Meeting for the first time

Jacob and Angelica first met back in August of 2016 on a young adults retreat through their home parish of St. Leo the Great. Angelica was on team and Jacob was a retreatant. During a group activity both exchanged light conversation. Annndddddd that was it. No sparks. No googly eyes. Just a simple conversation.

A growing Friendship

Over the course of that year, both would casually run into each other when hanging out with mutual friends. All the while this friendship was slowly growing, Jacob started to develop an interest in Angelica. (He totally denies this but it's true ya'll.) He felt that everytime they spoke, his appreciation for her grew. They shared many conversations about life, goals, their mutual love for tacos, but most importantly how they viewed Christ. While mutual friends encouraged them both to grow their relationship, both knew that if something was meant to happen that it would be done on it's own time.

God's Timing

New Years Eve 2016 was the night that you could say some sparks flew! Deciding to ring in the new year with a group of friends, Jacob got a little brave and gave Angelica a kiss on the cheek. She loved how patient he had been with her and decided to give their possible realtionship more thought. Soon after, they decided to enjoy an afternoon at the Oblate Missions and see the Lourdes Grotto. While sitting in front of the outdoor alter where mass is celebrated, they both finally decided it was ok to enter into a new relationship together and quickly realized this was something very real. Angelica began to truly see Jacob as someone she could grow with and love. And this is where their relationship took off!!!

The proposal

Over much time, thought & many margarita dates, Jacob knew he had found his forever lady and wanted to propose in special way. He knew how much Our Lady of Guadalupe meant to Angelica and decided to incorporate that into their special day. On November 25, 2017 Jacob took Angelica & her parents to the exact same spot where they had shared their first date. They walked the grounds of the Grotto sharing stories of their interpretiation of God's journey on Earth. After spending a few moments in Adoration together, Jacob said he had bought a candle for them to light upstairs where the Virgin of Guadalupe was. Upon lighting their candle, they prayed for continued growth in their relationship. Jacob knew this was the moment to drop to one knee and ask her the big question. Without any hesitation Angelica said yes!!!