Teresa and Charlie met during their junior year at college. Teresa went to Loyola and Charlie went to DePaul. Charlie was living near the Loyola campus in Rogers Park at the time in a house with some Loyola and DePaul friends, and eventually met Teresa through one of his roommates. The two eventually became close friends hanging out regularly within the same social crowd. Fast forward to 2015. They decided they had much more in common than they previously realized (like their love for sushi, puppies, and world class house music). What they say is true.. the best relationships start as friendships!

Charlie had been working on a project in Denver in April 2018, and inconspicuously invited Teresa out to join him for a quick getaway in the mountains one weekend. After visiting friends that Friday, they retreated to Estes Park near the entrance of Rocky Mountain National Forest. While hiking that day, Charlie ran ahead on the trail trying to find a secluded, scenic opening where he could pop the question with mountains as a backdrop. Teresa, struggling to keep up, was out of breath when she finally reached the spot where Charlie was waiting down on one knee. She said yes! They celebrated their evening over dinner at a cozy bistro in town and later spent the night at the infamous (and purportedly haunted) Stanley Hotel.