Alec attended Elizabethtown College before transferring after his freshman year. Three years later, when Brighid was a junior at Etown, a friend of hers who had remained in touch with Alec, gave him her number. He texted her on November 22, 2013, and the two met in person on her 21st birthday a few weeks later. The rest is history!
On their fifth dating anniversary, Alec took Brighid out to brunch then to a cozy little beach in Mystic, Connecticut. He got down on one knee and popped the question. Brighid, in her natural fashion, first responded with a few questions of her own then said yes of course!