We met at 16 years old at Pennsville high school through one of Alyssa's best friends Macey Malusis. We went to a high school dance together and the rest was history. We began dating shortly after in April 2009, moved into our first home 7 years later in 2016. We were home owners in NJ until 2021 when we fulfilled a dream of ours and moved to Phoenix, AZ! It has been amazing growing up together as high school sweethearts, through college, buying homes together, traveling etc. All through this time we have had the most amazing family and friends, and we can't wait to celebrate our wedding and marriage with everyone we love!

After a little over 10.5 years of dating, we planned an amazing trip to Italy for 19 days. During the European vacation, Dylan proposed on October 29th 2019 in Florence, Italy. We had a long day of exploring where we saw the Florence cathedral and the famous Duomo. After a long day, on the walk home we stopped in a small family owned food and wine shop where we bought some amazing red wine to bring back to the room to relax a little before dinner. We sat and drank our wine and discussed the Italian culture and language and translations. Out of no where, Dylan looked at me and asked me in Italian, "Mi vuoi sposare?". I speak somewhat decent Italian, and I translated it in my head wrong, thinking he said "will you bite me?" and we were cracking up laughing. I asked him to spell it for me and eventually it clicked and I understood what he was ACTUALLY asking and was so stunned, I started crying, and said yes! a thousand times over! After lots of tears, happiness, and phone calls we went out for an amazing dinner at Osteria Santo Spirito in piazza Santo Spirto in Florence for an amazing dinner and more wine. We got to enjoy the rest of our Italian trip engaged which was absolutely amazing!