The White Barn

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Our Wedding

Rachel Garyantes

Gina Passarella

Brianna Casey

Emily Belmonte

Sophie Mahon

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Louis and Angelina had their first interaction at 17 years old while in high school (2019). They were both taking classes at St. Petersburg College (SPC) for dual enrollment when they were placed in Ethics class together. Both were assigned to groups and just so happened to be placed together in Group 4. Angelina was the group leader (a great group leader at that, Louis would say otherwise) and made the whole group exchange phone numbers. Louis had the hard part done for him; getting Angelina's phone number. One Tuesday after class, two days before Valentine's Day, Louis walked Angelina to her car and asked her on a date for Thursday. Their first date was mini golfing and Chipotle, and just a few days later Louis asked Angelina to make it official and be his girlfriend. They both quickly knew that each other was "the one" and after just three weeks of being together they said "I love you" for the first time. Six months later Angelina moved to Tampa to attend USF and she and Louis were "long distance". Louis would drive over to USF as often as he could to see Angelina, but this was short lived when Covid brought her back to Clearwater. They did not let Covid put a damper on their relationship and they still kept in contact as much as possible through isolation. For their one year anniversary they did a repeat of their first date, going to mini golf and Chipotle, they planned to do this every year, but their second year anniversary was canceled. Angelina and Louis both had Covid. Both were able to celebrate after quarantine. In May of 2021 Louis and Angelina moved in together in Tampa. They lived in a tiny one bedroom starter apartment while Angelina finished school. Their next few anniversaries were more eventful. They spent their three year anniversary at Disney World. This was the first time they traveled somewhere together. A month later they drove out to Texas where Angelina was able to meet Louis' family. Their love of travel grew stronger and they went to Gatlinburg, TN for their four year anniversary. This is where they got engaged! Louis wanted this trip to be special as he knew he was going to propose here. He wanted the proposal to be meaningful, so he devised a plan to make it so. He knew a great spot to ask the question.&nbsp;There is a place called Cumberland Gap with an overlook looking over the point where three states come together; Tennessee, Virginia, and Kentucky. So he took Angelina there to propose on top of this mountain. Clearly she said yes, otherwise we would not be writing this. They now reside in Land O' Lakes. Angelina works for Advent Health and decided to go back to school to pursue her nursing degree. Louis has started working as a "high end stair designer" since finishing his drafting program at SPC. Most recently, Louis and Angelina celebrated their five year anniversary in Myrtle Beach, SC. This was their last February 19th anniversary to celebrate before becoming husband and wife. Louis and Angelina are very excited for this next chapter in their lives surrounded by friends and family. High school sweethearts don't just exist in the movies it seems!

Angelina & Louis

Angelina & Louis

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