“So, we had a standing appointment with Thomas every Tuesday night for the length of our engagement. “We’re both businessmen and we’re accustomed to having a solid plan,” Ross explains.
Upon intelligently selecting Thomas Bui of Thomas Bui Lifestyle to design their wedding, Jose and Ross went about the coordination process the only way they knew how. When the subject was broached the next morning, Jose was admittedly a little upset and inquired, “Why would I ask such a question if I were not serious?” Knowing that he wanted nothing more than to spend the rest of his life with Jose, Ross promptly accepted. Aware of the fact that they had been drinking, Ross was sure that his beau was kidding, answering that they would discuss it the following day. “After a few post-dinner drinks, I asked him, ‘Will you marry me?’” recounts Jose. “We just did not think it would ever be possible.” That being said, Ross had no expectations of a proposal when the two voyaged to Hong Kong in late 2014. Ross quickly adds, “It was not love at first sight I had to pursue Jose for a week after the trip ended.” Eleven years later, the duo was stronger than ever – however, “not once did we ever talk about marriage,” Ross reveals. “One of my friends met one of his and they introduced us,” Jose remembers. However, he got more than he bargained for when his close crowd ran into Ross Markowitz’s assemblage. Honoring an annual weekend jaunt organized with his group of friends, Jose Letayf jetted off to New Orleans looking forward to a lively vacation.