Our Journey

We met around Christmas in a very modern, slightly magical way - one message, and suddenly our worlds quietly collided. Jala had recently moved to the Netherlands, while Maxim had just started a new job and was building his life in Leiden. What began as an offer of friendship quickly grew into something much more. Our first date? Pannenkoeken at Oudt Leyden - Maxim's carefully chosen local favorite. It lasted longer than planned, partly because of Jala's very unconventional way of eating them - a small moment that set the tone for all the little quirks, debates and laughs we'd discover together :)

 

From there things moved fast (really fast). Many dates followed, and before we knew it, Utrecht began to feel like home, and somehow, everything just felt easier with each other around. That feeling carried us all the way to the Santa Clotilde Gardens in Spain, overlooking the sea, where one message finally became one question — and the beginning of everything that comes next!