Christina- Who would have ever thought that grade 8 would be the beginning of our lives together? Who would have ever thought that Gerald – I mean Jared, a.k.a my math and chemistry tutor, would ever have enough patience to help a chatty, and maybe sometimes too mouthy gal, pass (btw – he only got me 54%, and I cheated on top of that). Who would have ever thought that he’d make it out of the 6-month friend zone?

My mom. That’s who. She told me to stop being a snob and give the nice guy a chance. So, on July 5, 2013, we started dating and we’ve been together ever since.

I’m still not good at math, though.

Jared- Yes. Patience. Especially during the 6 years we were apart while Christina was at university. It was worth it, though. Every trip to Kelowna, even after a 12-hour shift; every stand in at the Indo-Italian family function because Christina couldn’t be there; every daily phone call talking her off the university library roof top. It was worth it – even if I also had to help her with Statistics.

We have bought a house and have survived renovations, so marriage should be a cake walk. We’re even preparing for kids one day – have you met our very dramatic puppy, Theo?

We can’t wait to start this next chapter.

Registry

The gift that we appreciate most is your presence at our wedding. We cannot wait to celebrate with each one of you. However, if you wish to get us a gift, please consider contributing towards our honeymoon.