Some say fate isn’t real.

We disagree. Here's how we know God played a role in bringing the two of us together.

After one innocuous encounter at a rum event where we met briefly for 5 minutes, we believe that it wasn’t just serendipity that brought the two of us together again nearly a year later at another rum event (where both of us almost didn't make it). This time around, we had the opportunity to truly get to know each other.

It all unfolded at a tiki bar in Downtown Miami where Dan sat on a barstool sipping on a Mai Tai and shaking like a leaf at the sight of Krista, afraid to touch her as she sat closer and closer to him. "They’re just legs, Dan," Krista said jokingly.

A spark had been ignited.

From that moment on, there was something different in the air. And without saying it, the two of them knew that they shared something worth holding on to.

Through leaps and bounds, the seemingly-impossible occurred: a love began to flourish. Not the typical love commonly regarded, but a love that challenged both Krista and Dan to become the best version of themselves… for themselves and for each other.

And here we find them. Eagerly anticipating marriage to one another.

After long distance, long absence, long weekends, long flights, long road trips, long travel, and longing heartache, perseverance defines them. And they are here, ready to commit to a life-long endeavor.