1 00:01:00,100 --> 00:01:02,700 Hello, you guys! Welcome or welcome back! My name is Alyssa. 2 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:06,700 - I am Jake - And you are watching TheLysa&JakeChannel 3 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:11,600 So we are back after a 3-month break. I can't believe we were gone for a while. 4 00:01:11,700 --> 00:01:16,500 - I know - 3 months! Has it been that long? - Indeed, indeed 5 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:21,400 So we are back to announce something big... 6 00:01:21,500 --> 00:01:25,400 We are so excited that we are finally sharing this with you guys. 7 00:01:25,500 --> 00:01:30,300 So we have been planning for the last 3 months and we 8 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:34,100 - can't wait any longer - we can't wait any longer, yes! 9 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:39,000 Here we go! Here's the reason why we were missing in action for the last 3 months 10 00:01:39,100 --> 00:01:42,900 So Jake, will you do the honors? - Oh no, why me? 11 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:45,800 Our big surprise is... No, our big announcement is... 12 00:01:45,900 --> 00:01:51,200 Drum roll, please... - In 3, 2, 1... 13 00:01:51,300 --> 00:01:54,200 We're getting married *laughs* 14 00:01:54,300 --> 00:01:57,200 WE ARE FINALLY GETTING MARRIED!!! WOOOO 15 00:01:57,300 --> 00:02:02,100 Can you guys see how excited he is? - Yeah, I'm excited. Pretty much very excited 16 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:06,200 Yes, we are so so very excited. 17 00:02:06,300 --> 00:02:11,100 So the reason why we were gone for the last 3 months is because we are planning a wedding 18 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:15,200 We are getting married very soon. But, let's go back to how it started 19 00:02:15,300 --> 00:02:20,100 So Jake, how did we come up with that situation? - Oh, my turn again *laughs* 20 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:25,000 Why is it always me? Kidding 21 00:02:25,100 --> 00:02:29,900 So getting married... I guess you guys already know that we've been together for 5 years now, more than 5 years 22 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:34,800 For some people that might be a long time already 23 00:02:34,900 --> 00:02:39,700 or for some, that's still a short period of time. But the truth is, we've planning already. On my part, 24 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:44,600 I am so sure that I want to marry Alyssa. - Wow, super sure? 25 00:02:44,700 --> 00:02:49,500 Like super 100% sure. Yes, as in sure. 26 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:54,400 Honestly, even after graduating college, that was actually the time 27 00:02:54,500 --> 00:02:59,300 that they were moving to the US. So I kept on joking if it's possible to 28 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:04,200 have at least a civil wedding. But, of course, we know 29 00:03:04,300 --> 00:03:09,100 that we were still young at that time... So we've been in an LDR and the longer 30 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:14,000 we are apart, I became more certain of marrying her. But, I don't know about Alyssa 31 00:03:14,100 --> 00:03:18,900 *laughs* Yeah, as time passes by I became more confident that 32 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:23,800 I want to marry her. And then when they visited in 2019 33 00:03:23,900 --> 00:03:28,700 I was already planning to propose, but due to the different circumstances, I had to hold off on it. 34 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:33,600 Our circumstances are really uncommon 35 00:03:33,700 --> 00:03:38,900 It's not like your typical relationship nor engagement 36 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:43,800 So through the years, I would constantly ask her if 37 00:03:43,900 --> 00:03:49,200 she wants to get married and she would say yes 38 00:03:49,300 --> 00:03:54,100 but, she would leave me hanging in the end *laughs* - That's not true! - Just kidding! 39 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:59,000 So there, we have been discussing it for a while. We know we are both certain that we want to get married. 40 00:03:59,100 --> 00:04:02,200 Yeah, back to you! - Yes, thank you so much! 41 00:04:02,300 --> 00:04:07,100 Actually, that's so true, guys. We've been together for 5 years now 42 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:12,000 LDR for 4 years and it honestly feels longer 43 00:04:12,100 --> 00:04:16,900 Sometimes it feels like we've been together for 8 years or something because it's really hard when you guys are apart. 44 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:21,800 We have been talking about weddings for the longest time, honestly. 45 00:04:21,900 --> 00:04:26,700 So it's nothing new to us. We started talking about our timeline 46 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:31,600 around 2018. We were discussing about our ideal age to get married 47 00:04:31,700 --> 00:04:36,500 or our target year. But, at the same time, we had so many questions 48 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:41,400 The questions for us were not, "Are we getting married?" 