Ruben and I met in elementary school in 2008. We were in the same class and I guess we were kind of friends. He swears he knew I was the one then but he was a little annoying so I am not so sure about that. We went our separate ways when we went to middle school and for about two years we had no communication. One day he decides to prank call me with Anthony (his cousin) and of course, I knew it was them right away. And from there on, Ruben never left me alone again. We started dating on July 11, 2015 and I think we both agree that it was the best decision we've ever made. Before he decided to propose we had been together for almost 9 years and so much had happen in those years. We graduated, gained weight, traveled, bought a house, became Godparents, laughed, cried, lost weight, and all the things in between. On the day he proposed, I honestly didn't know. He kept throwing curveballs and he was eating a whole meal right before he proposed so I was like there's no way, he would've been to nervous to eat anything. For those that don't know, he hired a photographer but the photographer reached out to me because she "needed models", so of course I was up for it. Little did I know towards the end of the session he would get down on one knee and ask me to marry him. It only took 9 years but we've always told each other "Great things take time" and "Gods timing is never wrong". With that being said we can't wait to celebrate our special day with everyone that we love and please party accordingly because we have all waited a long time for this!