I was in Milford visiting extended family in March 2019. My second cousin, who was a member of the Milford Irish Heritage Society, recommended that we go out to the clubhouse as a band was playing. Secretly she had mentioned to Dina that her cute cousin was going to be in town and that she should be at the clubhouse that night. Dina and I met and talked but couldn't really hear each other over the music. One example is that when I told her I was an engineer at Millstone (a nuclear power plant) she only heard the stone part and thought I was a mason. I wasn't really looking for a relationship at the time, so although I thought Dina was cute, we ended up parting ways that night not expecting to see each other again. 4 months later I found myself at the Irish Club again to play trivia with my family. Dina was sitting at the table and joined on our team. My sister leaned over and whispered to me "so you're going to ask her out right?", and I assured her I would. After a few weeks of getting to know each other I asked her out and she said "I'm sorry I'm busy this weekend. Maybe the next weekend". Although I interpreted her response as not being interested, much to my surprise she contacted me the following week and said that her weekend was looking much better and would love to meet up. On our first date we went axe throwing and we made each others name tags; she was Celtic Queen, I was Axe King (my name tag is still attached to the dashboard of my car to this day). During our date we talked about many things but most of all our families. As it turned out, Dina had known my extended family members for years. Her aunt was very good friends with my great aunt (the one who I went to visit back in March) and her aunt had even met most of my family as she had attended one of my family reunions in Tennessee. After the first date I knew that Dina was someone special and this was going to be my last first date. Over the course of the first few months of our new young relationship she would meet the vast majority of my friends and family all of whom were so happy that Dina and I found each other. One moment that I cherish was when Dina met my mother (as my girlfriend). After they had a quick minute long casual conversation, my mom pulled me aside and said "I love her, and that's all I have to say". At just over 6 months into the relationship after we had met all of each families and friends we had a major event happen, the beginning of a global pandemic. During this time we spent a lot more time together. We made multiple tiktok videos with many starring our cats Ruckus (RIP), Moxie and Leo, went for many walks, and cooked many meals together. During this timeframe, I was able to confirm something I had known since the first date... That Dina was the one I was going to spend the rest of my life with. Also during this time, my Uncle cleaned out the attic at his house (the family homestead for 5 generations, working on 6 now) and discovered a family relic, my great grandmother's engagement ring. I was her very favorite great grandson and knew that she would have loved to be a part of a special moment. So on December 13th 2020, I brought Dina back to the bench where we watched the sunset on our first date, and asked her to marry me. She quickly and excitedly said yes, and our friends (Jay and Patrick) were on hand to take pictures. October 22, 2022 we invite you to join us for our special day.