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are getting married. Join us for a celebration in Spring 2027 in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas.
Castillo de Chapultepec, Mexico City · February 14, 2026 · where Joe asked, and Sari said yes.
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Welcome to our wedding website. Here you will find our story, the celebration details as they are announced, our registries, and a place to let us know if you can join us. We are so glad you are here.
Our celebration will be in Spring 2027 in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas. Hold the season, and watch this page for the exact date.
Exact date coming soon
See how we got here, including the proposal at Castillo de Chapultepec in Mexico City on February 14, 2026.
Shop our online store registries, including Amazon.com, or give a monetary gift via Zelle. You will find everything in the Registry tab.
Let us know if you can celebrate with us. Send your reply, your party size, and a song request in the RSVP tab.
Joe & Sari
Some love stories are years in the making. Ours had been, too. This is the story of a trip to Mexico City: we landed the night before, and on Valentine's Day the dinner proposal Sari already knew was coming was upstaged, in the best way, by the day's only surprise, a castle.
Joe and Sari had talked about marriage for a long time, and when they flew to Mexico City for Valentine's Day, Sari knew exactly where the trip was headed: a proposal, at dinner, on February 14. That was always the plan, and she knew it all along. What she did not know was that a castle would get there first.
They landed in Mexico City the night before and went straight out for tacos with Eloy and Ibet, just the four of them around a small table. Nobody was in a hurry that night. The dinner proposal Sari was expecting was still a day ahead of them.
Joe, as it happens, had a plan. A very good one. He had arranged it all ahead of time with a beautiful restaurant in Mexico City, where on the night of February 14, over dinner, he would ask her to marry him. It was polished, it was romantic, and Sari knew all about it: the nice dinner proposal was the moment she had been expecting from the start. Their dear friends Eloy and Ibet Chio, traveling with them, were in on the plan too. The only thing nobody had planned was what happened first, that afternoon at the castle.
The next day, February 14, they went out exploring, and that afternoon they went sightseeing in the Bosque de Chapultepec. Joe's heart was set on one place: el Castillo de Chapultepec, the castle on the hill. But the day had run long, the castle would close soon, and Joe found himself hurrying everyone along the path. Sari could not understand it. She wanted to slow down, to take pictures, to take it all in. Joe, with a ring in his pocket and a castle slipping away from him, would not be slowed. Eloy and Ibet understood perfectly.
On the castle terrace, with Mexico City spread out below them, Ibet gently drew Sari's attention away. And in that small, perfect opening, Joe stepped up behind the love of his life, went down on one knee, and asked the question they had both been traveling toward for years.
She said yes.
What the photos cannot quite show: the strangers around them erupted. The crowd on that terrace cheered for two people they had never met, in a castle neither of them would ever forget, on Valentine's Day.
Still on one knee, he looked up at her. She bent down, cradled his face, and kissed him. Then they were both on their feet, laughing, holding on.
And then, that night, they did the plan anyway. February 14, the same night as the castle afternoon, Joe and Sari kept their reservation, and the restaurant carried out everything Joe had arranged: the staff gathering around the table, a bouquet of red roses for Sari, and a dessert bearing a small card with the question, in Spanish:
¿Quieres casarte conmigo?
Now, full disclosure, because credit is due: none of this was a surprise to Sari. She had known Joe was going to propose at dinner all along. It was always the plan, a nice dinner proposal, and by the time dessert arrived she was already engaged. And yet, look at her in these photos and in the highlights: the tears, the wide eyes, the hand to her face, as if she had no idea what was coming. That is an amazing actress at work. Best performance of the night, and it was not even close. She played the dinner proposal she had been expecting for exactly what Joe had dreamed it would be, and she gave him, and everyone watching, the whole beautiful moment anyway.
So Joe carried out the proposal he had rehearsed, seated across from her, roses on the table, the staff standing by, and Sari met him every bit of the way. There was a kiss, applause, a ring moment with their hands joined across the table, and champagne raised in interlocked arms. Eloy and Ibet, who had known the plan all along, finally got to just celebrate.
