Our Story
Back to Basics.
Nancy and Louis first crossed paths over a decade ago at their former parish. Back then, Nancy was always busy juggling roles as a teacher and music director. Louis, on the other hand, was rocking a Justin Bieber haircut that might have been more "like baby, baby, baby noooooooo” for her.
Fast forward a few years: while Louis was off navigating the college jungle, Nancy was in California exploring her vocation as a religious Sister with the Lovers of the Holy Cross. Louis was serving in Church for several years in teaching and music.
Fast forward a few years: while Louis was off navigating the college jungle, Nancy was in California exploring her vocation as a religious Sister with the Lovers of the Holy Cross. Louis was serving in Church for several years in teaching and music.
Nancy, upon her return to Houston in 2017, Nancy took on the role of caregiver to her father until he passed away. May his soul have eternal rest. He remains forever in our hearts.
Let's reconnect!
As fate would have it, Nancy reconnected with Louis at her housewarming party in 2020. By now, he’d traded in his Bieber 'do for a more mature look. Louis was now a globe-trotting geophysicist who humorously claimed that he was searching for bombs—an amusing take on his work.
Their paths crossed again in the midst of the COVID pandemic. Nancy, ever the efficient problem-solver, “voluntold” Louis to substitute teach her Confirmation class via Zoom. Louis, ever the adaptable soul, found a new home and heart at Ascension Chinese Mission, joining Nancy in Youth Ministry and Music Ministry.
Over the next few years, Louis and Nancy’s friendship blossomed. Louis became Nancy’s guitar-carrying sidekick and cheerleader, even when Nancy’s stress levels made her a bit bossy. Despite this, Louis’s patience and love never wavered. Nancy wasn't used to such constant care and grace.
Their connection deepened as they commiserated over dating app misadventures, shared similar values, and even found themselves reading the same book, "Awakening Love." Little did they know that their close friendship would awaken an even deeper love.
Their connection deepened as they commiserated over dating app misadventures, shared similar values, and even found themselves reading the same book, "Awakening Love." Little did they know that their close friendship would awaken an even deeper love.
Five Minutes.
The turning point came when Louis was ready to venture into dating again and sought Nancy’s advice. Her straightforward suggestion was, “Why not explore your interest in any of your single female friends?" Unbeknownst to them, Nancy was one of those “single friends.”
Louis had a rather lengthy chat with Ariel (the Matron of Honor) about this. Ariel thought it would be a conversation about the multiple single friends in his life but only heard about the one. She waited patiently for the right time to say “It sounds like you like Nancy!”
By this time, Louis and Nancy had already spent a lot of time praying, hanging out and sharing more about themselves. Therefore it made sense to Louis' (and soon Nancy's) brain that dating would be the next step.
Working from home at Ariel’s place, Louis nervously asked Nancy if they could talk. Nancy, the boss lady that she is, inquired, "Could this be done in five minutes?" Louis definitely needed more than five minutes, so he waited nervously until the end of her workday.
Working from home at Ariel’s place, Louis nervously asked Nancy if they could talk. Nancy, the boss lady that she is, inquired, "Could this be done in five minutes?" Louis definitely needed more than five minutes, so he waited nervously until the end of her workday.
Nancy then closed her laptop to give him her full attention. Louis took a deep breath and asked, "Would you consider discerning the romantic side of our relationship?" Nancy pragmatically asked how this would change things.
And well... you can see from their breathtaking engagement photos in Yosemite that things changed.
