Forever Begins in Paradise!

The below six relationship questions were given to both Marc and Cat separately and in secret...here are their unique, fun, and heartfelt responses -

MARC: August 2021 @ the taste of EP. I already knew Catherine and she was just the bartender at Circle Tavern. We always talked and laughed at the bar. And I always thought she was beautiful, but I knew she was young and I was old. I just didn’t want to be another old guy hitting on her at the bar like I’ve witnessed 100 times before. I just didn’t want to be another statistic. But then I saw her outside of the bar for the first time at the Taste of EP. I was walking with friends and I saw this girl from a distance in this turquoise sun dress, dirty blonde hair, and great body. When I saw this dress from a distance I didn’t know it was her. So, I had to see who this was. She turned around and sure enough it was her. I stopped to say hello and told her WOW I need to see you dressed like this more often!! That was the first time I knew that my feelings were going to be more than just a bartender and a guy drinking at the bar. And the rest is history!!! CATHERINE: I was working a shift at Circle Tavern when Marc walked in for that night. My friend was also sitting at the bar that night visiting me. At the time I was single and ready to mingle and she said to me, "Omg Catherine he is so cute. Who is he?" or something along those lines. I then said to her, "trust me, I know, I have already been eye-balling him". And the rest is history.

MARC: What surprised me the most about Cat was her value towards “ family”. I figured she was a young bartender, probably out all the time, drinking constantly, and living the industry lifestyle. I was not looking for that at all. I did that like 20 years prior lol. I fell even more in love when I found out that she valued family time so much. Game nights, dinners with family, and the simple love of just hanging out with her mom and sister. CATHERINE: As I have gotten to know Marc, every little thing has surprised me about him. Specifically, I was shocked to learn Marc was actually single as he is such a laid back, caring, generous, and easy-going guy.

MARC: My reality show would be called…"The Good Life". My 20s and 30s were insane!! I had definitely experienced a lot in life; some things people will never experience. I’ve jumped so many hurdles, both good and bad, and to come out of all those years of craziness with a great family, great son, and the best girl in the entire world, I would have to say that is “The Good Life”. CATHERINE: "Happy wife, happy life" - it's Catherine's world and Marc is just living in it (happily). Marc makes me feel like nothing else matters to him and I am truly a princess and always taken care of.

MARC: My family never had many traditions. We used to do Sunday dinners with the family until we lost so many relatives and my brother moved away. I would love to get that back. Both the Kardas and Vaccarellas mesh well together and there’s nothing better to me when we are all together. So, I would love to see if we can get that going with both families on a regular basis. I also hope to keep the “Tree Cutting” tradition going, forever. Once we are in a home I look forward to finding that special tree and cutting it down for our very own house. CATHERINE: "4th of July" fireworks were a tradition in the Karda family since I was a little tot. Once I met Marc, I introduced him to the tradition of picnicking and fireworks. Our first year dating it was just Marc and I, the second year included my mom, and the third year was the whole family to witness our engagement <3.

MARC: I am excited to see where our lives will go. We will be looking for our first home in which we can start many new memories in. Maybe kids will be in our future?!? We have no set plans. We will face our futures TOGETHER and handle anything that comes our way. She is my "ride or die" for life. We will embrace whatever the future has in store for us. CATHERINE: Everyday my love for Marc grows stronger, which makes me so excited to see how much more it will grow as we step into the married life together. We don’t have everything planned out for our future and honestly that excites me the most. I know he’s that person I want to build our own little family with, with our own new traditions and fun filled memories. So just knowing that no matter where life takes us, we’ll be figuring it out together, 100% laughing through it all, growing and learning about each other more, and just creating a life thats just ours. Getting to do life with my forever best friend makes me excited for everything that our future holds for us!

MARC: Ohhhhhh this is a tough one, but not really! I have learned from the beginning of our relationship to NEVER LIE. It’s easier to tell the truth. She’ll be mad but easier to get over when the truth is out. Also, to just STOP. I like to argue and it’s best to not drag on an argument cause most of them are over something minuscule. It works out better to just let it be for a bit and once it settles down we move past things. I’ve learned to just say “Can we stop this cause this is stupid and childish. Let’s just be done with this”. I’ve also learned to keep pretzels or something to eat in close proximity, cause a hungry Catherine is a scary Catherine (thank you Donna!). And last but not least, the most important thing I’ve learned is… No matter what, Catherine is always right!!! I know at times she’s not but I have to remember, she is still right LOL. It just makes life easier to nod and smile and say you are right boo!!!! CATHERINE: I’ve learned that it’s okay to take down my walls and fully trust the person that I truly love. By being able to do that has not only made us this strong couple but it’s honestly what I believe has gotten us to this amazing place we’re at, marriage. Marc has helped me reach a level of trust and love I’ve never in my life experienced. I’ve learned how to love fully without fear.