Our Story

April 10, 2019
We met at Newman College through Meghan Marshall and Ryan Turnbull. Actual photo from the night we met! :)

June 17, 2019
The girls & Jimmy for Maria's birthday Celebration!
Our first birthday together :)

August 30, 2019
One of our first pictures together on a night out.

February 14, 2020
Our first Valentine's Day together. We had sushi !

April 11, 2020
Celebrated our first anniversary in Covid lockdown.

June 17, 2020
Celebrated Maria's 21st Birthday in Covid (with less than 10 people before 8pm curfew of course!)

September 11, 2020
Jimmy's 21st Birthday at home with the family - we had DIY Japanese BBQ and Sushi cake.

September 27, 2020
On one of our Covid 1-hour daily walk.

October 29, 2020
Our first date night out of lockdown!! Yay!

December 25, 2020
Christmas celebration with friends out of lockdown!

February 14, 2021
Back to Covid lockdown on Valentine's day :(

April 11, 2021
Free from lockdown again! We Celebrated our 2nd Anniversary watching Hamilton :)

September 11, 2021
The iconic chicken cake for Jimmy's 22nd ;)

September 11, 2021
Locked down again! COVID Bday celebration for Jimmy's 22nd.

December 10, 2021
"Spotify top artist" party!

January 29, 2022
Our first waterpark date! We love waterparks!

April 11, 2022
Celebrated our 3rd anniversary!!!

April 30, 2022
Night out with the family!

May 08, 2022
Jimmy meeting the family for the first time and Mother's Day celebration in Yarra Valley :)

May 13, 2022
Maria's graduation!

November 12, 2022
Halloween couple costume.

December 18, 2022
Summer!! We love canoeing in Anglesea!

February 14, 2023
Our 4th Vday together doing paint&sip painting each other picasso style. Who's the better artist between the two of us? ;)

April 11, 2023
4th anniversary at Poodle.

May 11, 2023
Jimmy's first time in Jakarta.

May 12, 2023
Jimmy's first time in Lake Toba learning about Maria's Batak culture.

December 23, 2023
Jimmy's first Christmas with the Manurung family.
Spot Jimmy!

December 24, 2023
First Kris Kringle with Maria's family. He scored a Garmin watch!!

December 28, 2023
Jimmy asked Maria's parents' blessing to propose just a few hours before this photo was taken :)

December 29, 2023
Jimmy proposed!!!!! Maria said YES!!!

December 30, 2023
Some reactions from our loved ones :)

January 02, 2024
Bali with the siblings.

February 10, 2024
Date night at a Jazz bar for Tribute for Sinatra. We loveee Jazz music!!

February 14, 2024
Our 5th Valentine's Day together!

February 17, 2024
The day we found our dream wedding venue :)

April 04, 2024
Family dinner!!

April 11, 2024
We celebrated our 5th year anniversary with all our loved ones at our engagement party. We had the best time!

October 11, 2024
Jimmy was adopted in to Tampubolon clan!
James Lynch Tampubolon :)

October 11, 2024
Our "Marhusip" - Batak engagement.