Nathaniel and Mariana met through Nathaniel's cousin and Mariana's bridesmaid Ashley Morisey. Nathaniel saw them on a bench and thought she was gorgeous, so he invited her onto their Florida Fall break trip without thinking much about it. They kept running into each other each day after that through intramurals and mutual friends, so Nathaniel began inviting Mariana to everything and making her dinner every night. Soon enough, they fell madly in love and began dating on October 22, 2021, the feast day of Pope Saint John Paul II, and the rest is history :)