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November 6, 2022
Leesburg, VA

Kelly & Paul

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We're getting Married!!

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Paul Chiaramonte

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Kelly Takatsuki

November 6, 2022

Leesburg, VA

How We Met

Who says guns aren't romantic?

Kelly's friends Kim and Leslie were randomly paired up with Paul for a couple of lessons at the range he works at on the weekends. After their lessons, they told Kelly they found the perfect guy for her - nice smile, muscles, and a great personality. They insisted she meet Paul. Like, REALLLLY insisted. Kelly was of course skeptical, but a few mimosas later it was somehow planned out she was going to the range with them to meet Paul. (Not the same day in case you were wondering, alcohol and guns don't mix too well!) After meeting Kelly, Paul wanted to see her again so he got her number and asked her on their first date to a Capitals game. About a week later, COVID hit and they somehow managed to date, take some awesome trips, and fall in love.

The Proposal

April 24, 2022

With the help of his two sisters, Gab and Antonia, Paul planned out he was going to propose at a botanical garden he and Kelly visited the year before. He may have been nervous, and they might have walked a few laps around the grounds before he found the perfect spot in front of a tulip garden. He got down on one knee, and forgot everything he planned to say (even though he ensured her father he knew exactly what he was going to say) and asked Kelly to marry him. Of course she said Yes!!

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