Raul and Carlye met while Raul lived in California for a short period in his life. Raul decided to move to Los Angeles from Las Vegas, for a change of scenery and to help open a new fine-dining restaurant. Carlye was hired as a cocktail waitress, and while it would be nice to say there was an instant "spark,'' that wasn't the case. With stress and frustration of the job, came Carlye's frequent stern look and furrowed brow. Raul being quite the optimist and always happy and laughing, he found himself often telling Carlye to "smile." And while this irritated Carlye at first, it soon became charming and the two developed a banter and friendship. That friendship quickly blossomed into a relationship and the two became inseparable. There came a day when Raul made the decision to back to Las Vegas. The two survived a long distance relationship for a year when finally, Carlye decided to take a leap of faith and move to be with her love! Soon after, they motivated each other to start new careers and even met their goal of buying their first home! And after 5 years together, Raul finally* popped the question! Raul and Carlye can't wait to see where their journey leads them next and hope to continue to laugh and "smile" along the way!