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Our Wedding

On&nbsp;a&nbsp;crisp&nbsp;November&nbsp;night&nbsp;in&nbsp;2018,&nbsp;both&nbsp;Dominic&nbsp;and&nbsp;Tatiana&nbsp;were&nbsp;invited&nbsp;to&nbsp;join&nbsp;in&nbsp;on&nbsp;watching&nbsp;and&nbsp;celebrating&nbsp;their&nbsp;good&nbsp;friend&nbsp;Amber&nbsp;say&nbsp;"I&nbsp;do"&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;love&nbsp;of&nbsp;her&nbsp;life&nbsp;Mike.&nbsp;This&nbsp;is&nbsp;where&nbsp;their&nbsp;story&nbsp;began.&nbsp;She&nbsp;seated&nbsp;them&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;table&nbsp;along&nbsp;with&nbsp;other&nbsp;mutual&nbsp;friends.&nbsp;Having&nbsp;never&nbsp;met,&nbsp;they&nbsp;kept&nbsp;their&nbsp;distance&nbsp;while&nbsp;still&nbsp;being&nbsp;polite.&nbsp;They&nbsp;enjoyed&nbsp;the&nbsp;rest&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;night&nbsp;celebrating&nbsp;with&nbsp;their&nbsp;respective&nbsp;friends&nbsp;that&nbsp;were&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;wedding.&nbsp;They&nbsp;each&nbsp;went&nbsp;about&nbsp;their&nbsp;own&nbsp;lives&nbsp;after&nbsp;the&nbsp;wedding,&nbsp;thinking&nbsp;they&nbsp;may&nbsp;never&nbsp;see&nbsp;each&nbsp;other&nbsp;again.&nbsp;Little&nbsp;did&nbsp;they&nbsp;know,&nbsp;over&nbsp;the&nbsp;next&nbsp;10&nbsp;months&nbsp;they&nbsp;would&nbsp;run&nbsp;into&nbsp;each&nbsp;other&nbsp;at&nbsp;different&nbsp;events&nbsp;that&nbsp;Amber&nbsp;would&nbsp;invite&nbsp;them&nbsp;to.&nbsp; Finally,&nbsp;in&nbsp;September&nbsp;2019,&nbsp;Amber&nbsp;asked&nbsp;them&nbsp;to&nbsp;assist&nbsp;her&nbsp;in&nbsp;painting&nbsp;the&nbsp;inside&nbsp;of&nbsp;her&nbsp;house.&nbsp;During&nbsp;this&nbsp;time,&nbsp;Dominic&nbsp;was&nbsp;having&nbsp;a&nbsp;conversation&nbsp;with&nbsp;Mike&nbsp;about&nbsp;going&nbsp;to&nbsp;dinner&nbsp;at&nbsp;a&nbsp;local&nbsp;Brazilian&nbsp;steakhouse&nbsp;and&nbsp;Tatiana&nbsp;overheard&nbsp;that&nbsp;he&nbsp;had&nbsp;no&nbsp;one&nbsp;to&nbsp;go&nbsp;with.&nbsp;From&nbsp;across&nbsp;the&nbsp;room,&nbsp;Tatiana&nbsp;said&nbsp;"I'll&nbsp;go&nbsp;with&nbsp;you!",&nbsp;taking&nbsp;a&nbsp;leap&nbsp;of&nbsp;faith&nbsp;to&nbsp;go&nbsp;to&nbsp;dinner&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;man&nbsp;she&nbsp;had&nbsp;barely&nbsp;had&nbsp;any&nbsp;communication&nbsp;with.&nbsp;They&nbsp;started&nbsp;planning&nbsp;this&nbsp;dinner&nbsp;and&nbsp;low&nbsp;and&nbsp;behold&nbsp;everyone&nbsp;else&nbsp;wanted&nbsp;to&nbsp;join&nbsp;in&nbsp;too.&nbsp;So&nbsp;much&nbsp;for&nbsp;that&nbsp;being&nbsp;a&nbsp;first&nbsp;date,&nbsp;right?&nbsp;The&nbsp;following&nbsp;Monday,&nbsp;they&nbsp;ALL&nbsp;went&nbsp;to&nbsp;dinner.&nbsp;After&nbsp;dinner&nbsp;Dominic&nbsp;walked&nbsp;Tatiana&nbsp;to&nbsp;her&nbsp;car&nbsp;and&nbsp;told&nbsp;her&nbsp;to&nbsp;text&nbsp;him&nbsp;when&nbsp;she&nbsp;got&nbsp;home&nbsp;to&nbsp;make&nbsp;sure&nbsp;she&nbsp;got&nbsp;home&nbsp;safe,&nbsp;so&nbsp;Tatiana&nbsp;did.