A woman spotted her boyfriend in a video she took at Disneyland six months before they met – and the internet can’t get enough of the romantic tale.
Anyssa Martinez, 22, from California, met her now-boyfriend Nathan Hatton, 28, over Instagram in early 2020 after he slid into her DMs.
The pair quickly bonded over their love of all things Disney, and they slowly formed their relationship throughout the early days of the pandemic.
But six months into their romance, the college student was stunned when she noticed that they had actually interacted months before they started dating – at a Disneyland parade she had attended with her family in 2019.
She was scrolling through her phone when she stumbled across a video of the event. In it, Nathan – who works as a performer at the theme park – could be seen waving at her.
A woman spotted her boyfriend in a video she took at Disneyland six months before they met – and the internet can’t get enough of the romantic tale
Anyssa Martinez, 22, from California, met her now-boyfriend Nathan Hatton, 28, over Instagram in early 2020 after he slid into her DMs
The pair quickly bonded over their love of all things Disney, and they slowly formed their relationship throughout the early days of the pandemic
But six months into their romance, the college student was stunned when she noticed that they had actually interacted months before they started dating
She she stumbled across a video she took of a Disneyland parade she had attended in 2019. In it, Nathan – who works as a performer at the theme park – could be seen waving at her
He portrayed Cinderella’s coachman during the Electrical Parade, and coincidentally caught Anyssa’s eye while she was watching it – unknowing that they would become boyfriend and girlfriend months later.
‘I truly never thought I would find my Prince Charming, but Nathan has exceeded any fairytale I could have imagined,’ Anyssa gushed to Jam Press recently
‘I truly never thought I would find my Prince Charming, but Nathan has exceeded any fairytale I could have imagined,’ Anyssa gushed to Jam Press recently.
‘I was bored one day and decided to look through old Disney memories and noticed that I had a video of him from 2019.
‘I remember it really vividly. I was so shocked when I realized Nathan was the coachman in the video!
‘Watching the Electrical Parade has always been my favorite, and finding this video makes it even more meaningful.
‘I always wave to the performers but the fact that he noticed me in such a big crowd made me feel so special. It’s one of my favorite memories at Disneyland.’
Anyssa said Nathan was ‘super surprised’ after she showed him the video.
She continued: ‘When I asked him why he tipped his hat at me that night, he said there was just something about me that caught his eye.
Nathan portrayed Cinderella’s coachman during the parade, and tipped his hat to her while she was watching – unknowing that they would become boyfriend and girlfriend months later
Anyssa said Nathan told her ‘there was just something about her that caught his eye’ and that it was ‘meant to be from the beginning’
She posted the revelation to TikTok last month, and the clip quickly went viral – gaining more than 277,000 views and 52,000 likes
‘He’s convinced it was meant to be from the beginning. Love has a funny way of finding you when you least expect it.’
She posted the revelation to TikTok last month, and the clip quickly went viral – gaining more than 277,000 views and 52,000 likes.
Many people were in awe of their story and flooded the comment section with their reactions.
One social media user wrote: ‘NO WAY THIS IS A DREAM COME TRUE.’
‘I still can’t believe this, talk about fate!’ another person commented.
‘Waiting for this to happen to me,’ said a different user.
‘Love has a funny way of finding you when you least expect it,’ she said
Many people were in awe of their story and flooded the comment section with their reactions
Someone else added: ‘HOW? I WANT THIS FOR ME,’ while another follower simply wrote, ‘Goals.’
Speaking of her video going viral, Anyssa told Jam Press: ‘I thought this video would only reach a few hundred people, so it was a huge shock when so many people saw our story.
‘It was really overwhelming how many kind messages we received. It’s really common for people to receive hate on social media, but the response to our video was so positive.
‘I’m so glad our story made so many people smile.’