Our Story

Tatyna and Jerry first met through Tatyana’s sister Andraya in 2018. Andraya visited Jerry’s job and thought he would be a perfect match for Tatyana, turns out she was right! After texting and talking over the phone for a few days and learning they had many mutual interests, passions, and shared devotion to their faith. Tatyana and Jerry decided to meet in person for the first time.

Tatyana and Jerry first met in person on April 6th 2018, after the two agreed to meet up at Kung-fu bar for a drink. Their first night together was magical, it was filled with deep conversations and lots of laughter. Tatyana even asked Jerry what his credit score was, I guess his score was good enough for a second date. Although neither one of them wanted the date to be over, they ended the night listening to Drake’s brand new song “nice for what”.

The very next day Jerry took Tatyana out for a dinner date at 24Diner, they spent hours in deep conversation and lost track of time, they were literally one of the last people to leave the restaurant as it was closing. The two couldn’t get enough of each other and decided to go on a third date in 3 days. The third date was just as special as the first two, however on this date the craziest thing happened. Tatyana decided to take Jerry to her church, after church was over the two started to exit the building, and Jerry noticed this woman who closely resembled Tatyana. “Hey that woman looks just like you”, Jerry pointed out. Right behind the woman was this tough looking bald guy with a beard. The bald guy did a double take and approached Jerry and Tatyana, he stuck out his hand “Hi I’m Adrian, Tatyana’s dad”.

After meeting Tatyana’s dad, Jerry and Tatyana walked over to meet the woman who closely resembled Tatyana, which was Tawana, her mom. he craziest thing about meeting Tatyana’s parent wasn’t that it was the third day of knowing her, it was the fact that I felt like I already knew them and they were family.

For the next few months the two spent pretty much everyday together, Jerry even went on a family trip to LA with Tatyana’s entire family their second month of dating, and the rest is history! Fast forward two and a half years, Jerry planned a surprise proposal on December 27th 2020 in Austin at the Sekrit theater (check out photos below and ask the couple about details of the day, they love telling it).

Thanks for your care and support, and we are so excited to celebrate with you all on October 6th!