By James Gant For Mailonline
Published: 12:18 BST, 6 May 2019 | Updated: 12:19 BST, 6 May 2019
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Two preschool sweethearts who lost touch when they were five have got married 19 years later after reconnecting through Facebook as teenagers.
Natalie and Austin Tatman, both 24, grew up together in Florida and were said to be devoted to each other even at a prekindergarten class in Ocala.
The couple lost contact after Natalie had to move to Connecticut but reconnected 12 years later and finally tied the knot this year.
Natalie and Austin Tatman, both 24, grew up together in Florida but lost touch after Natalie's parents divorced and she moved to Connecticut. On their wedding day (left) they recreated a childhood photo of them in a Jeep (right)
In 2012, Natalie found her mother's old address book and flicked through to see if Austin was in it. He was and she sent him a message on Facebook
They realized Austin lived near Natalie's father in Florida and they started seeing each other after swapping phone numbers
They would hold each other's hand when they went trick or treating or sailing on Natalie's father's boat.
But Natalie's parents got divorced and she had to leave for Connecticut with her mother.
Natalie said she would ask her mother if Austin remembered her, to which