Gallery

This was our 5th date and our 1st photo together! Matt surprised Lena with a dinner cruise in DC for Valentine's Day!

Cooking Class Date Night!

Lena's graduation from a 6 months academy. Matt & Lena met right before she moved to Baltimore for training. Matt was stood by Lena every step of the way with unwavering love!

The first time Lena met Matt's Family! Sorry for anyone I cropped out hahaha

Breakfast with our Baltimore family!

Sight & Sound with our wonderful friends and family.

The night Lena dropped her phone in the Baltimore Harbor. Matt laughed so hard we ended up on the floor.

Karaoke with Lena's friends from training.

FBI VS. Secret Service Ice Hockey game with our friends!

The first time Matt met Lenas Family!

Matt used to go to Lena's residence in Baltimore with Doola and a tool box, and fix chairs, doorknobs, anything broken.

Surprising our friends to tell them we started dating, after one of our date nights!

Back when Lena was still camera shy around Matt.

Lena's beautiful masterpiece and Matt's... something lol

Some of their favorite times are spent with a book in hand.

Matt made "fool bel bead" after church lol.

House furniture shopping!

The day we said 'yes' to our new home!

We decided to just sit on the floor and enjoy the only spot of sunlight that morning, before we continued wedding stress...we mean planning :)

Engagment Photo Shoot Dump

Shopping for a place to live! This was the first place we went to

Traveling back home right after our friend's wedding! Anyone who knows us knows that this happened quite a few times the last few years

First time we ever got pedicures together. That day, Matt had planned an entire day of surprises for Lena's birthday!

Hangin' out at home, but this is one of Lena's favorite bikatchurz.

The fabled "Top Golf" date finally happened! For months we talked about it until one day we finally just went.

Lena was EXTREMELY patient with Matt this day as Matt took 6 hours to choose a car and here we are sitting in it!

Because we can never take a serious picture.

First convent service trip together!

In our element.

Got myself a "Lena" Air Freshener. Replaces Lena in this picture perfectly :)

The day Matt proposed featuring Lena bawling her eyes out recognizing what's about to happen.

Lena forgot her phone at the engagement venue. This was the morning after when I dropped it off at 6am...and so it has begun!

This was our first date after our engagement. This kind Server gave us free dessert! We were so so happy to start this wonderful journey!! <3

Lena surprised Matt with an Orchestra and Candles concert for his birthday! She had no idea he was in the middle of planning her proposal at that time!

Matt getting rocked at this game over and over again because this freak-of-nature is basically an octopus.

The first day we went ring shopping in May, 2023!

Here comes the toolbox again. Matt to the rescue - removing a nail from Lena's tire!

The day after our engagement, our Jersey fam had dinner with us!

Bible Museum with Matt's family!

Hanging with Lena's family from Canada!

First time our parents met; Matt's family came to DC in August, 2023.

After six whole hours of discussion with our florist for the first time - Matt was such a trooper!

Some of Lena's closest coworkers and friends!

This is the first time Lena hosted her work/academy friends and her church friends for Orthodox Christmas. Later that night, Matt asked Lena out!! Lena couldn't sleep that night ;)