Dom and Katie met through her brother-in-law, Eric. Dom and Eric’s work Christmas party was approaching and her sister, Jill, wanted her best friend to keep her company while Eric’s band played at the party. Eric asked Dom to take Katie as his plus one and they hit it off. It only took Dom three months to get the nerve to ask Katie out on a second date. Their first “official” date was at Cruz Blanca in the West Loop. They made it a tradition to visit this restaurant every year on their anniversary in March. With Co-vid 19, they had to postpone their visit. On July 18, 2020, they were able to recreate their first date. Dom had every intention of proposing, but got cold feet in front of a restaurant full of people. Instead, he proposed on the driveway of Katie’s sister’s house later that evening. In complete shock, Katie shouted, “Of course!,” and the rest is history!