Ocoee Crest

Wedding Day

Our Wedding

So close yet so far...

Although we did go to the same college, we never had the same class periods. Being both biology majors, you would think we would have worked on a project together or something..well..we did..kinda. During our junior year, I hosted an event for Brain Awareness Week, and he volunteered to help out however our communication was mainly via email. Fast forward to medical school. We started in the same year, struggled with the same exams, and probably had an equal amount of mental breakdowns in different areas on campus. It wasn't until we were assigned Life Community Mentors during our fourth year for Dr. Gomez' group that we had actually interacted in person. We were assigned together due to our interests both being in surgery. However, I had actually forgotten to update the coordinator that I was no longer applying to general surgery and had switched to internal medicine, but I never sent that email. Therefore, I stayed in the same group, and that's when we started to get to know each other. The funny thing is we had a lot of mutual friends but never hung out with each other in the eight years we were in the same building. A couple months filled with laughs, dates, and annoying each other, he decided to ask me to be his girlfriend on a San Diego beach. The picture below is that day...

Our Story

Photos

Bridal Party

Mckinizie Johnson

Selena Andrade

Jessica Jones

Alexa Fisher

Bethany Palinka

Talisa Tait

Groomsmen

Caleb Arauz

Joshua Arauz

Josh Carrazana

Alex Harper

Armando Morales

Jonathan Lodenkamp

Wedding Party

Q + A

If you'll be coming from out of town, we have posted some locations that are relatively close to our venue. We also suggest checking reputable rental sites like AirBnb and Home Away to find rental houses and cabins in the area.

Welcome Valley Village

Quality Inn

Hampton Inn Cleveland

Fairfield Inn & Suites Cleveland

TownePlace Suites Cleveland

Hampton Inn Chattanooga-North/Ooltewah

Travel

If you are coming in a few days early, we recommend the following places to visit if it is your first time in Tennessee!

Jacqueline & Gustavo

Jacqueline & Gustavo

Registry