The story begins in August of 2020! With COVID restrictions loosening, Karen two of her brothers, Michael and Stephen, sister-in-law Lauren, and cousin Jenny scheduled a tiki boat tour around LBI. Unfortunately, rain had other plans and the tiki boat was canceled. However, Aunt Nancy a local LBI resident, suggested the group take pictures with the various butterfly wings that had been painted around LBI to boost people’s spirits during the pandemic! Looking for an excuse to get out of the house, the group ventured around LBI taking pictures with every set of wings they found. With Michael serving as Karen’s personal photographer, she finally found a picture she liked and posted it to Instagram! Simultaneously, in the neighborhood where Karen grew up, Costa was working out with his best friend and Karen’s grade school classmate, Sean. Sean, scrolling through Instagram, came across Karen’s post and showed it to Costa. Immediately, Costa recognized the location because not only is his beach house on the same street, but he had an identical picture in front of the wings! Costa decided to take a shot and message Karen about the coincidence! Overtime, Costa and Karen grew close over their love for the Eagles, LBI, home improvement projects, and spending time with family! Fast forward to August 2021, Costa’s older sister Athena was set to be married. Costa, at the last minute, asked Karen to be his date and of course, she said, “yes!” Since then there have been dozens of Sushi Saturdays, football Sundays, and home improvement projects at their house! Costa and Karen have been to Greece twice and during their most recent trip Costa asked Karen to be his wife with a scenic Acropolis view in the background! Again, Karen said, “yes!” and now they cannot wait to celebrate their love with their friends and family on November 2, 2024!