Aly and Dan’s love story began in uncharacteristic fashion for both parties. Aly, a woman who takes pride in her punctuality (inherited from her father), was five minutes late. Dan, a man who can hold a conversation with a wall, felt the date went poorly because there were moments of silence. If it is true that absence makes the heart grow fonder, then those extra minutes of anticipation and silence represented the first grains of time that Aly and Dan’s hearts realized that they could not exist apart. The evening ended unceremoniously after one drink and Dan thought he had missed out on the opportunity to ever see Aly again. But later that night Aly would surprise Dan with a text . . . “I had a great time, when can I see you again?” Dan is no fool and seized this lucky break! Within 12 hours Aly and Dan were together again. Their relationship progressed quickly after this text. Meeting Aly in SoHo the following day, Dan was thrown into her love of fashion and shopping and wasn’t discouraged by the amount of time he spent on the couch at Zadig and Voltaire. A few hours into this excursion, Aly asked a question that showed how she was falling for Dan, “Would you like to meet Arlo?”

Once Dan met Arlo he was all in on this budding relationship. The rest of the fall into the winter was a whirlwind of milestones for their hearts, which never willingly spent more than two days apart. Their first kiss, dinners, holidays, dog parks, brunches, vacations, and even the unpredictable lactose emergency on the Pacific Coast Highway. Their relationship seemed destined to last an eternity, but when Dan told Aly he was suddenly moving to Philadelphia, their once full hourglass seemed to be running out of time. Never one to back away from a challenge, Aly refused to give up on Dan and confidently decided that she would be moving to Philadelphia as well. This tectonic moment changed something within Dan and while on a journey across Latin America for a month he recognized that deep in his heart he would never be happy if he didn’t have this blue eyed beauty by his side. When he returned he knew what must be done and asked Aly if they could live together in Philadelphia. The rest of their relationship could not have gone more smoothly if they had planned it. Conversations of living together seamlessly morphed into raising a family and growing old. At this point the engagement was just a formality. On July 4, 2019, a moment Aly and Dan were destined for since the day they met became a reality. With tears of joy in his eyes Dan shakily descended to one knee and asked Aly if she would marry him. A yes. A kiss. A ring. The sounds of two hearts singing. The magical moment between these two souls was only broken by the embrace of their families who had watched the proposal from the window. The first chapter of their love story written, Aly and Dan now prepare for marriage and are excited to share their love with their friends and family!