Our story started in 2012, when we met in our 9th grade P.E. class. We quickly became friends once realizing we had many of the same interests. We officially started dating in our sophomore year of high school, and we've been inseparable ever since. Whether it be graduating high school or college, traveling to new places, or moving across the country from California to Massachusetts, we've been able to see each other grow, individually and as a couple, for over a decade.
On our first trip to New England in 2018, we visited The Goat Island Lighthouse, where Ruslan instantly knew he would eventually want to propose. Fast forward six years later, on October 14th 2023, we got engaged at that very lighthouse. We can't wait to celebrate our wedding with everyone in a town that means so much to us.
Take a trip down memory lane as we reminisce on some of our favorite memories as a couple.
March 16, 2013
This was our first (of many) NHL games we've been to together.
August 20, 2014
This was our first trip to Disneyland, which we frequently visited.
May 23, 2015
Here we are at our High School prom.
August 01, 2016
One of our many trips to Viva Las Vegas!
November 23, 2017
Celebrating Thanksgiving together in 2017.
July 18, 2018
We did a lot of traveling in 2018, including our first trip to New England. This was the first time we traveled to Newport together, specifically to The Goat Island Lighthouse, where we got engaged.
July 21, 2018
Later in the summer we traveled to Quebec City. Here we are at Montmorency Falls.
December 31, 2018
We celebrated the New Year in Mexico, pictured here, in Cabo San Lucas.
November 01, 2019
We were long distance throughout college, but tried to visit each other as much as we could. This was one of those trips (pictured here in Boston)
December 24, 2020
This was the first Christmas we picked out a tree together.
June 24, 2021
In the summer of 2021, we drove across the country from California to New Hampshire as we started our life on the East Coast. Cleveland was one of our many stops along the way!
May 15, 2022
This was the first apartment we lived in once moving to Boston.
January 02, 2023
We went to our first NHL Winter Classic, which was at Fenway Park.
June 06, 2023
We were able to visit Turks & Caicos in June of 2023, which has been one of our favorite vacations.
October 14, 2023
This photo was taken the night of our engagement!
December 31, 2023
We rang in the New Year celebrating our engagement in St. Petersburg, FL.
February 25, 2024
Here we are visiting our wedding venue once the planning got into full swing!
