as it was effortless. For five years, distance became both their challenge and their signature strength. From New York to Chicago and countless FaceTime calls in between, they built a relationship rooted in communication, faith, and laughter. Travel soon became their shared language — from Ocean City, California, Virginia Beach, Florida, Washington DC, to Iceland, Jamaica, Italy, Aruba, Punta Cana, Mexico, and everywhere in between — each trip a chapter in the story of two souls determined to bridge every mile between them. When it came time to propose, Sarthak turned their love of travel into the ultimate surprise. What Marissa believed was a family vacation to St. Lucia turned out to be a meticulously planned ruse — complete with fake flight bookings, staged texts from relatives, and a secret dinner on the beach. As the sun set, the “family dinner” transformed into a candlelit proposal, with Sarthak on one knee and both families cheering from behind the scenes. Now, as they prepare to marry in Los Cabos, Mexico — continuing their shared tradition of exploring the world together — their story comes full circle. Their wedding will blend both their families’ cultures and values, a celebration of two people who found harmony in difference, laughter in distance, and home in each other. Whether facing time zones, travel plans, or life’s inevitable detours, Sarthak and Marissa have always chosen the same destination: together.