Ours is ultimately just another story of a guy meeting a girl at a bar, not expecting that it would turn out to be the last meeting of its kind. On April 16, 2015, Kevin was celebrating a friend's birthday while Joanna was at a company happy hour. Not wanting to stop the fun, both groups continued to a longstanding Washington DC dance bar known for large crowds, loud dance music, and dollar beer specials on Thursday nights. Neither had any idea that this night of revelry would result in more than sticky shoes and morning headaches, but fate had other plans. Joanna and Kevin first crossed paths at the bar. Introductions and cheeky banter turned into hours of dancing and exchanged phone numbers. That might have been the end of it had not Kevin chivalrously “called” to make a date two days later. This confident, non-millennial behavior greatly impressed Joanna. Joanna and Kevin made many great memories including attending a dozen country concerts, traveling through Italy and Germany, baking/taste testing through Martha Stewart’s dessert books, and visiting more than 50 of Virginia’s 200+ wineries. By late 2019, Kevin knew he had to make Joanna his wife and made a proposal plan for a weekend getaway in Charleston, SC, which was gifted to Joanna as a “birthday getaway.” Unfortunately COVID lockdown crushed this Spring 2020 vacation. Kevin was forced back to the drawing board. Not knowing how long lockdown would continue and unable to wait for long, Kevin proposed a short weekend trip to Roanoke, Virginia (4 hours away) to grow their list of visited Virginia wineries. While Joanna noted Kevin’s advanced planning and general behavior was “weird” she thought nothing of it until he was on one knee at Ramulose Ridge Winery on June 6, 2020. After many years together and a whole lot of ups and downs in between, we are ecstatic to celebrate the next chapter with all of you on June 11, 2022!