Chris and Maria first met through friends in May of 2015. They volunteered together at a theater and continued to grow closer as best friends over the next 3 years. Then on May 18th of 2018 they decided to take their friendship to the next level and started dating. They’ve gone on so many adventures since then such as hiking the mountains in Colorado, exploring the red dirt in Arizona, and wine tasting in Kansas. Chris and Maria love each other so much that they had two proposals! Chris first got down on one knee on August 17th, 2020 as the sun was setting while they were picnicing at one of the couple’s favorite forest preserves. After this privately enchanting proposal Chris was still planning a lovely public proposal for August 22nd in Chicago. After Maria said yes for a second time they started happily planning for the day that they can celebrate their love with their closest friends and family in 2021!