October 4, 2025

Our story starts the way that all real love stories begin... on Put-In-Bay Island. The chemistry was there instantly, and Danielle was surprisingly not turned off by Vinny's ripped jorts, crazy hair, and strappy sandals (see photo below, our first photo together). Instead of either one of us working up the courage to ask for a phone number, Vinny left to meet up with his Grandma Betty and other family members for a drink close by. In true rom-com fashion, the story picks back up four months later. Danielle and Vinny run into each other in the basement of Map Room after a Thursday night Browns victory. Danielle gave Vinny and his friends a ride home from the bar and it was in that moment (after Sam, Anthony, Nick, and Bryan leave the car), that Vinny asked Danielle for her phone number. Regular solo date nights quickly turned into shenanigans with our friends and families at local bars, jam band concerts and music festivals. Vinny then popped the question in Tremont, where we currently live. Vinny and Danielle could not be more perfect for each other and getting married is only the beginning! "They love each other... Looord, you can seeeeee it's trueEeEe" (Must sing to the beat of "They Love Each Other" by The Grateful Dead).