We're getting married!

In November 2015, two individual worlds collided at a fitness center in Boston. Ari, a North Carolinian of 22 years, moved to the great state of Massachusetts in July 2013. One year later and unbeknownst to Ari, his future better half, Caryssa, relocated her life to Massachusetts as well, where the two of these inimitable human beings worked on the same campus with no knowledge of one other for almost 18 months. Ari, being a savvy gym veteran, used the fitness center every day after work for over 2 years, and then one day he noticed something different. A pretty girl with a bright smile and a shining face began showing up. Eventually, Ari gained the courage to strike up a conversation when both of them were stretching one Friday evening in November. To his recollection, his first line was “I notice that there are a lot of UVA grads in here.” To Caryssa's recollection, his first line was "would you mind placing this weight on my back?" Fortunately for Ari, his close friend and roommate, Keith, was there to save the day by asking, “where are you from?” It turns out Keith and Caryssa are from the Philadelphia area, so conversation commenced, and Ari sat there looking like a smiling idiot, adding zero value to the discussion. Ari’s tactics, or lack thereof, must have worked because the following week he, so smoothly, asked for her phone number in case a gym buddy was ever needed. She obliged, he asked her on a date, they went out on a Thursday night, she got drunk, hugged the toilet at work the following day, they went on a second date two nights later, she didn’t touch her wine, and then they never looked back. In fact, Caryssa hasn’t finished a single drink since November 2015. Ari proposed in July 2018 (what a night!), and the two will finally tie the knot on May 23, 2020 in Newport, RI, where they look forward to sharing the day with all of their closest friends and family!