It was one of the coldest nights of the year. Kyle wasn't sure what bar to pick for the first date and was running out of time, but without knowing picked the bar that was literally in Paige's building (Ampersand), leaving her little excuse to ghost the handsome young man! We matched the week before on a dating app, both swiping right for the obvious common interests, both sporting pictures of ourselves skiing, fishing, and enjoying the sun outdoors. Kyle made the first move on the app and quickly suggested meeting for a date. We lived only 10 blocks away from each other, one in East Village and one in Gramercy but could have easily never crossed paths... We are so fortunate that we did. The first date that almost never happen in December 2019 turned out to be one to end them all!

Kyle popped the question in Naples, Florida while they were visiting Paige's parents (Brian and Suzanne) for what was seemingly a quick weekend getaway. With the weather forecasting a washout, Saturday morning was surprisingly pleasant and Paige made the suggestion for a walk on the beach. On Via Miramar Beach, they started walking south where the beach meets a stone jetty and while Paige was distracted by a small beached squid, Kyle surprised her getting down on a knee! She was in complete shock but eventually came around to saying yes.