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The first text exchanged between them, before they knew who the other one really was...

Gene playing Julia's villain at the LARP they attended.

how Julia would've looked as her character when they first met.

one of the first selfies Gene sent Julia after a date.

Announcing they were "official" on January 1st, 2018 after a LoFullano New Year's Eve party.

An early date at Mama Trattoria's right near Julia's House. "No, I won't tell you what I can read about you." - Gene

we love going on trips together and we always have a lot of fun.

Gene enjoying a pipe while relaxing with Julia at a friend's house.

Halloween 2018, Captain Hook and Smee

Gene, head storyteller at Dead Legends, a weird wild west themed LARP. He's dressed here as his British necromancer Davenport.

Julia when she worked behind the scenes as a storyteller at Dead Legends.

Early minigolf date between Gene and Julia... Gene only won because Julia got frustrated on one hole, and he won't let her forget.

Gene attended Julia's St. Patty's Day concert with the River Drivers in New Hope, and they stopped for Italian food before. because that makes sense.

Julia and Gene attending a fantasy themed housewarming bonfire at their friend's tiny house on a ranch.

Gene and Julia love driving together, and often do this while in the car.

Gene and Julia as their characters Dahlia and Turk at Dead Legends.

Julia as her spooky witch character Dahlia at Dead Legends.

At a Polish holiday party together. Gene tore up the dance floor that night with his mad skills and majorly impressed Julia.

Julia and Gene at their friends Goose and Sean's wedding.

Halloween 2019. We ship Daisy and Wario. Well, Julia does. Nerds should google why this pairing even started as a rumor, because of a weird Nintendo translation...

Gene and Julia went on a Pocanos trip with their friends Jeremy and Ola in February 2020, right before Covid-19 hit!

Gene wheeled Julia around Pax Unplugged in 2019 when she had a torn ligament! What dedication!

A peek into the couple's life post-COVID. Couple's face masks. How... horrifying.

After COVID a lot changed, and all their DnD games moved online, but it did not stop Gene from looking totally hot. (this was written by Julia, can you tell?)

Julia was slightly suspicious of the castle date and so got her nails and hair done ahead of time. She then sported a 60s style bouffant for three days after the engagement.

Sharing Julia's homemade cherry gold cordial with their friends Jeremy and Ola to celebrate the day after the engagement.

People keep asking to see the ring so here is a close up. It is Rose Gold, Moonstone and Moissanite.

Engagement photos taken by Frank Martinez Jr.

Baby Julia loved hiking and grown Julia does too

Baby Gene and his big excited smile, seen today when gaming or getting into a new pursuit

Julia tries to “help” wash dishes

Gene is a little goofy

.... but Julia’s an outright beast

Julia still likes to play princesses too - or magical people, anyway, as she is Glinda here

Gene (center)

Julia loved hammocks growing up

Gene in his gymnastics class

Julia and Andrea pose for a picture

Gene learning to ice skate

Nailed it

Julia often went “down the shore” in August as a child and spent much time on the beach reading or crabbing, with her mom Andrea and her godmother Monica Mae.

Maid of Honor Caroline is taking the sacrament very seriously and Julia... let’s not talk about Julia.

Renny, their cousin Becca and Gene

Caroline, Julia, and cousin Lisa Anne acting out “America” from West Side Story during one of their many “shows” they’d put on at family gatherings, here at their grandmother’s old shore home.

Gene and his family

Julia, Caroline and Lisa Anne dancing to NSync or Backstreet Boys for their Babci.

Aaaaaand scene

Julia and the other members of the Tri M Music Honors society in her senior year of highschool. Julia was the treasurer.

Gene did have liberty spikes once upon a time

Gene at a five rings larp during one of the Dreamation/Dexcon events (back right)

Julia as Luisa in a community production of “The Fantasticks” when she was 16

Nice kilt, Gene

Gene designed this shirt in his graphic design class

Sassy Julia on her 18th birthday

.... and celebrating downtown for her 18th in the Italian Village of Fells Point, Baltimore, Maryland

Gene as his character Bruce Campbell John Mcclane, (BCJM) a TV zealot at the LARP Dystopia Rising.

Julia taking headshots later used at a gallery exhibition called “Porcelain Dolls” during college.

Julia trying to be cool in a fedora. In hindsight, she succeeded.

Julia as Treasurer (and then Vice President) of one of her musical fraternities in college.

Gene and Ian at a party

Julia and K.T. stop for a picture while recording songs at Julia’s college

Julia held a small masquerade party at her college after she finished her senior recital, for herself and her friends.

Post senior recital celebration with K.T. Brown and Julia’s family

Julia, at Death Eater Thanksgiving

Gene looking very classy

Julia and her college crew of friends celebrating Light’s birthday like the weebs the are. Julia is N, if anyone is curious about the choice of cosplay

Gene at a friend’s wedding looking posh as ever

Julia playing the Mozart Flute and Harp Concerto at St. Paul’s Church in Baltimore.

Ian and Gene clowning around

Julia and Dorotea celebrating Light’s birthday in college

Julia performing at the Best Buy Live series on Chelsea Market and playing her songs for a captive audience.

Gene and Ian cosplaying Mario and Luigi perfectly

Julia performing at the Triumph Brewery in South Philly.

Julia worked at a farm market for a while as a cashier after college.

While not taken at the same time, both Gene and Julia have (separately, independently) cosplayed as the Dragonborn from Skyrim. Great minds....

Before she really understood cosplay Julia would put her all into her Halloween costumes. Here she plays Ice from the Robert Frost poem Fire and Ice.

Gene for one of his birthdays certainly for a lot of attention

Julia, on her graduation day, wore the colors for Pi Kappa Lambda, the music honor society she had been elected into her junior year by more than 12 of her peers or teachers.

Julia first met her birth family in 2010 and immediately hit it off with such like minded individuals. Pictures left to right: Colleen (her birthmother), Maddy (Julia’s sister), Jon, (Julia’s brother)

Julia and her friends often like to recreate things they find in the wild, like this statue at the Orson Wells monument in Princeton county....

Gene’s parents on their wedding day: Wendy Bass and David Stern.

Julia’s birth parents: Colleen Boykin (birthfamily: Alcala and O’Dwyer) and Brian Charles Guy

Gene playing games with his dad Dave Stern around a table at one of the Dreamation/Dexcon events.