Daphne and Ian met while attending Eastern Connecticut State University. We both had many mutual friends, but did not formally meet until senior year when Ian's best man TJ introduced us at Blarney's one night. Our first date was ice skating and dinner at Bertucci's and our second was an evening in Boston. From there it was history! In 2017, we adopted our dog Fiona and in 2019 we bought our horse Apollo, both of our furbabies have made our life together even more exciting! We love trying new beer at Treehouse, going on scenic drives, having nice dinners out, taking Fiona on hikes and cheering each other on in baseball or horse shows. In the last 8 years, we have had tons of adventures from graduating college together to having a flight lesson to traveling around the country, including to California for the Rose Bowl. We cannot wait for all the exciting new adventures to come!

Ian and I went on a hike with Fiona at Bluff's Point in Groton. It was a beautiful, sunny day in January. At the start of the hike, we saw dozens of swans floating in the water. When we reached the lookout spot, we wandered up to take pictures together with the nice view as our backdrop. I situated Fiona for a picture and when I looked over at Ian he was down on his knee and he asked me to marry him. I didn't hesitate before I said yes!