We met at a wedding, in September 2022. We clicked right away at the wedding. After that weekend, we knew we wanted to stay in touch. Vadym was supposed to come to a youth conference in November, and by then he knew he wanted to have a future with Evelina. He started by talking to his parents, then Evelina's parents. In January, we started dating. Long distance wasn't so much fun. And in May, Vadym proposed at Alki in Seattle.