14-Year-Old Makes Video Predicting Her Future Husband — Years Later She Married Him: ‘Play This at My Wedding’ (Exclusive)
When you know, you know.
Shortly after Ava Yuergens met Ben Otto at just 14 years old during their freshman year of high school, she knew he was the one. So, she recorded herself saying so.
“Play this at my wedding!” Yuergens began a video to her future self, which has accumulated more than 40 million views and 7 million likes on TikTok since being posted on the platform on Oct. 30, 2024.
She continued, “This is me at 14 years old on Dec. 8 on a Sunday in 2019, and I’m telling you — I’m a freshman by the way — and I’m telling you right now you’re getting married to Ben Otto. Benjamin William Otto! And we’re gonna play this at my wedding, and I’m gonna be like haha gotty.”
Turns out she was right! They later tied the knot on Aug. 17, 2024.
“I love you Ben 😉 And I have known that for a long time,” Yuergens added in the caption of her video.
“Girl, drop the manifestation tips,” one person wrote in the comments section, with another adding, “NOW THIS IS A FLEX.”
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Yuergens and Otto — who are both 19 years old, with their birthdays just 12 days apart — started dating during their freshman year of high school when Otto was “the new kid.”
Yuergens explains to PEOPLE that it was actually her mother who recorded the original video and organized it to be played at their wedding.
“Everyone was super shocked but thought it was adorable!” Yuergens tells PEOPLE of her wedding guests’ reactions to the clip.
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“I knew Ben was the one when I realized he was my best friend, would actually call me out on my BS, started and grew companies together, worked out together, had the same religious beliefs, and he is hot 😂,” she continues. “Who else would I marry! We have the same mission, values, and beliefs, and at the end of the day it has only ever been him, it will always only ever be Ben.”
The newlyweds started a real estate investing company together at just 15 years old. Now, they’re business owners.
“Yes, getting married young has its risks, but it’s also one of the most beautiful things being able to grow up with your life partner,” Yuergens said in a TikTok video posted on Feb. 25. “I can acknowledge that finding your life partner young is so rare but that’s why I absolutely love being married young, because it is such a privilege.”
