While often embarrassed to reveal this to friends, Dave and Tara met at a Crossfit gym in Waldwick, NJ. Dave was primarily focusing on rock climbing at the time and was only a weekend member at the gym when Tara joined. Not long after meeting Tara, Dave started to attend the gym more frequently telling this dad that there was "a cute girl at the gym" who he wanted to get to know better. Unbeknownst to Dave, Tara was also trying to align her gym schedule with his. Soon after, they started to find time to see each other outside of the gym and decided to take a chance on love. ... Since meeting in 2017 we have been able to share many special moments together including buying a house in June 2020 and getting engaged in Ocean City, NJ (the Porfido family vacation spot) on August 9th, 2021. We are so excited to celebrate this next special moment, surrounded by all the people we love!