Going into the night of October 5th, 2018, Ali was over the dating scene and expressed to her friends that night at dinner that she was going to take a long break from guys. Not because she had dated a lot of people, but because she was frustrated that she wasn’t finding what she deemed to be her “perfect guy”. That all changed when a friend of a friend walked into her Shadyside apartment for the first time that night. Spoiler alert: the friend of a friend was JT!! The moment JT and Ali locked eyes, they each got that romcom-like fluttery feeling in their stomachs telling them they had just met “THE one”

JT proposed to Ali under the Brooklyn Bridge on September 5th, 2020, nearly 2 years after the couple met. It was a beautiful Saturday of Labor Day weekend, and the pair planned to kick the weekend off by visiting Dumbo Park in Brooklyn. While walking along the river, JT dropped to one knee and popped the question! Ali of course said YES!!! Minutes later, JT surprised Ali with both sets of parents and a professional photographer who had captured the special moment. Good job, JT!

The past three years have brought JT and Ali new memories, new friends, new experiences, and new love. Together, the two have moved to NYC and Charlotte and plan to move back to Pittsburgh by the end of 2021. Along the way, they have managed to travel to Colorado, USVI, and various cities up and down the east coast making memories at each stop. Looking forward, the pair is excited to move into their first house together and to continue to travel.