Our Story

We met at the University of Florida. It was the Fall Semester of our freshmen year. I had actually met his roommate, Nadia, in a class that summer. When I ran into her in the fall she asked me if I wanted to go out with her roommate. And since I had nothing else to do I took her up on her offer. That was the night I met Dario. I thought he was very cute, but did not pursue it further. After about a month we were hanging out more and more. People we met thought we were a couple and others kept pushing us together. It did not take long for us to give in and make it official.

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The Proposal

Dario had wanted to go to this Jazz restaurant for his birthday. He said he only wanted the two of us, because he did not want people to spend too much money. That night we arrived to the restaurant and as we were walking, he pulled me aside and proposed. I could not believe what was happening. I had wanted that moment to happen for so long and when it did I just froze!! Then, as we were walking to the restaurant, Dario pointed to my Dad. My dad had driven there to see me. He informed me that Dario had asked him for my hand two months before. The tears were just streaming down my face. But there is much more!! I walked inside the restaurant and there was the family waiting for us, only they did not know that Dario proposed. They thought they were there to celebrate his birthday. When they all saw me crying they wondered what happened. Once everyone put two and two together they were screaming and jumping for joy. We all had the best night. It was a great proposal and the best part was that we could share it with our families.

Here's a picture of the e-ring with the wedding band.

Us with my Dad.

My soon to be mother-in-law.