let's celebrate!

We were both on OKCUPID at the time - I had been using it for a while (kudos to all of you out there using those apps, you date some duds before you find the good one!). After one too many bad dates I decided that I was going to be done with online dating, and I was going to go on one last date with a handsome redhead guy who had slipped into my DMs. I was working in Charleston with 34 West Theatre doing their winter show, still living in NYC. Daniel's chef at the time kept pushing him to try online dating after being single for a while and he finally listened to her. I was Daniel's first date on OK cupid - and his last. We met at Carmella's on East Bay Street for wine and cheese to get to know one another, then met up with said chef and we went on a double date to the James Island Light Show (which they do every year during Christmas) and dinner at Bohemian Bull. He drove me home that night, and was a complete gentleman. After that first night we were inseparable, and I decided to stick around Charleston a little while longer. It turns out I was not only his first date - but also the last! That was in 2015. Fast forward to 2019, we went to Savannah for a birthday trip, and little did I know Daniel had booked a "private historical tour" of the oldest operating Musical Theater house in the country (pretty great right?). He took me out to breakfast that morning, and we both got a mani pedi beforehand, and we went in to the theater. We walked up on stage, and Daniel popped the question right there on stage while we were illuminated by a spotlight. He had a photographer capture the whole thing - and after I said yes we launched into an engagement photoshoot! On the marquee, which I saw AFTER the proposal it read "Will You Marry Me Starring Madeleine Casto". It was a MAGICAL week! Little did we know that just a few months later, the whole world would shut down. We've waited two years to celebrate with you - and we can't wait!