Couple #4

Happy Couple: Gema & Elvis
Wedding Date: March 2008
Location: Delray Beach, FL

For Gema and Elvis, the term “better, the second time around” couldn’t be more fitting. They barely knew each other in middle school and ended up in separate high schools; the outlook did not look promising, but a romance was definitely in their future.

Gema and Elvis saw each other again many years later. At her best friend’s bachelorette party one night they ran into each other at a club. Elvis, with his confident and outgoing personality, became the entertainment of the night. He danced with the group of girls. They had a great time with him. The “bachelorette” even joked with Gema about taking Elvis as a date to the wedding. Though Gema just laughed it off, he did remain in her head for the next few days.

A few weeks later a mutual friend invited both Gema and Elvis on an outing with a group. They got to know each other better and with each outing the group got smaller until it became just the two of them. They enjoyed each other’s company and learned a lot from one another, like the fact that they both moved down to Miami from New Orleans when they were young and later lived in the same neighborhood. They also had similar interests and shared the same background.

Three years have passed and their relationship has flourished. Friends, family, and of course Gema’s wish was finally fulfilled when Elvis proposed on a romantic outing on Valentine’s Day. The happy couple expect to share in a spring wedding together with their friends and families in 2008.