Aaron & Ruana

Saturday, June 28, 2025 • Lakeville, MN
50 Days To Go!

Aaron & Ruana

Saturday, June 28, 2025 • Lakeville, MN
50 Days To Go!

It's a Love Story, baby

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Our love story didn't start like a fairy tale or the cliché meet cute in the movies where the girl drops a book and the boy is there to pick it up for her. Our love story began on the dating app Bumble with a simple "Hey :)". We had our first date on November 19th, coincidentally Aaron's birthday, at an Asian restaurant. This is what makes Asian food an important part of our story.
Our first date wasn't a love at first sight scenario, it was a growing and blossoming kind of love. Two people with different native tongues from different cultures trying to get to know and understand one another. We experienced many ups and downs together but as our relationship grew we felt closer and saw that we had something special. In the end we proved that “Love is patient and love is kind."

As time went by, we became closer and closer. Ruana would always drag Aaron to cute events like the European Christmas Market, or as Aaron called them, couple activities.

December 15, 2023

As time went by, we became closer and closer. Ruana would always drag Aaron to cute events like the European Christmas Market, or as Aaron called them, couple activities.
Ruana is from the warm north part of Brazil, with beautiful beaches and coconut trees everywhere. Aaron is from Minnesota, the third coldest state in the US, which has some of the friendliest people in the country. During New Year's in Brazil it is a tradition to go to the beach and wear white, but here in Minnesota it was too cold and all the beaches were covered in ice. Our first New Year's together we went to the Armory to listen to electronic music. We knew we had feelings for each other, but that wasn't a good idea because Ruana did not dream of living here, she wanted to return to her family, career, and friends. Oh, no! This love story had a deadline.

December 31, 2023

Ruana is from the warm north part of Brazil, with beautiful beaches and coconut trees everywhere. Aaron is from Minnesota, the third coldest state in the US, which has some of the friendliest people in the country. During New Year's in Brazil it is a tradition to go to the beach and wear white, but here in Minnesota it was too cold and all the beaches were covered in ice. Our first New Year's together we went to the Armory to listen to electronic music. We knew we had feelings for each other, but that wasn't a good idea because Ruana did not dream of living here, she wanted to return to her family, career, and friends. Oh, no! This love story had a deadline.
At this time, Ruana couldn't hide that she was in love. For a few months she was thinking about how she could tell him, but scary thoughts were in her mind like "what if he doesn't love me back?" She decided to tell him and if he didn't love her back, she would move on. One random night, she told him "Aaron, I love you" and he said he loved her too, and after that we were no longer afraid of love. Something fun about us is that we are adventurous, so we like to travel and hike. We did a weekend trip to the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. The drive through the mountains was gorgeous but the views of the snow covered mountains throughout the hike was breathtaking, quite literally too because of the elevation. This trip was a blast and one we will always remember.

April 13, 2024

At this time, Ruana couldn't hide that she was in love. For a few months she was thinking about how she could tell him, but scary thoughts were in her mind like "what if he doesn't love me back?" She decided to tell him and if he didn't love her back, she would move on. One random night, she told him "Aaron, I love you" and he said he loved her too, and after that we were no longer afraid of love. Something fun about us is that we are adventurous, so we like to travel and hike. We did a weekend trip to the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. The drive through the mountains was gorgeous but the views of the snow covered mountains throughout the hike was breathtaking, quite literally too because of the elevation. This trip was a blast and one we will always remember.
We went to a wedding together, and Ruana met a lot of Aaron's family, there is a lot of them. In June 2024, we had known each other for seven months, and something silly happened at that wedding. As we were leaving the church, someone asked us when we were going to get married. We were a little embarrassed, we didn't know we were going to get married so we didn't have an answer to that question! Life is sometimes very poetic, exactly one year after that question was made, we have the answer: June 28th, 2025!

June 08, 2024

We went to a wedding together, and Ruana met a lot of Aaron's family, there is a lot of them. In June 2024, we had known each other for seven months, and something silly happened at that wedding. As we were leaving the church, someone asked us when we were going to get married. We were a little embarrassed, we didn't know we were going to get married so we didn't have an answer to that question! Life is sometimes very poetic, exactly one year after that question was made, we have the answer: June 28th, 2025!
Just when we thought everything was going well, life pulled the rug out from under our feet. Ruana was having problems at work and needed to leave, everything was moving towards her moving to another state. We thought of many solutions, but nothing seemed to work. We had so many fights, we were both so stressed and depressed. We didn't know how we would deal with 10 months of a long-distance relationship. When everything seemed to be coming to an end, Ruana found a new job in Minnesota, that was great news, we celebrated, we were grateful, we celebrate, we enjoyed each other's company even more!

September 01, 2024

Just when we thought everything was going well, life pulled the rug out from under our feet. Ruana was having problems at work and needed to leave, everything was moving towards her moving to another state. We thought of many solutions, but nothing seemed to work. We had so many fights, we were both so stressed and depressed. We didn't know how we would deal with 10 months of a long-distance relationship. When everything seemed to be coming to an end, Ruana found a new job in Minnesota, that was great news, we celebrated, we were grateful, we celebrate, we enjoyed each other's company even more!
We were celebrating Aaron's birthday three days early since Ruana had to work on Aaron's actual birthday. We went to the Brazilian restaurant Fogo de Chão to fill our stomachs will refreshing caipirinhas (a popular Brazilian cocktail) and succulent cuts of meat. November 16th was very cold and windy, not an ideal day for a walk at the Stone Arch Bridge, but we went anyway. At the midpoint of the bridge under Minneapolis's lights, when it was just the two of us, Aaron proposed and we were officially engaged.

November 16, 2024

We were celebrating Aaron's birthday three days early since Ruana had to work on Aaron's actual birthday. We went to the Brazilian restaurant Fogo de Chão to fill our stomachs will refreshing caipirinhas (a popular Brazilian cocktail) and succulent cuts of meat. November 16th was very cold and windy, not an ideal day for a walk at the Stone Arch Bridge, but we went anyway. At the midpoint of the bridge under Minneapolis's lights, when it was just the two of us, Aaron proposed and we were officially engaged.
These events mentioned and many others have brought us to this very moment, the long-awaited date that we want to share with you. In such a busy world where sometimes love is not celebrated, we found love. We continue to find love everyday, share our love, and be inspired by love. We are lucky to have each other, praise each other, and share our life together.

January 11, 2025

These events mentioned and many others have brought us to this very moment, the long-awaited date that we want to share with you. In such a busy world where sometimes love is not celebrated, we found love. We continue to find love everyday, share our love, and be inspired by love. We are lucky to have each other, praise each other, and share our life together.