Husskie
  • Home
  • Shop
  • Magazine
  • The Fashion Pack
    • Fashion News
    • Fashion Interviews
    • Style Spotlight
  • The Beauty Pack
    • Beauty News
    • Beauty Interviews
  • The Lifestyle Pack
    • 50 Questions
    • Health Influencers
    • Travel Influencers
    • Tips and tricks
    • Influencer Approved
    • Lifestyle Influencers
    • Love Stories
  • Creative
No Result
View All Result
HUSSKIE
  • Home
  • Shop
  • Magazine
  • The Fashion Pack
    • Fashion News
    • Fashion Interviews
    • Style Spotlight
  • The Beauty Pack
    • Beauty News
    • Beauty Interviews
  • The Lifestyle Pack
    • 50 Questions
    • Health Influencers
    • Travel Influencers
    • Tips and tricks
    • Influencer Approved
    • Lifestyle Influencers
    • Love Stories
  • Creative
No Result
View All Result
HUSSKIE
No Result
View All Result

Love Stories: Kimi Juan and Thomas Caja

by Husskie
July 13, 2018
in Love Stories
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

From uni friends to a lakeside wedding – this May saw lifestyle influencers Kimi Juan and Thomas Caja tie the knot in an intimate garden ceremony in the Philippines, their home country. And while we were obviously keen to hear all about the big day, we first wanted to know how these two met, first dates, and, of course, the proposal story.

Here, we sit down with the couple to take a little peek into their relationship his and her-story…

How did you first meet?
Thomas: We met at university way back in 2012/13. We were studying photography and became friends.
Kimi: It’s so funny because we both had our own crushes – he liked someone and I liked someone – and we were always together and pushing each other to those people. In the end, those people didn’t like us back and we realised that we’d been spending a lot of time together…

So how did it go from being friends to a relationship?
Thomas: First it was friends and then we became best friends and started hanging out everyday…
Kimi: Then all of sudden we’d go on dates and we’d be like: ‘Oh, I think this Is something!’ And then we were like: ‘Okay, I guess we’ll do this!’

How long was it between being friends to first dates?
Kimi: One year. We’d even been traveling together already because I’d be like, ‘Hey, come with me, let’s hike’ or ‘Let’s go to the beach’… but just as friends. He’d take pictures of me – it was the same thing as now, but now we’re married!

Can you talk me through your first date?
Thomas: It was up in the mountains in the Philippines. I asked if she’d like to go out with me and then I took her to this nice restaurant.
Kimi: It had an intimate candlelight theme. We took selfies and posted them, and then apparently everyone was like “Finally!! We just thought you guys weren’t going to move on!” Apparently everyone was waiting for us to just get together.

Okay, so that was your first date – can you now talk me through your favourite date?
Thomas: Every date…
Kimi: Every date is wonderful because we always do different things. Sometimes it could be that we’re hiking on this mountain or going to this beach or going to the movies, it’s always just different – which is what I like about what me and Thomas do. There’s no favourite thing because we always create different memories together – it’s what’s special about our whole relationship.

I know you recently got married, but can you quickly tell me about your engagement?
Thomas: We got engaged last April, I proposed to her in front of her house.
Kimi: It was 3am in the morning and we were going to fly to Batan – which is an island in the Philippines. I was so groggy. He picked me up from my house and I’m like: “Come on, let’s go! What are you doing, you’re so slow…” I was so mean! And then he was just being sweet and saying, “Babe, I love you”, and I was like: “Can we just do this later!” But then he gets down on one knee and I say: “Can you stop joking around!” And then he brings out the box, which kind of gets stuck in his pocket, and I’m like: “Can you really stop joking around, I’m just not in the mood for jokes”. I really was so mean! And then he opens the box and I completely change my expression and I’m like: “Oh my God!” and start crying.
Thomas: She’s really good at catching me if I’m going to surprise her – so I made it something that she’d never expect!

So you weren’t expecting it at all?
Kimi: No, because he put it in my head that it wouldn’t happen for two years from now.
Thomas: Always “two years from now, two years from now!”
Kimi: So I was expecting two years from now, and then all of a sudden he hits me with the “Will you marry me!”
Thomas: She didn’t know I had the ring made for a few months.
Kimi: I had no idea.

I love that engagement story! So on to the wedding… can you tell me a bit about it?
Kimi: It was pretty chill. Apparently my planner called me Bridechilla rather than Bridezilla because she’d be like: “Hey do you want this?” and I’d just be like “Okay”. I was planning last minute – 2 months before the wedding I was like, “Okay, I’m going to start planning now!”

We only had 115 people – close family and friends – which is small in the Philippines. In the Philippines, a big wedding would be 800 people and a really small wedding would be 100 people, but that’s what I liked about it. I just had people I knew, close friends and family – it was very intimate. It was outdoors in a garden by a lake and it was like a barbecue. We had string lights and everyone was just casual. Great music and great food – it was really good.

It sounds perfect. Lastly for each of you, what are the characteristics that made you fall in love with each other?
Thomas: Which ones! I know her personality trait that first struck me was how passionate she was about what she was doing. She would not hold back – she would really go for it without stopping. I think the passion in her eyes was what really struck me. She’s a strong girl that really goes for it.

And you, Kimi?
Kimi: He’s really kind and a real family man – which is what I think complements my personality. He’s really understanding and very patient with me. He’s really the opposite of me – which is what I need. Our personalities don’t clash – whatever I don’t have, he has… like patience!
Thomas: A lot of patience!

All images: Kimi Juan and Thomas Caja

Want exclusive influencer interviews and news straight to your inbox? Join our mailing list or follow us on Instagram.

