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Our Wedding

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

It's a Love Story, baby

Our Story

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This celebration wouldn’t be possible without them.  Their patience and endless love made all that possible! Thank you for being our rock, our compass, and our home. Your impact on our lives is immeasurable, and we’re eternally grateful for everything you do!

Rebecca and Kevin Kruse

My beloved mother who is always present in my life, the one I call to ask for advice and recipes for Brazilian food. Love you!

Deuza Querioz

My father passed away when I was 6 years old, and his brief passage through my life will always be remembered. He was my hero, the kindest person I have ever known. The one I had the best conversations and hugs with.


Edimilson Queiroz

 I met Lucero through the app Bumble Best Friend.  We love to go to parties and cute cafes together. She is my sweet and aesthetic friend.  She used to attend arts during high school. She likes reading and Cafe-hopping ! She is the best maid of honor I  could ask for.

 Lucero Vazquez 

Phill is my brother, the one with the best jokes and who makes everyone around us happy.

Philip Kruse

Alex is my older brother , we live together and he is the brother I have the most contact with!

Alex Kruse

Camila is my best friend! we know each for more than 15 year. we met at elementary school and become inseparable.  We have know each other's families and I call her mother  " aunt ". Camila loves to read books and do puzzles, she did Jiu Jitsu for 2 year, WATCH OUT!

Camila Arruda

We also met through Bumble best friend (YAYYY!) Angela is the sweetest friend someone could ask for. The first time we hung out we went to a brunch and we talked for hours, we clicked immediately and we have been friends since then.  Angela knows a little bit of Portuguese and she had been in Brazil.

Angela  Gudahl

Dustin is one of my lifelong friends, we grew up playing sports together and enjoy spending our summers outside in the sun playing golf. During winter we enjoy bowling, throwing darts, and playing pool.

Dustin Bethke

I met Anna through Facebook Au pair group. I don't remember the first time we hung out but it must be good since we've become so close. Hanna loves hikes so is something special we do together!  I can't imagine my special day without her standing by my side.

Anna Clara Ribeiro

Kyle is one of my best friends, we grew up in the same neighborhood and hung out all the time doing all sorts of things together like snowboarding, biking, playing video games, and often just kicking back sharing laughs.

Kyle Levac

Caleb is Aaron's cousin and is our usher. When Aaron graduated college he drove 17 hours straight to visit Caleb in Missoula, Montana. They had a fantastic time exploring the area by hiking in the mountains and checking out local breweries. Caleb is a great carpenter and Aaron had the opportunity a few times to work for Caleb. If you ever get a chance to play darts with Caleb, he will win.

Caleb Satterlund

These two cuties are our flower girls, they are Ruana's host children. They are 6 and 4 years old, always asking questions about planets!

Alana and Ava Anwar

Hannah is the officiant's daughter ! She sings sometimes in the church, we are so happy she will sing on our wedding!

Hannah Carrizales

He will be our officiant. Pastor Tom is a man who loves God and loves weddings, and he has guided us on this journey.

Tom Olson

Vicky is part of our family . She is so good on the piano, we will have the honor of having her playing in our wedding!

Victoria Boswell

Wedding Party

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Aaron & Ruana

Aaron & Ruana

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