Maitee & Alfred in Key Biscayne, FL

At the tender age of 10, Maitee first laid eyes on Alfred. His father’s company was working on her family’s swimming pool, and Alfred was helping out for the summer. The two ended up in the same school that year and remained friends through high school and college, but they lost touch until they bumped into each other at a happy hour in 2001. The Bride Maitee Hernandez, 29, purchasing and shipping logistics The Groom Alfred Quero, 28, general contractor The Date November 25 Though they became close, they didn’t begin dating until Maitee’s 25th birthday a year later. “A group of us went out to celebrate, and we kissed while dancing at a local club,” she says. “We’ve been together ever since.” Alfred proposed two years later.

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