Byron and Quynh are getting married!

August 15th, 2026

We met through our family members who introduced us to be friends initially. At first I was so against the notion of meeting someone through a family introduction, but my Mom insisted that I make a new friend. There was a distance factor as well, since she was from Vietnam and I from Hawaii. Quynh felt the same way as well, because as millennials, it was such a different approach to meeting someone new. Our first call was so awkward, but I felt that she was a very sweet person through her conversational skills. I joked around said "I'm looking for a nice Vietnamese girl to talk to lol." She responded, "Oh, I'm a nice Vietnamese girl you can talk to." That is when I knew that this relationship had potential, because she took my joking comment and went with it. I asked for her Instagram and we decided to follow each other. At first we hardly messaged each other, but I noticed she would comment or like my Instagram stories and that pushed me to message her even more. I tried to play it smooth and even asked her to teach me Vietnamese, because my Vietnamese is terrible. She agreed to teach me and we planned a day to FaceTime each other. This is when it all began. I scheduled my first Facetime call with her around 10 PM my time since it would be around 3 PM her time to make it easier for both of us. I was pleasantly surprised that there was no awkwardness in our conversation and we found out that we had so much in common. From the foods we liked, the music we listened to, and even the same family values we shared. We talked for 5 hours. 5 HOURS. Little did she know that I fell in love with her from that first phone call, but I had to play it cool the rest of our relationship. From that point on, we FaceTimed every day for a month and then she asked me if I liked her. She was so blunt and straight to the point as this question came out of left field. I told her that I really liked her and she told me the same as well, and we proceeded to date. I did not go to Vietnam until about 6 months after we officially started dating, but I decided to make a trip out to solidify us as a couple. I went to Vietnam in July and she met me at the airport for the first time physically. Safe to say that we believe in the saying, "Love at first sight." Being with her for two weeks and actively planning things with her made me realize that there's no other person in my life that I would rather be with. Keep in mind, I only met her for two weeks, but I felt like I knew her for an eternity. I would end up going to Vietnam six more times to meet with her and we even did three Japan trips together. Every single trip with her would always be "my favorite trip of all time" as we each got more intimate and solidified our love. On my last trip to Vietnam in December 2025, I decided to ask her to marry me in our parent's hometown of Ninh Binh. I believe that there is one person for everyone. Quynh and I deeply share this belief. We are so excited to share this special day with our loved ones!