Dara and Stephen met at Andrea's (officiant and bridesmaid) wedding! The two talked so much during dinner that their food was hardly touched and everyone at the table was jokingly referring to Stephen as Dara's boyfriend. At the time, Dara lived in Philadelphia and Stephen in Houston. For reasons unknown, within the first 5 minutes of chatting when they met, Dara had asked Stephen if he had ever been in a hurricane. Odd question at the time, yes, but it would be one week later that Hurricane Harvey misplaced Stephen back to Philadelphia for weekends and in Savannah during the weeks for work. They fell in love flying back and forth from Philly to Savannah, where they were able to enjoy the best of what each city had to offer. Eventually Dara moved down to Georgia to be with Stephen and then they moved on to Houston together in October of 2019. It was a beautiful December day when Stephen bent down on one knee on our balcony at sunset. Dara of course said yes -- and here we are today!