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Sarah knew that Gilbert was the man she was destined to marry. She shared that his constant positivity fuels her each day, and she loves how his personality complements her in every way. She said she’d never knew someone could love her, with all her weird quirks and her crazy personality. Gilbert’s steadfast love keeps her grounded, and his support makes her feel like she can accomplish anything she wants in this world!

Gilbert loves Sarah’s strong faith, expressiveness, kindness, and her gift for seeing the best in people and helping them reach their true potential. He loves that she is always up for an adventure and loves a lot of the same nerdy things that he does. Sarah loves how they share a common love for all things nerdy – which is almost a given since they both studied engineering at Cal! From Star Wars and Action Sci-fi, to Disney and Romantic Comedies, Gilbert and Sarah quickly realized they had more in common than at first glance.

Sarah had a sweet first look with her father:

As a married couple, they’re looking forward to living together, growing together as a couple, learning from each other, and exploring the world. Here they are during their blind first look, they took a moment to touch hands and pray together before their wedding vows.

Their first date was in Berkeley, May 2009 where they had brunch at Rick & Ann’s, ventured to Bay Street in Emeryville, watched Up, and then had pizza at Pizza My Heart and sweets at Teacake Bake Shop. Gilbert didn’t realize that Up would make them both cry 5 minutes into the movie. Aside from going to Disneyland, they love watching movies or tv shows while cuddled up on the couch, watching sports (Warriors, 49ers, Giants), exploring new cities, trying new cuisines, cooking, going to the gym, learning new skills, and crafting/being creative together.

Gilbert proposed at UC Berkeley at the site where he first gave Sarah flowers right before we started dating. It was the spot where he first thought “Hmm, I could see myself with this girl.” and with the same reasoning, it felt like the perfect place to start the next chapter in our lives.

When planning their wedding, they wanted it to be fun, whimsical, and full of Disney magic! A gesture of immense gratitude to the family and friends that have helped us through our journey in life. During the wedding planning process, Gilbert learned that Sarah is immensely organized and prepared for everything. She’s became an expert-level crafter over their wedding planning year. Sarah learned that Gilbert is notorious for procrastinating. He has a knack for digital design and is passionate about getting things done with a keen eye for detail.

Their perfect day together would be waking up and going for a quick run around the neighborhood, grabbing a light breakfast and coffee at a cafe, heading into the city to explore new areas and get lost, take photos, catch a movie or a performance, have a nice dinner, go dancing, go home and turn in for the night.