We first met in Cambridge, when Gonza was Bia’s orientation leader at the start of her master’s program at Harvard. Though we shared a class of just 18 students that semester, it wasn’t until a last-minute Friendsgiving dinner that we really connected. Something sparked for Bia right away, but Gonza was… well, just being Gonza. That night marked the start of a beautiful friendship, and with the support (and a bit of matchmaking) from our beloved friends, it slowly grew into something more.

We finally started dating during Gonza’s graduation week, just as he was preparing to leave Cambridge and return to Chile. The timing couldn’t have been worse, but neither of us wanted to let go. We found excuses to stay close — including a spontaneous trip to Puerto Rico that turned into an unexpected isolation week together due to COVID — and, against the odds, decided to give our relationship a real chance. Soon after, Gonza returned to Cambridge, and we moved in together.

We spent the next year in Cambridge until Bia finished her master’s, then moved to New York, back to “the real world”. There, we truly built our life as a couple, facing challenges, growing stronger, and becoming partners, family and best friends. We got engaged in the apartment that had become our home away from home.

A year later, work brought us to Chile. What started as a temporary stop turned into something deeper: a return to our roots and a chance to be closer to family and friends. We became Mr. & Ms. Cardoso Jara — and welcomed a new member to our little family: Sayu (imagine Bia in dog form).

After three intense years moving across countries, cities and apartments, navigating career shifts, and sharing unforgettable moments…here we are! This wedding is a celebration of everyone who has been part of our story: from those who pulled the strings in Cambridge to those who’ve supported us at every turn. We can’t wait to bring you all together for this reunion.