Hazel Cruz was born in Dallas, TX on July 18th, 1982 to her loving parents, Toots and Alma Cruz. A gifted athlete, Hazel played basketball at St. Luke Catholic School before attending the prestigious Ursuline Academy of Dallas. Ursuline Academy provided a top notch education which prepared her for the rigors of her next chapter in life - attending Southern Methodist University and graduating from the challenging Cox School of Business with a degree in Finance. Her degree led her to Accenture as a Financial Analyst. While working full time, Hazel is a part time student at the University of Dallas studying to obtain her MBA.
 

Kevin Guideng was born in the City of Sin, Las Vegas on October 29th, 1980 to his proud parents, Romy and Joy Guideng. Growing up, both Romy and Joy knew Kevin was going to be "special". Always a hard worker, Kevin had 5 jobs by the time he was 6 years old. But, as his parents always told him "Go to school and get an education". Those words stuck with Kevin throughout his life, eventually leading him to a degree in Electrical Engineering from Southern Methodist University. After working as an Electrical Engineer for Honeywell in Albuquerque, NM, Kevin eventually moved back to Dallas and is now currently working for Accenture as a Consultant

How we met ...

Her Story - We both met while in school at SMU. It was my sophomore year and his junior year at one of those Asian Parents Dinner. I knew some of his friends and had seen him on campus a few times but was never formally introduced. Finally, at one of those small gatherings, we met.....and boy was I happy we met. He was the perfect gentleman - polite, charming, and might I say very handsome. Although at that time nothing happened, 6 months later that year we really noticed each other. After some "planned" run ins on campus, Kevin finally had the courage to come up to me and re-introduce himself - and that leads us to today.......

His Story - Hazel and I met through a mutual friend and fell in love....and the rest is history.

The Proposal...

Her Story - Well, it was supposed to be just a dinner to celebrate our 3rd year anniversary. Kevin took me to the French Room which is so swanky. We both ate things that we've never had before like foie gras and truffles, but not the chocolate kind...I had this weird feeling, since we were at this really nice restaurant. Afterward, he had a surprise planned and took me to the Addison Airport. I never even knew there was an airport in Addison and I've lived in Dallas all my life! So we proceeded to jump on a prop plane...I was terrified! But the Dallas skyline is so beautiful at night and on the prop plane, the view was absolutely gorgeous. By that time, I knew something was definitely up. I was getting nervous. After we got off the plane, Kevin spoke to the pilot and then we headed outside to the secluded parking lot, where he told me he loved me, dropped on one knee and popped the question. Of course, I was crying by this time...but I was very very happy!!

His Story - I took Hazel to a fancy dinner at the French Room. After dinner, I took Hazel for a nighttime tour of downtown Dallas in a 3 passenger Cessna. After the evening ride around Dallas, I got down on one knee and proposed to Hazel.