We are Caroline and Joey. We met in California, at a company we both worked at. We both lived in the Bay Area, Joey in San Francisco and Caroline across the bay in Oakland.

The company where we met and worked had an office in Jersey City, and Joey would frequently travel to the east coast office. Joey fell in love with New York and had an opportunity to build a team in that Jersey City office. Moving to New York was a life long dream of Joey, so he had to go! This was the first real test in our relationship and although we had just started dating we decided that we would make our bi-coastal relationship work. Bridge and tunnel? Sure. Coast to coast? Why not. This lasted for about a year; Caroline moved to Park Slope just a few minutes away from her parent’s home and a short train ride away from Joey. Caroline soon convinced Joey to leave his apartment in the West Village to join her in Brooklyn and now we can’t imagine living anywhere else. (It wasn’t hard, I was and am crazy about her -J).

In October of 2021 we went to Tucson, AZ for several celebrations with Joey's family: a couple of birthdays and a wedding! We planned a week long trip to spend some extra time with family, friends, and to do some sightseeing. Joey planned a picnic and hike on Mount Lemmon. On the hike Caroline asked Joey to stop so she could take his photo, and that is when Joey got down on one knee and popped the question! Luckily Caroline was able to grab a photo of the moment!