Call it fate, call it luck,call it God’s plan, but something kept drawing us together since we were young. Although we grew up in the same town - we were miles apart, attended different schools, churches, and ran in different circles, yet somehow we always managed to run into each other.
Our first encounter with each other was at the age of 9 when we both attended a picnic hosted by his church. My cousins were members of Ryan’s church so that’s one of the reasons I attended the picnic. As usual with the typical Malayali picnics- we eat, pray, and participate in the ridiculous games the uncles and aunties make up. One of the silly games I participated in was the donut game. This game required donuts to be tied up and hung from a string that was moved up and down until someone was able to finish their donut first. Little did I know that in this exact moment when I participated in this game, I would be competing against my future spouse.
Over the next couple of years, there would be many occasions where we would run into each other. Like most acquaintances, we would awkwardly smile and nod but never actually spoke. That is until, one day, when Ryan visited our church VBS… That's when we officially became “facebook friends”.
Fast forward 5 years later, in the fall of 2011 when Ryan and I were at UTA , we took a walk around campus and slowly began to develop our friendship. Though we had various groups of friends and different class schedules, we spent the next couple of months hanging out around campus, spending hours studying on the 6th floor of the library, taking lunch breaks at the university center , and working out our frustrations at the gym. Our friend circles began to merge as we enjoyed getting to know each other more and more. On November 22, Ryan asked me out for dinner, little did I know he had a whole day planned! We spent the day in Fort Worth walking around, enjoying each other’s company while checking out the beautiful Christmas lights. Within two weeks we knew this was a relationship we wanted to pursue. Within a month of praying heavily, deep discussions with friends and family, and learning more about each others goals and aspirations, Ryan and I began our long journey of trust and faith that would eventually lead to marriage.
We were young and scared and we never knew what the future may hold, simply that we wanted do our best to be there through it all together. What started off as a simple walk around campus, soon led to the root of a beautiful relationship, built on a strong foundation of faith, trust, and love.
So here we are 8 years later! We are so thankful for all the love and support we have received form our family and friends over the years , and we truly hope and pray each and every single of you will join us in celebrating the next chapter in our lives.
With Love,
Princey & Ryan
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This was a long time coming! I knew I wanted to marry Princey after a month of dating her, so I knew the proposal day had to be something Princey would be happy about and also never expect! So, after many months of planning with our siblings and her close friends and getting everything set up without her knowing, the day to finally ask the big question was getting near. However, little did I know my plans would drastically change....
To elaborate, it was about a month left till the big surprise. We were having a nice dinner with our close friends, and that was when I received a text from one of my buddies. However, what I didn't expect to happen was Princey holding my phone while the buddy of mine texted. What I also didn't expect to happen was that the buddy would text a question about the proposal. Yea...so you could expect what happened next. Princey, super excited, but also trying to not make me feel bad, had an expression of just plain confusion, not knowing what her next steps should be, be it either confessing she knew and just hiding it till the proposal. However, I instantly knew what had occurred when I saw that expression, so immediately, I knew an alternate action needed to be taken. That new plan was a fake proposal.
I know, I know, it sounds crazy but that was the only way to distract and throw Princey off the trail. Therefore, on September 23, the fake proposal was taking place. It was a day filled with very small detailed plans, a terrible dinner , and many fake proposal moments haha. But after that day, a note was left at Princey's house, hinting there was was more to come. Through the tremendous help from my sister Christine, we were able to come up with the Doctor Who theme, Princey’s favorite show, She pulled together plenty of props and tools to make it extra special. We had a beautiful spot thanks to my big brother Wesley that arranged the event, and had the help of EVERYONE of our friends and family! A special big thanks to Preethy, Princey's sister, for having Princey throughout the day feeling like a princess she deserved to be, and having the day run smoothly during both the proposals! This was a day that we'll never forget, and a day that made us just more excited for the future! With the aisle runner, roses, pictures, the TARDIS cake, and the ring ready, it was the moment we've all been waiting for! Seeing the beautiful Princey arriving, walking up, and having a face of tears and joy, really made this all worth it, as I thought she deserves all the happiness in this world. The biggest surprise that shocked Princey the most was the crazy amount of friends and family that attended this moment, and it made her happy knowing that this many people truly cared for us and our life. This event really showed us that we've been blessed with MANY, and I mean, MANY wonderful and thoughtful family and friends that we never deserved in our life.