Luke and Maria met in March of 2021 in a bible study group while studying at LSU. The following summer, they became fast friends through a shared sense of humor and faith based outlook on life. They started dating in October of 2021 and were inseparable ever since.
Some of Maria and Luke’s favorite memories have been hiking Clark Creek, taking many trips to Camp Pleasant pool club, date nights out in New Orleans, taking walks in Audubon Park, making pottery at Chez Clay, and even flying to Europe together for the first time to hike the highest mountain peak of the Alps on a pilgrimage trip where they got to see apparition sites of the Blessed Virgin Mary, historic churches, and various monasteries you could only reach by kayak.
The night before they flew to Switzerland, Luke proposed outside one of their favorite restaurants, Ralph’s on the Park’s.
Currently, Maria is working as an office manager for her parent’s company, Infant Medical Monitoring, LLC in New Orleans. Luke is working with patients as a physical rehabilitation technician at Sage Rehab Hospital in Baton Rouge as he waits to hear back from the medical schools he has applied to.
Their wedding will be held at St. Patrick’s Church in downtown New Orleans at 3pm on December 27, 2025.