Aleya (she/her) and Gabrielle (she/her) play {THE AND} Couples Edition just weeks before their wedding and open up about what it really means to love someone out loud. They talk about choosing each other in a world that doesn't always make that easy, healing through abandonment wounds, and the quiet courage it takes to be a same-sex couple saying "I do" in public. In this poetic and tender conversation, they explore love languages, vulnerability, PDA, and queer joy. Together, they remind us that real love isn't just a feeling. It's a choice you make every single day.

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Topaz Adizes LINE PRODUCER | Nicolás Lejtreger PRODUCTION ASSISTANT | Augustin Hardy DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY | Taylor Camarot CAMERA ASSISTANT | Jess Averbeck SOUND OPERATOR | Carla Geronimi BTS PHOTOGRAPHER | Nacho Rodríguez EDITOR | Danielle Montezon WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF | Aleya & Gabrielle