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What he said: I'm going to marry this girl.What she said: What happens in South America, stays in South America!What happened: For the first and only time ever in their relationship, Diego was right.*************************************************************************************************

The Beginning

While backpacking through South America, Erica and her three friends boarded a bus for the 24 hour journey from Northern Chile to Santiago. Weary and exhausted, they stumbled into their hostel, <a href="http://lacasaroja.cl/wp/en/" target="_blank">La Casa Roja</a>, where they expected to find a four person room. Instead, overtired and weary, they were given a room that already had two beds occupied. For all of you who know Erica, you must know how much she loves not getting her way.... Needless to say, the front desk soon relented, and asked the two occupants to switch rooms. The two men started to pack their bags, and something caught Erica's eye. She immediately struck up a conversation with one of the men about his unique Maori tattoo. As he continued to pack his bags, Diego said "You owe us a drink for moving rooms." After a good night's rest, that was not a difficult request. After a few nights of drinks (No, Mom, Erica did not go out for drinks with two strange Brazilian men alone. Her friends were dragged along!) Diego and Erica parted ways. But <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachamama" target="_blank">Pachamama</a> intervened. Snowy roads had closed the mountain pass to the girls' next destination, and Erica, quite enthusiastically (to her friend's surprise) suggested a return to La Casa Roja. From there, the rest is history… Enquanto viajava pela América do Sul, Erica e seus três amigos embarcaram em um ônibus para a viagem de 24 horas do norte do Chile a Santiago. Cansados e exaustos, tropeçaram em seu albergue, La Casa Roja, onde esperavam encontrar um quarto para quatro pessoas. Ao invés disso, cansados eles receberam um quarto que já tinha duas camas ocupadas. Para todos vocês que conhecem Erica, você deve saber o quanto ela adora não obter seu caminho ... Escusado será dizer que a recepção logo resolveu, e pediu os dois ocupantes para mudar de quarto. Os dois homens começaram a arrumar as malas, e algo atraiu os olhos de Erica. Ela imediatamente iniciou uma conversa com um dos homens sobre sua tatuagem Maori única. Enquanto ele continuava a arrumar as malas, Diego disse: "Você nos deve uma bebida para mudar de quarto". Depois de uma boa noite de descanso, não foi um pedido difícil. Depois de algumas noites de bebida (Não, mamãe, Erica não saiu para beber com dois homens estranhos brasileiros sozinhos, seus amigos foram arrastados!) Diego e Erica se separaram. Mas Pachamama interveio. Estradas nevadas haviam fechado a passagem de montanha para o próximo destino das meninas, e Erica, muito entusiasmada (para surpresa de sua amiga) sugeriu um retorno a La Casa Roja. A partir daí, o resto é história ...

Erica's Story

It was in Santiago, the capital of Chile, in 2014, that I invited my friend Adam for a ski trip. I chose the Hostel La Casa Roja. My room had only 4 people capacity. We were at a Hostel and shared the room with strangers. On the second day, I was about to leave for a party when, unexpectedly, my future wife came into my room asking me to change places, because she was traveling with four friends. I did not like the idea though. However, I could not refuse to change rooms from a request coming from Erica and the promise of a beer. On the same day, the promise was fulfilled. Soon after the beer, a new promise was made. After these encounters, love was born, and the vow of being together grew. A year ago, I decided to move to the United States, seeking the love of my life. On July 22, we will join our stories and begin a new chapter in our lives. Foi em Santiago, capital do Chile em 2014, que convidei meu amigo Adam para uma viagem de Ski. Escolhi o Hostel La casa Roja como estadia. Meu quarto tinha como capacidade apenas 4 pessoas. Estavamos em um Hostel e compartilhavamos o quarto com pessoas desconhecidas. No segundo dia, estava prestes a sair para uma festa quando, inesperadamente, minha futura esposa entrou no meu me pedindo para trocar de lugar, em razão de que ela estava viajando com quatro amigos. Não gostei da ideia porém, por um pedido vindo da Erica não pude recusar troquei de quarto com a promessa de um cerveja. No mesmo dia, a promessa foi cumrpida. Logo após a cerveja, uma nova promessa de janar foi feita. Depois desses encontros o amor nasceu, e a vontarde de estarmos juntos cresceu. Um ano atrás, descidi me mudar para os EUA, em busca do amor da minha vida. No próximo dia 22 de julho iremos cosolidar nossa história e começar um novo capítulo em nossas vidas.

Diego's Story 

In February of 2016, Erica and Diego were visiting Brazil. Diego surprised Erica with a helicopter ride over the expansive city of Sao Paulo. They landed (yes, LANDED) on the roof of a hotel building. They enjoyed a beautiful and delicious dinner together, and then Diego got down on one knee and asked a very surprised Erica to marry her. She said yes :)

The Engagement 

Our Story

Details

Wedding Party

Photos

Registry

Q + A

Stay with us at the Hilton Garden Inn! Please book through the special link above, or contact Cathy Natera directly for assistance at 1-718-786-6001.

The Hilton Garden Inn 

From Manhattan/Brooklyn... Take the following subways straight to Oro to party with us! 7, N, W to Queens Plaza (exit NORTH) Take Lyft or Via straight to Oro! 41-17 Crescent Street Driving (From Long Island)Take I-495 West to Exit 16, Hunters Point Ave towards Greenpoint AveKeep right and turn right on 35th StreetContinue to Honeywell St and turn right onto Northern BlvdTurn left onto 33rd StreetTurn left at the 1st cross street to 38th AveTurn left onto 25th Street/Crescent St Parking is on the right!

Travel

There's even a wine tasting event going on during the weekend of July 22!

LIC Flea & Food

Eat, eat, eat the BEST New York food in a beautiful outdoor setting!

Smorgasburg!

Walk, ride your bike or cab down to the beautiful waterfront overlooking the Manhattan skyline. You can also take a $6 ferry ride across the East River into Manhattan (34th street at 1st Avenue)- it takes two minutes!

Diego + Erica

Diego + Erica

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