Villa Woodbine

Our Wedding Day

Our Wedding

It was 2016. I was taking Physics I and Calc II that semester at UCF and I met this great person, Andy! I wonder where he is in life now. Anyways, I saw the dude around in the innovation lab a bunch and he invited my lab group to study with his group. I noticed this one girl looked familiar. It wasn't until I went to Calc II later that week that I realized that she was the only student asking and correcting the professor during the lecture. It was an amazing coincidence! I was about failing Calc II at the time! I asked (probably pleaded) for her to help me study. I narrowly passed Calc II that semester feeling glad, but sad that I wouldn't be studying with her as often. Luckily, I got the chance to be a continual annoyance for the next year with the classes we took together and still had a chance to study with her. 2017 Fall was approaching and I knew we wouldn't have any of the same classes going forward. But in my own saving grace, she liked me enough to keep hanging out afterwards. My roommate happened to want us to move in the same complex as Katherine, and so she and I hung out more often. A couple months of being daft and blind to all the signs she liked me led to me unable to breath as she took the first kiss. She left for study abroad 3 months later in the UK, in which we kept a long distance relationship until she came back. Ever since then, she supported me through my research and graduate school career. We've had our ebbs and flows, but I could not imagine anyone else to start a family with for the rest of my life.

Khanh's Version

In the fall of 2016, I was taking Physics I. The class was split up into groups for labs, and I ended up forming a friendship with my group, who decided to have a study session together before our first exam. One of the guys in the group, Andy, asked if he could bring his friend Khanh to the study group, who was also in our class, and we all were ok with it. From the very first study session, I felt so comfortable around him, he was easy to talk to and made me laugh. We realized we had other classes together too and began studying together for those classes too, and went on to have multiple classes together over the course of a year. During that time, I could tell that he liked me, but I only saw him as a friend at the time (sorry Khanh). Eventually, around summer 2017, when the last of our classes together were coming to an end, he asked if I wanted to go to the movies with him. I didn't know if this was a date or a friend hang out, but I said yes. Afterwards, when I realized it was in fact just a friend hang out and not a date, I felt disappointed, and that's when I knew that somewhere along the way, my feelings had changed from friendship to something else. From that point on, I was trying to give him subtle hints about how I felt (which he wasn't getting...*sigh*). One night, he came over to watch Nightmare Before Christmas. He held my hand during the movie, and then when it was over I became too impatient to wait for him to make another move so I kissed him! 8 years later, and he's still my best friend and my home, and I can't wait to embark on this next chapter together. And shoutout to Andy I guess for introducing us! Hope he's doing well wherever he is.

Katherine's Version

Our Story

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The attire for our wedding is black tie optional. For men, this means a tuxedo or dark suit and tie. For women, this means a long evening gown, dressy suit, or fancy knee-length cocktail dress (any color except white).

Dress Code

We have a hotel block at the Hampton Inn Coconut Grove, only a mile away from the venue! If you would like to book a room there, click on the website link or call the phone number provided and book under the group code MWG. Please book before October 14, 2026.

Hampton Inn Miami-Coconut Grove

We also have a hotel block at the Hilton Garden Inn Brickell South, about 2 miles away from the venue! If you would like to book a room there, click on the website link or call the phone number provided and book under the group code MERINO. Please book before October 23, 2026.

Hilton Garden Inn Miami Brickell South

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Katherine & Khanh

Katherine & Khanh

K&K

Our Wedding Day

October 01, 2017

December 29, 2024