The first time AJ laid eyes on Elissa, she was onstage performing in Cabaret in 2014. The two formally met a couple of months later at auditions for Damn Yankees at the same theater. Though they were always friendly, AJ pursued Elissa for over a year and two more shows together before she realized she could be missing out on something amazing! On January 7, 2016, Elissa asked AJ to ask her again and they began to fall deeply in love. Whether they're in sweatpants with a bottle of wine and Netflix, or they're all dressed up with Ruth's Chris steaks and tickets to a Broadway show, AJ and Elissa are their happiest spending their time together. After living together just over a year (and going on 1 1/2 Disney trips), AJ started to plan the perfect proposal. He gathered as many of their family and friends as he could at Dragons, the Chinese restaurant they both love and that Elissa has been eating since before she was born! AJ proposed to Elissa on his birthday, September 9, 2018, catching her completely off guard and making them both the happiest they've ever been! AJ and Elissa are both so lucky to have found one another and they will be so thrilled to have you there to start this next exciting chapter of their lives!