Zach and Gina first met while taking a History 201 course at Loyola University Chicago. Gina was actually fighting tooth and nail with the student advisory to get out of the class! After seeing Zach on that first day, she figured she wouldn't mind taking a few extra credits to graduate. Zach was quick to get on Gina's schedule and set up "study sessions" at Cudahy Library. While he thought he was helping her with her homework, she actually got a better grade in the class than he did. Lo and behold, their interests moved past studying and the rest, as they say, is history.

Zach surprised Gina one day by informing her that he had a secret weekend planned for them. This in and of itself was suspicious, considering Zach hates surprises and never plans them. Nonetheless, Gina went along for the ride not thinking much of it. Upon driving up towards the Shenandoah - it was soon clear amongst the locale and several roadside advertisements that they were set to do a wine tour! But Zach gave one hard rule for the day: DO NOT GET DRUNK. Several wineries later and a few large blocks of cheese to stay sober, Zach led Gina back to the grounds of French bed and breakfast L' Auberge Provencale. Next to the rolling hills (and quite a few cows!), Zach turned to Gina to ask the big question. Needless to say, and pardoning Gina's french, her response was a big "F*CK YES!"