49 00:04:41,500 --> 00:04:46,300 Or "Are we going to end up together?" 50 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:51,200 Because the answer to those questions have always been a YES. Yes, it's you and me until the end. 51 00:04:51,300 --> 00:04:56,100 But, there were harder questions we had to consider since that's not all that matters. 52 00:04:56,200 --> 00:05:01,000 Like, when? How? How are we going to do this if we're long distance? 53 00:05:01,100 --> 00:05:05,900 Where? Where are we going to settle down? But, recently, 54 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:10,800 just this year, for some reason, everything came to light. 55 00:05:10,900 --> 00:05:15,700 We finally found the answers to all our questions. It was a very long 56 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:21,100 discussion, years of discussion between me and Jake, and also between the families 57 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:26,000 Like what they say, when you get married, it's not only the two of you uniting. It's actually 58 00:05:26,100 --> 00:05:30,900 two families uniting and becoming one big family. So we have always been open 59 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:35,800 with our families. Thankfully, we are both close with our parents and our siblings. 60 00:05:35,900 --> 00:05:40,700 So it was an open discussion ever since. So this year, this year 61 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:45,600 for some reason, we found all the answers we were looking for. - Yes, 2021 62 00:05:45,700 --> 00:05:50,500 So, there! Here we are, 3 months later... 63 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:55,400 We are planning a wedding during a pandemic so it's a little bit tricky. 64 00:05:55,500 --> 00:06:00,300 If you guys watched our video before, I think that was a Q&A, and we were asked 65 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:05,200 when we are getting married, and we did say that we already have a year in mind. 66 00:06:05,300 --> 00:06:10,100 To tell you guys, that was actually 2023. So this is going to be 2 years in advance. 67 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:15,000 For the supposedly 2023 wedding, we had our guest list ready. We had a list of possible suppliers ready. 68 00:06:15,100 --> 00:06:19,900 I have been following all these suppliers for years! I went a little overboard *laughs* 69 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:24,800 I guess, we were busy making plans, but life has other plans for us, right? - Yeah 70 00:06:24,900 --> 00:06:29,700 That is it, guys! We just wanted this video to be quick. We know there's so much more to talk about 71 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:34,600 So probably we will just do another sit down video and we'll be answering your questions. 72 00:06:34,700 --> 00:06:39,500 If you guys are curious, if you guys are suprised, wanna know the details about the wedding 73 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:44,400 Please leave them down on the ... *laughs* comment section below 74 00:06:44,500 --> 00:06:49,300 and we will be doing a poll as well in Instagram if you have any questions that you wanted to know. 75 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:54,200 So that is it guys. We are so happy that 76 00:06:54,300 --> 00:06:59,100 we are finally sharing this news with you guys. So far, we have informed our entourage, 77 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:04,000 closest families and friends. We asked the permission of our godparents. 78 00:07:04,100 --> 00:07:08,900 We spoke with the bridesmaids, bridal party... It's a long list, honestly. *laughs* 79 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:14,500 - Yeah, you have a very long list. *laughs* 80 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:19,400 Yeah, so we are hoping for the best. We have a tentative date already 81 00:07:19,500 --> 00:07:24,300 But, since it is still during a pandemic, we have prepared plan A to plan Z. 82 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:29,200 We are hoping for the best and we can't wait to share the journey with you guys! 83 00:07:29,300 --> 00:07:34,100 Since this is also a couple's Youtube channel, we will be sharing everything as much as we could with you guys. 84 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:39,000 So yeah, that is it! So fiancé, do you have anything else to say? - Nothing to say, fiancé. 85 00:07:39,100 --> 00:07:41,100 *laughs* so cheesy! 86 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:46,000 Okay, that is it, guys! Thank you so much for watching! Please don't forget to leave your comments down below. 87 00:07:46,100 --> 00:07:48,700 If you have any questions for us, we would love to answer that on the next video. 88 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:52,500 Once again, this is Alyssa. - This is Jake 89 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:55,800 See you guys in the next one! Bye!