David & Chelsea met in 2009 at his Junior Prom & didn't think much of it at the time. They had a few mutual friends and continued to run into each other for the remainder of high school. They both attended Syracuse University the following year and were in History class together. By the end of Freshman year they were besties. They both returned to Rochester that summer where they continued to see each other and hung out more and more. A few weeks after returning to SU for their Sophomore year they decided they wanted to be more than just friends & the rest is history!

Friday, March 29, 2019: Chelsea was on her way to attend a work meeting/drinks and her boss had texted her that he was "going to be late." Chelsea got to the table at the restaurant (which was one of her & David's favorites in NYC) and realized it was only set for two. Confused, she turned around to get the waiter's attention & he handed her a "menu". The menu was an iPad with a video. After about 2 seconds into watching the video, Chelsea realized what was happening! At the end of the video, David popped out from behind her (where he had been standing the entire time) & well, you know the rest! Still on cloud nine & not understanding how he had managed to pull this off, David told Chelsea they were going to another restaurant where they would be having dinner to celebrate. As they walked down the stairs into the restaurant, the doors opened & they were greeted by their parents & siblings, as well as their friends from all over the country (NYC, CT, Boston, D.C., Rochester)! Chelsea was in SHOCK & both of them were overjoyed with emotion. They spent the night (& weekend) celebrating with some of the people they love the most. Chelsea found out later that David had been planning the engagement and surprise party for months - down to every detail. He told her family & their friends the plan when they were visiting Syracuse earlier in February and they all were in on it!