Connect How did your love story begin?

Cannabis brought us together in 2024 and we’ve been on a high ever since. I was managing a popular dispensary in NYC and Pablo was our newly hired Inventory Manager. Our charge was to repair relations between front and back of house. Needless to say, relations were repaired and an unexpected love story began to bloom! Our chemistry was undeniable and our mutual admiration and respect for one another deepened our connection. We both left that job soon after making things official :)

What is your favorite memory you've shared as a couple?

We had just gone on a 5 day group trip to Puerto Rico to celebrate my birthday with 8 of our closest friends. We stayed in a gorgeous Airbnb nestled in the healing Rainforest of El Yunque. The stars looked close enough to touch and the sounds of the coqui echoed loudly all around us. It was there that Pablo proposed to me on Friday June 19th 2026 with all of our close friends there to witness. I had no idea that this was coming and I still feel the butterflies in my stomach. We're ENGAGED!!!

What would you do with $20,000?

As two 2nd generation Nuyorican's, our dream is to have an intimate destination wedding in Puerto Rico with our closest family and friends. We both have family who haven't been back to island since childhood and others who have never been there at all. It would be such a special and healing gift to be able to reconnect our families with the island and begin our new chapter as Mr. & Mrs. Paredes.