Amanda and Kai met at a party on Mission Viejo Lake in 2013 at 17 years old. Kai was a senior at Capistrano High School and Amanda was a Junior at Mission Viejo High School. Kai asked Amanda to be his girlfriend a week later and they have been inseparable ever since. They have laughed together, cried together, shared happy and sad moments together. They have learned and grown with one another over the past 11 years and they have made the best of memories that they will cherish forever. Kai proposed to Amanda on January 1st, 2023 in Kyoto Japan. They enjoy traveling and have already been to over 10 different countries with one another. They are excited for the next chapter of their lives and have many exciting plans in store. “There’s something about a high school sweetheart, a first love. It’s a bond so deeply woven within you that the smallest of things can cause feelings to bubble to the surface, demanding to be felt with every fiber of your being.”