It all started at a BBQ in Riverbank State Park in New York City. Emma spotted Mark Anthony across the park and immediately thought he was super cute but she was too shy to say anything. So, she did what any girl would do: told her friend Alexi, who happened to be friends with him, to put in a good word. Even though nothing happened right away, Emma went back to enjoying the BBQ with her friends, figuring that was that. But as the night went on, fate had other plans. Toward the end of the evening, Emma and Markanthony found themselves standing next to each other… and just like that, they started talking. That one conversation turned into something real and the rest is history.