Related

Tags: Kimi JuanLifestyle influencerLove StoriesThomas Cajatravel influencer

Related Posts

Love Stories

Love Stories (but with a twist): Brittany Hockley

Long past The Bachelor and Brittany’s dating life continues to have us tuning in. Here, she opens up about...

Love Stories

Love Stories with Shae-Lee Shackleford and Russell Raven

We grill the comedy duo on everything about their relationship - from initial misgivings to how a hankie almost...

Love Stories

Love Stories: Marie Fe and Jake Snow

While pictures and captions tell part of the story, we wanted to know more. The first dates, the romantic...

Love Stories

Love Stories with JS Health’s Jessica Sepel and Dean Steingold

Jessica talks everything from first meeting husband Dean, to first dates, to the juggle of working and living together.

Next Post

Influencer event of the week: Cluse’s La Garconne launch

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Search

No Result
View All Result

RECENT POSTS

Day on A Plate and mental health de-stigmatisation with Jasmyn Wilkins

Introducing Mia Healey: Rising Aussie star

An influencer’s guide to traveling the country by campervan

Style round-up: Vintage-inspired sunglasses

50 Questions with model Casey James

INSTAGRAM

Instagram post 17882930465097716 Husskie Terry Edit restocked and online 🤍 Available in store at @kind_humankind on William St, Paddington (NSW, AU) ~ Feat. @mia.healey
Instagram post 17877485666125788 Restocked : Terry Edit Shorts in Watermelon ~ Feat. @mia.healey
Instagram post 17924221156505255 His or hers? Husskie Bucket Hat spotted on @delife88
Instagram post 17897460892780502 RESTOCKED! We are thrilled to finally have available our restock of the Terry Shorts in Watermelon. Every size now available. At Husskie, we have small production runs in order to try our best to adopt a zero waste model - with no excess. This means we only ever have a small number of pieces available. While we have done some preorders in the past - we will no-longer be doing any preorders on the Terry Edit range. Once it’s gone, it’s gone! 🤍
Instagram post 17860329929366800 SPOTTED: @fakander in the Husskie Terry Edit in the Pink Tie Dye sweater and shorts 💕
Instagram post 17891564521825930 Husskie Terry in 🍋 ~ Using premium double-sided terry ~ Ideal to put on straight after coming out from the ocean ~ Available now online and at @kind_humankind in Paddington, Sydney 💛
Instagram post 18152959174099056 Husskie Terry Edit with @mia.healey 🤍
Instagram post 17886259603887463 Happy New Year! 🤍 Whatever 2021 has in store for us, we hope it is surrounded by family, friends and a healthy dose of fun 🕺🏻
Instagram post 17913948553527664 Husskie Terry Sweater in 🍉 ~ Feat. @charlottecoquelin ~ Husskie HQ returning Jan 1

PINTEREST

FACEBOOK

FACEBOOK

HUSSKIE ON THE GRAM @HUSSKIEONLINE

Instagram post 17882930465097716 Husskie Terry Edit restocked and online 🤍 Available in store at @kind_humankind on William St, Paddington (NSW, AU) ~ Feat. @mia.healey
Instagram post 17877485666125788 Restocked : Terry Edit Shorts in Watermelon ~ Feat. @mia.healey
Instagram post 17924221156505255 His or hers? Husskie Bucket Hat spotted on @delife88
Instagram post 17897460892780502 RESTOCKED! We are thrilled to finally have available our restock of the Terry Shorts in Watermelon. Every size now available. At Husskie, we have small production runs in order to try our best to adopt a zero waste model - with no excess. This means we only ever have a small number of pieces available. While we have done some preorders in the past - we will no-longer be doing any preorders on the Terry Edit range. Once it’s gone, it’s gone! 🤍
Instagram post 17860329929366800 SPOTTED: @fakander in the Husskie Terry Edit in the Pink Tie Dye sweater and shorts 💕
Instagram post 17891564521825930 Husskie Terry in 🍋 ~ Using premium double-sided terry ~ Ideal to put on straight after coming out from the ocean ~ Available now online and at @kind_humankind in Paddington, Sydney 💛
Instagram post 18152959174099056 Husskie Terry Edit with @mia.healey 🤍
Instagram post 17886259603887463 Happy New Year! 🤍 Whatever 2021 has in store for us, we hope it is surrounded by family, friends and a healthy dose of fun 🕺🏻
Instagram post 17913948553527664 Husskie Terry Sweater in 🍉 ~ Feat. @charlottecoquelin ~ Husskie HQ returning Jan 1
Instagram post 17919004075507710 🍉🍉🍉

H u s s k i e .

CONTACT US

ABOUT

PRIVACY POLICY

ARCHIVE

SUBSCRIBE TO HUSSKIE

Copyright ©2020, Husskie. All rights reserved.

Related

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Shop
  • Magazine
  • The Fashion Pack
    • Fashion News
    • Fashion Interviews
    • Style Spotlight
  • The Beauty Pack
    • Beauty News
    • Beauty Interviews
  • The Lifestyle Pack
    • 50 Questions
    • Health Influencers
    • Travel Influencers
    • Tips and tricks
    • Influencer Approved
    • Lifestyle Influencers
    • Love Stories
  • Creative

Copyright ©2020, Husskie. All rights reserved.

JOIN THE PACK

 

Subscribe to Husskie to receive 10% off your first order.
Be the first to know about our latest news, updates, collection launches, and special offers.

 

Thank you for subscribing to the newsletter! We're excited to have you as part of the Husskie pack.

Too many subscribe attempts for this email address.