Our good friends Shannon and Steve Barrett had tried to set us up for YEARS. The first attempt was in 2002 (or 2003 or 2004?) when we went to a concert with the Barretts and a group of friends. Distracted by Steve's cousin's shenanigans and outside forces, we barely spoke to each other that night. Many more attempts were made to get us together, but the stars would not align for several years. It turned out the timing wasn't right until 2017 when Shannon ran into Hal at Jason Margnelli's annual Christmas sausage making party and 'operation Diane and Hal' resumed. A couple of weeks later, we had our first date at PJ Clarke's on a very snowy, romantic December evening in NYC. We were right under each other's noses this whole time, but as they say, timing is everything! We can't wait to share this magical time with everyone we love! Thank you for your love and support always.