How did you meet?

Playing soccer at the Water Tower in the north park area of San Diego

Who made the first move?

Carlos attempted at making the first move

What first attracted you to each other?

Traci: His soccer skills on the field, his personality, and his athletic swag
Carlos: Everything! Her personality, her physique, the way she treated others. Also…How she wasn't afraid to slam me into the wall while playing soccer the very first time we played.

What is your favorite memory with each other?

Traci: My favorite memory/memories are all the trips we get to take with each other. Its taking the best vacation with your best friend in the world and its the best feeling ever... EVERYTIME.
 

Carlos: There’s a lot of memories but I believe my favorite one so far is when I proposed. That was a special day.

What is your favorite way of spending time together?

Traci: I love playing soccer, traveling, and checking out restaurants with Carlos. That is my favorite was to spend time with him.
Carlos: Traveling, seeing new places together. Playing soccer with her all the time. Going out to eat. Even just simply going out for a walk

How did you get engaged?

It was like a dream. I felt like I was on the bachelor. He told me months before that we were going to dinner in LA and all these celebrities were going to be there so I had to "wear a gown". I worked the night before and had packed my suitcase ready for the drive to LA. I was busy at work being charge nurse, but he said we weren't going to LA anymore and said goodnight. I was so confused because he told me I still had to dress up because he had alternative plans. When I got home from work in the morning, he was not there. He said he was working overtime, which he typically does on Saturdays. When I woke up to get ready, he was not home, so I was getting worried. He told me not to worry, he would be there soon. He had a private driver pick me up and "get lost" to the destination. I thought Carlos would be in the car, but he was not there. The driver was taking all these wrong turns so I asked him if he knew where he was going. I had no idea where we were supposed to be going. From our place in East village to the destination in Little Italy, it takes 8 min max. We had been driving for almost 30 min. We finally arrived at the Carte hotel. Alex, his brother, who I like to call “Pal” was standing outside waiting for me. I asked Pal what he was doing there, and he said, "come with me and don't ask questions." Of course I was asking ALL the questions! Pal looked so serious as he was escorting me upstairs. I was trying to lighten the mood because usually Pal is not so serious. I get up to the rooftop. I look to the left and I see a beautiful restaurant. I look to my right, and I start seeing familiar faces. It didn't register at first, and then it did and I started crying. Not only were my closest friends there, but so was my dad! He played a video of our moments together, and then he popped out at the end of the video and led me to this beautiful heart made of roses and asked me to marry him! Everything he said was a blur, but I know his words were perfect, just like him!

Why did you decide on a destination wedding?

We love Cancun and we want everyone to love it as much as we do! We want people to not only spend time with us, but we want them to have a vacation to enjoy, as well!