She Said:"Yes"

And so did he. 

Miracles do happen in everyday life, and college friends can discover they are the other halves of each other. That is what happened to Taisiya Merkulova and Yan Hristov, a couple from AUBG, who made an important step in their lives. On 14 February, 2014 the merry holiday of St. Valentine Taisiya (Tess) and Yan officially united their lives. The ceremony took place in Mladezhki Dom, where around 40 closest friends were present.

The just married have know each other for a long time, but realized they were more than just friends and started dating in November 2011. What led the two together was the participation in the musical "Grease," where Tess and Yan were dancers. As Tess recalled, their relationship developed at a fast pace. Only after two weeks the couple started living together and eventually rented an apartment. Mutual ideas and projects followed soon after. The couple started traveling together, got pets, became the administrators of the Musical. The decision to get married came naturally, because the couple had been living together for quite a long time. However, no matter how logical this step might seem, the phrase "Will you marry me?" can never be said or heard in a calm and relaxed way.

"It was all very natural. It doesn't mean I wasn't surprised when he asked me though. I don't feel different because we both decided that we always want to be together way way before", Tess says about her new status of a wife.

The two are happy together and are ready for new adventures and stages of their life. Both Tess and Yan are graduating this May and already have a plan on what to do after.

And we wish them endless love and luck in their future life. We do.

Photos by Oleh Stolyar