Marianne was born in Laguna, Philippines
Joseph was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
They began their collision course at birth and in October of 2007 they collided in a conference room in Golden Valley. By January they were dating and by February they had made it formal. Marianne and Joe were under threat of separation early on due to the nature of their work. Joe became resolute to follow Marianne anywhere in the world.
Marianne’s role in the United States ended in December of 2008. Since Marianne had become a permanent resident of Australia she decided to take a leave of absence from work and give Australia a try. While Marianne was getting ready in the Philippines, Joe departed for Melbourne to await Marianne’s arrival. The two spend over a month in Australia exploring what opportunities it held.
Homesick and slightly less hopeful about the prospects of the beautiful but very foreign Australia; Marianne and Joe left for the Philippines to regroup and rethink Marianne’s move. While there they enjoyed the company of Marianne’s family and friends, as well as the company of each other.
Unfortunately, Joe was forced to return to the United States earlier than planned due to medical concerns.
After seeing his doctors and getting the all clear the couple spent a long and painful time apart. Fortunately, Marianne had made plans to visit the states from June to September and Joe was making plans to follow Marianne again after that.
During Marianne’s visit, friends and family started to receive calls from a very excited Joe. In their reunion and the time spent since Joe had begun to think about the future of the couple. Most importantly he felt deep within himself that his soul mate was in Marianne. So on August first 2009 Joe took Marianne on a surprise trip to Duluth, Minnesota to propose to her on the North Shore. A very innocent and cute Marianne didn’t even realize anything was out of the ordinary until the ring was out.
Marianne accepted Joe’s proposal and a few months later the excited and happy couple decided to be wed in a civil ceremony. The event was joyous and beautiful (thanks mom for the flowers) and the day went off with just one hitch (pun).
Since then Marianne and Joe have been saving and planning to celebrate their union in the church. They have chosen July 24th at the Basilica of St. Mary (their home church in the US). In the future the happy couple will plan an event in the Philippines to celebrate with more family.
The future holds endless possibilities for the soul mates… but most of all… Disney World!
Joseph was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
They began their collision course at birth and in October of 2007 they collided in a conference room in Golden Valley. By January they were dating and by February they had made it formal. Marianne and Joe were under threat of separation early on due to the nature of their work. Joe became resolute to follow Marianne anywhere in the world.
Marianne’s role in the United States ended in December of 2008. Since Marianne had become a permanent resident of Australia she decided to take a leave of absence from work and give Australia a try. While Marianne was getting ready in the Philippines, Joe departed for Melbourne to await Marianne’s arrival. The two spend over a month in Australia exploring what opportunities it held.
Homesick and slightly less hopeful about the prospects of the beautiful but very foreign Australia; Marianne and Joe left for the Philippines to regroup and rethink Marianne’s move. While there they enjoyed the company of Marianne’s family and friends, as well as the company of each other.
Unfortunately, Joe was forced to return to the United States earlier than planned due to medical concerns.
After seeing his doctors and getting the all clear the couple spent a long and painful time apart. Fortunately, Marianne had made plans to visit the states from June to September and Joe was making plans to follow Marianne again after that.
During Marianne’s visit, friends and family started to receive calls from a very excited Joe. In their reunion and the time spent since Joe had begun to think about the future of the couple. Most importantly he felt deep within himself that his soul mate was in Marianne. So on August first 2009 Joe took Marianne on a surprise trip to Duluth, Minnesota to propose to her on the North Shore. A very innocent and cute Marianne didn’t even realize anything was out of the ordinary until the ring was out.
Marianne accepted Joe’s proposal and a few months later the excited and happy couple decided to be wed in a civil ceremony. The event was joyous and beautiful (thanks mom for the flowers) and the day went off with just one hitch (pun).
Since then Marianne and Joe have been saving and planning to celebrate their union in the church. They have chosen July 24th at the Basilica of St. Mary (their home church in the US). In the future the happy couple will plan an event in the Philippines to celebrate with more family.
The future holds endless possibilities for the soul mates… but most of all… Disney World!
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