When? Behance Co-founder Matias korea came across Moda operandi creative director Juliana KailaDating app profile, he thought, “Who was this creative and beautiful human?” He also saw a mutual friend, Jessie in his photos, and messaged Juliana to point out coincidence. In response, Juliana called Jesy to see if his friend would co-integrate the possible match. Juliana says, “She was already hesitant, if our personality would be vibe, as Matias has such a bold and dynamic appearance and takes me some time to open with people,” says Juliana. “But as he described him-his kindness, generosity, and the way he moves through life with confidence, intentions and curiosity-both of us realized that his big-to-life energy was what he makes him so unique. I was even more conspired to know that he was to know him after our call.”

The two planned to meet for a drink in Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn on 27 March, 2022. Matias said, “But, as a planner, I booked a dinner reservation nearby – stating that I am either with him or alone, it depends on how things happened.” He smiled at the moment when she went inside, and Juliana confirmed that it could not be better. Says Matias, “We are just five days different with birthdays, so our conversation was full of energy, big gestures and loud laughter.” “I confessed that I had booked a restaurant May be needed—He was highly raised by me in response. I was smiling again. “The pair shut down the restaurant as it was put out of the rain storm. Juliana stepped next to me and gently put her face next to me,” remember Matias. “At that moment, I saw it – like a flash of our life together, a scene out of a film, a scene out of a film. It had never happened to me before. We came to the cab.

A month in dating, Matias, which also makes a custom motorcycle, revealed that he planned a six -month intercontinental motorcycle trip from Barcelona to Cape Town. Juliana said, “Matias surprised me in June that he would postpone his journey for a year to continue to know each other. It was a romantic gesture because I knew how much the journey was for them.” A year later, the couple were living together and sharing their dreams of future and marriage, before Matias went on their journey. The pair planned to meet at Cape Town at the end of their journey in December. Juliana said, “Ever since I became a firm belief that ‘the distance grows the heart,” Juliana said. “I could hardly wait for her reunion with her in South Africa at the end of my journey.” The couple again joined and went on a five -day safari via Kroger National Park. “Everything was very romantic: candlelight dinner rides through the sunrise safari – however, after the new year, after the arrival of Ev and I assured myself that there was not going to be a proposal on this journey,” Juliana says. Matias revealed that he was just looking for the right moment. “On the evening of 1 January, after a beautiful day in the park together, I finally proposed just before going to bed,” shares Matias. “It was simple, unplanned, but intimate and romantic – the right way to start this next chapter simultaneously.”