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July 16, 2022
Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Samuel & Jillian

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Jillian

Burns

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Samuel

Absalom

July 16, 2022

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

How We Met

Thank you COVID!

We met in SLO in July of 2020. Neither of us thought much of it and just saw each other as Lauren's friends. Sam was supposed to be in South Africa and Norway that summer and Jilli was supposed to be working for the SF Giants in SLO, but due to COVID, neither of us had commitments anymore. We hung out in Long Beach later that summer getting to know each other more and more. Sam went to Pinon Hills because he wanted to ride Jilli's family's quads. He was supposed to stay one day but was enjoying his time so much that he ended up staying 3 days. After seeing Sam interact with her family and read his Bible every day, Jilli developed a crush on him. Sam liked Jilli back shortly after and the rest is history!

Our Proposal

Sam's Favorite Birthday

We visited Long Beach for Sam's 22nd birthday. It was a normal day, we went on a walk with the family, had brunch, and watched Sam open gifts. That afternoon there was some downtime. Jilli suggested she and Sam watch the sunset at the beach. Sam suggested they go to Palos Verdes and asked Jilli to look up "Cool places to go in Palos Verdes." After looking at Google results, Jilli suggested they go to a lighthouse with a pretty view. Sam knew she would pick that location, and had the boys go earlier to set up. Once they arrived, Sam walked Jilli to the top of a hill overlooking the cliffs and the ocean and popped the question! Sam did a great job at keeping a secret, and knows Jilli well enough to plan it around what she would suggest!

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