From 8000 to 50 miles, welcome to our adventure!

We met through an app called “coffee meets bagel” (ps: veronica is the coffee as ian is def more of a tea person) when we were both still at school. Veronica was pursuing her master’s degree in clinical mental health- social work at University of Pittsburgh, while Ian pursuing his degree in criminology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. It was not the “sparkles and passions all spilled over the place”, but the “i know you will be there for me” kinda love from the beginning. We both feel completely secure, free, and mostly importantly, 100% ourselves in this relationship. That’s when we knew that we found the right one, which is quite a miracle- considering Veronica was originally thousands miles apart from Ian (her hometown in Xi’an, China), and was then hundreds of miles apart (Veronicca moved to Nebraska when she was 17), and then 60 miles apart from Indiana to Pittsburgh! From the September of 2018, we started dating officially and the road from Indiana to Pittsburgh became the witness of their love story. We got engaged by the National Monument in Washington DC in April of 2019 on a peddleboat (brillant Ian type of idea) and got legally married in May, 2019 in Blairsville, PA surrounded by the love and best wishes from their dear family. We both love to explore new food and cultures, cook (and watch cooking show), watch movies, do road trips & car karaokes, as well as to pet our cat, Lulu. (and many other cats).

For us, this wedding serves the purposes of vowing to each other under the eyes with God, as well as connecting our family and friends that we love and admire the most. It’s not about looking glamours and having a perfect wedding, it’s about sharing and laughing with each other about the precious memories we’ve had with one another, and it’s about saying “thank you” to those of you who were there to support and cheer for us throughout the years. Your love and support shaped us to be who are today and will always push us to be better people every day. 💜