Francesca and Steve officially met in 2010 in their 4th period AP Bio class. Francesca didn't know many people in the class other than her friend's older brother, and through him Francesca was introduced to Steve. It is safe to say that from that day forward Francesca had a HUGE crush on Steve (and just about everyone including Steve knew it). Unfortunately for Francesca, Steve started dating a mutual friend of their's that year *sigh*. Life went on, and they ran into each other from time to time, but neither of them knew what would come years later...

On a random day in August 2016 Steve sent Francesca a Snapchat. The rest you can say is history. In 2017 they made it "official". They dated long distance for about a year, and then in April of 2018 Francesca moved to Chicago where they moved into their first apartment together.

In July of 2019 Francesca and Steve went on a vacation to Italy. On their first night in Rome they planned to explore Villa Borghese before dinner. Not knowing much about the park, Steve suggested to Francesca that they start at a spot that he found during "research" that has good views of the city, and (quite obliviously) Francesca agreed. Once they got there Francesca started taking photos of the view, and then Steve asked if she wanted to turn around to take a selfie. Next thing you know Steve is down one one knee with a ring and Francesca is freaking out so much that she could barely say yes. It is safe to say that this was probably the best vacation ever.