Marcos and Priscila Sessa live in Juiz de Fora and will celebrate 20 years of marriage Personal file About to celebrate 20 years of marriage, Marcos and Priscila Sessa remember a love story that began improbably during a religious mission in Maranhão. At the time, she had a wedding scheduled with another man, but decided to cancel the ceremony 15 days before to live her romance with Marcos. The connection between the two was immediate and soon turned into passion, as Marcos recalls. "I went to Maranhão to dedicate a year of my life to community work. It was in this church that I met Priscila, who was scheduled to get married. We got closer and, little by little, we fell in love. We got to know each other, becoming more and more involved and, even though there were 15 days until her wedding, she was filled with courage and broke the commitment." ✅ Click here to follow the g1 Zona da Mata channel on WhatsApp Now on g1 The change of direction was quick. Shortly after canceling the wedding, Priscila received a new proposal, this time from Marcos. "A day later, we started dating and, after four months of dating, in the midst of a relaxed conversation, we started talking about marriage, at first almost as a joke. We said 'I would marry you tomorrow if it weren't Sunday. But if you want, we can get married on Monday'". The proposal made in jest ended up getting off the ground, and the couple decided to make their union official on June 1, 2007. "Knowing that we would need two witnesses at the registry office, we decided to invite a couple of our friends and they promptly bought our idea. We got married at the São Luís Forum, just in the presence of them and the judge. We left soon after, each one to their own home and stayed that way for almost a month, until we were “discovered” by her family." Marcos and Priscila got married with a couple of friends as witnesses in São Luís Personal file Borrowed apartment and moving to another city Marcos and Priscila started living in her parents' house, in São Luís. Some time later, they moved to an apartment borrowed by their brother-in-law. "Faced with the difficulties, we decided that it would be better to build our life in my city, in Rio de Janeiro, which would have more opportunities. The beginning was very difficult financially, but little by little we established ourselves. Priscila passed the Rio Civil Police exam and, at the same time, I got an excellent job in a multinational", said Marcos. After five years together, they had Miguel, now 14 years old. Two years later, Luiza was born. For almost 10 years, the family has lived in Juiz de Fora. Marcos, Priscila and their children Miguel and Luiza Personal file "We decided to leave Rio and came to live in Juiz de Fora, a city that welcomed us and that we learned to love. Just like in the beginning, the difficulties continue, but faith, hope and love also continue." According to Marcos, mutual trust is the main foundation of the union. "She once told me that what caught her attention was when we were talking, still as friends, I talked about my dreams and she, curiously, saw herself there. She realized that our dreams were similar", he recalled. "Many people around us, including some family members, thought it would be something temporary. But we have been here for 19 years together and full of love, faith and hope, as it always was. We had faith, a lot of love and the desire to make it work. Today we continue as a living letter that if there is love, faith and true will, anyone can." READ ALSO: Meet a couple who met on the trail and got married at the top of the mountain at sunrise Elderly people start dating in old age and share the joys of relationships in maturity: 'We are for each other' WATCH: Fala Comunidade: discover love stories Fala Comunidade: discover love stories VIDEOS: see everything about Zona da Mata and Campos das Vertentes