&nbsp;That&nbsp;night&nbsp;while&nbsp;texting&nbsp;he&nbsp;officially&nbsp;asked&nbsp;her&nbsp;out&nbsp;on&nbsp;their&nbsp;first&nbsp;date&nbsp;(Tatiana&nbsp;just&nbsp;didn't&nbsp;realize&nbsp;it&nbsp;was&nbsp;a&nbsp;date).&nbsp;They&nbsp;went&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;movies&nbsp;and&nbsp;then&nbsp;continued&nbsp;to&nbsp;go&nbsp;out&nbsp;on&nbsp;more&nbsp;dates&nbsp;the&nbsp;rest&nbsp;of&nbsp;that&nbsp;week.&nbsp;Neither&nbsp;of&nbsp;them&nbsp;ever&nbsp;looked&nbsp;back. Fast&nbsp;forward&nbsp;to&nbsp;2022,&nbsp;their&nbsp;2-year&nbsp;anniversary&nbsp;of&nbsp;them&nbsp;closing&nbsp;on&nbsp;their&nbsp;home&nbsp;was&nbsp;coming&nbsp;up&nbsp;and&nbsp;Dominic&nbsp;wanted&nbsp;to&nbsp;take&nbsp;Tatiana&nbsp;to&nbsp;their&nbsp;favorite&nbsp;brunch&nbsp;place&nbsp;to&nbsp;celebrate.&nbsp;She&nbsp;worked&nbsp;it&nbsp;out&nbsp;so&nbsp;they&nbsp;could&nbsp;go&nbsp;around&nbsp;lunch&nbsp;time.&nbsp;Little&nbsp;did&nbsp;she&nbsp;know&nbsp;that&nbsp;was&nbsp;going&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;the&nbsp;day&nbsp;that&nbsp;she&nbsp;said&nbsp;YES&nbsp;to&nbsp;being&nbsp;with&nbsp;him&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;rest&nbsp;of&nbsp;her&nbsp;life.&nbsp;He&nbsp;had&nbsp;his&nbsp;part&nbsp;planned&nbsp;out.&nbsp;She&nbsp;had&nbsp;her&nbsp;suspicions&nbsp;but&nbsp;had&nbsp;let&nbsp;them&nbsp;go&nbsp;so&nbsp;she&nbsp;could&nbsp;just&nbsp;enjoy&nbsp;the&nbsp;day.&nbsp;After&nbsp;lunch,&nbsp;he&nbsp;took&nbsp;her&nbsp;to&nbsp;take&nbsp;pictures&nbsp;at&nbsp;Cranes&nbsp;Roost&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;crane&nbsp;statue.&nbsp;He&nbsp;stopped&nbsp;a&nbsp;random&nbsp;person&nbsp;from&nbsp;their&nbsp;work&nbsp;out&nbsp;to&nbsp;take&nbsp;pictures&nbsp;of&nbsp;them.&nbsp;After&nbsp;2&nbsp;pictures&nbsp;the&nbsp;man&nbsp;asked&nbsp;if&nbsp;the&nbsp;photos&nbsp;were&nbsp;good&nbsp;enough.&nbsp;Dominic&nbsp;showed&nbsp;them&nbsp;to&nbsp;Tatiana&nbsp;and&nbsp;proceeded&nbsp;to&nbsp;ask&nbsp;the&nbsp;man&nbsp;to&nbsp;take&nbsp;some&nbsp;more.&nbsp;The&nbsp;man&nbsp;obliged&nbsp;and&nbsp;as&nbsp;soon&nbsp;as&nbsp;he&nbsp;walked&nbsp;back&nbsp;to&nbsp;pose&nbsp;with&nbsp;Tatiana,&nbsp;he&nbsp;got&nbsp;down&nbsp;on&nbsp;one&nbsp;knee&nbsp;surprising&nbsp;her&nbsp;and&nbsp;asking&nbsp;her&nbsp;the&nbsp;one&nbsp;question&nbsp;she&nbsp;has&nbsp;always&nbsp;dreamt&nbsp;of&nbsp;hearing&nbsp;"Tatiana&nbsp;Cruz,&nbsp;Will&nbsp;you&nbsp;marry&nbsp;me?".&nbsp;Without&nbsp;hesitation,&nbsp;Tatiana&nbsp;started&nbsp;crying&nbsp;and&nbsp;said&nbsp;"Yes!". Here&nbsp;they&nbsp;are&nbsp;today&nbsp;planning&nbsp;their&nbsp;"I&nbsp;do's"&nbsp;and&nbsp;only&nbsp;hope&nbsp;you&nbsp;will&nbsp;join&nbsp;them&nbsp;to&nbsp;celebrate&nbsp;too!

Dominic & Tatiana

Dominic & Tatiana

Wedding Party