Everyone experiences something in their life that is so perfect that it almost seems impossible. It is so perfect that it can only be explained as a strategically created moment in time that was thought out and that could not have happened by any other reason but from the hand of God. This divine providence is the only way to explain our perfect love story.

It began on September 15th of 2023, when we both attended a Catholic young adult retreat in Julian, California. Neither could have expected what was waiting for us there. We met on that first night, and dove into deep conversations on our faith, our hopes for our lives on this earth, and our most common ground, our desire to pursue Heaven above all else.

This set the tone for the next 173 days, allowing for constant promises to one another to always put our faith and virtue at the forefront, always push each other to be better, and always run straight toward Jesus’ open arms. Woven into these tender promises were lots of adoration visits, board games, dinners with grandma Joan, bouquets of roses, visits and introductions to family, and of course, golf.

On our first date, we prayed together in an intimate little chapel in La Jolla. This is where we went to pray on March 9th, where we knelt down and the words, “will you marry me?” were uttered. And in response, “Yes! Yes! Yes!”.

We look forward to celebrating our beautiful love with all of you in October! Please keep us in your prayers as we continue to prepare for the sacrament of matrimony.

God bless you,

Emma and Ernesto

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