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Brandon Ray

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Kyra Manolios

July 24, 2026

New Haven, CT
35 days35 d22 hours22 h12 minutes12 min16 seconds16 s

How We Met

September 10, 2018

We met through online dating as so many do, but it was made special by the fact we both attended the same college. We had no idea when we met how special we’d become to each other!

Our First Apartment!

September 1, 2023

We got our first apartment together!

Became Cat Parents

October 28, 2023

We adopted two rambunctious 3 month old kittens - Annabel Lee (Belle), a calico, and Edgar Allan Poe (Edgar), a black cat.

We’re Engaged!

September 1, 2024

Brandon proposed in the most wonderful way possible. Over Labor Day weekend, he drove us up to Salem. The first day we got tattoos from North Street Tattoo, a tattoo shop featured on Ink Master. The next day, in Salem Common, Brandon proposed to with the most beautiful ruby ring. He managed to time it right so that we got the little gazebo to ourselves for privacy then treated ourselves to a late lunch with cocktails!

A New Addition

July 21, 2025

We add a new unexpected family member, Leia, to our brood of cats.

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