Our story began at church in March of 2023 when Juli arrived in the United States from Argentina through the au pair program. The Sunday that Juli visited New Life Church, the young adult ministry had a hangout. Alex and Juli sat next to each other and had a long, enjoyable conversation about work, Argentinian culture, and our lives at the time. Alex thought she was very friendly. Juli was happy about making new friends in America.

In the summer, Juli joined the Baja short term missions trip and was a great asset to the team due to her Spanish speaking abilities. Alex also went on the trip. It was his second year serving on the trip, and he was tasked to help lead one of the Baja builds. During the trip, Juli grew feelings for Alex after seeing him serve the Lord, but she felt unready for a relationship. Having just come to America, she decided she would focus on growing in her faith and getting to know the women of the church better.

In December, their mutual friend from church invited people to the annual Christmas concert at Grace Community Church, and only Alex and Juli could make it. That night, Alex saw Juli differently and they engaged in deep conversation about family and their upbringing, as their mutual friend was unknowingly chaperoning their unofficial date! After that, they didn’t talk much. A few months later, Alex decided to take action and called Juli on the night before Easter Sunday to ask her out on a date on Easter, and their relationship began a few weeks later.

In the 9 months that we dated, we’ve learned just how different we are but also how much we have enjoyed each other's company. We are so grateful that God brought us together and excited to spend the rest of our lives together.

A&J

Wedding Day

3:00 PM

Ceremony

4:30 PM

Reception