The castle was the surprise. Dinner was the plan, beautifully played. She said a real, surprised yes on the terrace, and then, knowing full well it was coming, a joyful yes at the table too.
The engagement was one day. The marriage is everything after: family vacations in Dallas, with the whole crew at Medieval Times and the two of them holding hands at Meow Wolf, the ring right there in frame. Boba runs in McAllen with Belinda, Elijah, and Autumn. Concert nights. Quiet evenings at the park, looking at the same view. That is the life the wedding is being built on, and it is already well underway.
Valentine's Day in Mexico City, with Eloy and Ibet Chio along for the ride.
February 14, 2026, Castillo de Chapultepec. The surprise that beat the plan.
That same night, just as planned: roses, a dessert with a question on it, and an award-worthy performance from Sari, who knew it was coming all along.
A celebration with the people we love most, in Spring 2027 in the Rio Grande Valley.
The celebration will be in Spring 2027 in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas. The exact date and venue will be announced here as soon as they are confirmed, along with directions and parking notes.
Venue to be announced
Details are coming soon. When they are announced, this card will hold the venue, the address, and when to arrive.
Venue to be announced
Details are coming soon. When they are announced, this card will hold the venue, the address, and when to arrive.
Venue to be announced
Details are coming soon. When they are announced, this card will hold the venue, the address, and when to arrive.
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We are keeping the venue under wraps just a little longer. Check back here for the reveal, or watch for your invitation.
Here is how the celebration day will flow. Times will be added once the date and venue are confirmed.
Doors open and guests are seated. Arrival time to be announced.
We exchange our vows, surrounded by the people we love most.
Drinks and light bites while we take photos with family.
Dinner, toasts, and celebration.
Music, dancing, and one last song to close the night.
All times are placeholders and will be confirmed with the final schedule.
The practical questions, answered as soon as we can. Anything still marked coming soon has not been finalized yet.
Dress code details are coming soon, along with a note on weather in the Valley in spring.
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Plus-one details will be noted on your invitation and confirmed when RSVP opens.
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Details for families and little ones are coming soon.
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Hotel and lodging suggestions for out-of-town guests will be posted here once the venue is announced.
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Our wishes for photos during the ceremony and reception will be shared here.
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Contact details for day-of questions are coming soon.
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Our life in chapters: one unforgettable day in Mexico City, the dinner that same night, and the everyday we are building together. Tap any photo or video to see it larger.
It started the night before with tacos when we arrived, just the four of us, with a dinner proposal ahead that Sari already knew was coming. The next day, February 14, the castle surprised her first, on a terrace above the city. Here is how it unfolded, in order.
The castle was the surprise, but it did not cancel the plan. Sari had known about the dinner proposal all along, and that night we kept our reservation anyway, over roses and a dessert that asked the question in Spanish, with Sari giving the performance of the night.
Concerts, family vacations, boba runs, and quiet nights close to home. This is the everyday the wedding is being built on.
Your presence is truly the greatest gift of all. For those who wish to give a little more, we are registered at a few favorite online stores below, and we have also included Zelle for monetary gifts toward our future together.
We have kept it simple and online, so you can shop from anywhere. Links are placeholders for now and will be activated as soon as each registry is ready.
Amazon.com
Our Amazon registry will live here. Browse gifts for our home and life together once the link is added.
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website2.com
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website3.com
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Zelle
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Zelle name, phone / email, and QR image coming soon.
Your presence on our wedding day, surrounded by the people we love most, is truly the greatest gift we could ever ask for. Just having you there to celebrate with us means the world.
If you wish to honor us with a monetary gift as we begin this next chapter, we have made it simple through Zelle. Your generosity will go toward building our home and the life we are creating together, from the everyday moments to the dreams we are saving for side by side.
Every gift, no matter the size, is received with our deepest gratitude. Thank you for your love, your kindness, and for being part of our story. We cannot wait to celebrate with you.
With love and thanks, Joe & Sari
We cannot wait to celebrate with you. Please send your reply below, and let us know who is coming, what you would like to eat, and the song that will get you on the dance floor.
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Set up every guest's invitation here: who is invited, how many, and their personal code.
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