After tiring out our fingers from swiping through the dating apps, fate finally stepped in. Bumble got something right when we matched in September 2022. We went on our first date to Tako in downtown Pittsburgh. It was loud and we were quiet and nervous, but we could still tell this was something special. So we went on our second date to Topgolf. Toni impressed Dean with just how awful her golf skills are, and the date kept going to The Crafty Jackalope in Bridgeville. We talked all night and it was then that we started falling for each other. We continued seeing each other every chance we got and became "official" in late October (which is why it's so special to be getting married in October three years later!) Dean met Toni's Shiba Inu, Poco, we started meeting each others' families and friends, and were the missing puzzle pieces in each other's lives. Toni (and Poco) moved into Dean's townhouse in June 2023. We started doing everything we like doing together--taking Poco on hikes to North Park, McConnell's Mill, Hocking Hills, and New River Gorge, watching horror movies in October and Christmas movies in December, going to concerts, and taking trips to Washington DC, Deep Creek, Virginia, Florida, Columbus, Cleveland, and Niagara Falls. It was on our trip to Niagara Falls in July 2024 that Dean proposed. He took Toni to the butterfly conservatory on a Saturday afternoon. The butterflies landed on Toni's shoulders and fluttered around both of our heads when Dean had someone take a picture of us. He knelt down and pulled out a ring and asked the easiest question ever. We spent the rest of the trip celebrating, taking in the sights of the falls, enjoying all the food and attractions Canada has to offer, and stocking up on Canadian Kit-Kats. And now, we're so excited to be surrounded by all of our loved ones as we begin writing the next chapter of our story.