For those that don't know the story of how we met - it was by way of a mutual friend, Chris. The joke is that we had seen each other many times at various bars in DC but neither of us could remember meeting the other. But Chris decided to have a few friends over for a pre-holiday dinner and that's where Charlie and Josh "officially" met. Josh made everyone do a shot of some polish vodka and Charlie grabbed Josh's phone to do dramatic and sarcastic readings of some of Josh's text messages. Typical Sunday evening. Over the next few days, messages were exchanged (Josh's first message to Charlie was mocking people who went to the University of Michigan...something that hasn't changed in 5+ years) and we saw each other every night that first week. Cut to 3 years later, the day before our anniversary, at the restaurant where we had our first date (Beuchert's Saloon in DC), Josh asked Charlie to marry him. COVID had some surprises for us though - after cancelling our celebrations early in the pandemic, we were married on September 20, 2020, in a small intimate ceremony in Charlie's hometown of Southport, ME (also the town that Charlie and Josh have spent the pandemic). While we don't recommend planning and executing a wedding during a global pandemic, we had an amazing day surrounded by our masked family members and friends. But we still wanted to celebrate with our friends and extended families! 2020/2021 had other plans though so our second date has been moved to October 23, 2021! Third time's the charm - and we mean it. :) We are planning a party that will not only meld some classic wedding tropes with our unique blend of humor and style BUT will also celebrate making it through all of *this* together. We hope you can still attend what will be a celebration of family, friends, and Josh and Charlie not killing each other during quarantine.