We met at The Cracked Pillar Pub (Tony's work!) in March 2018. Julie thought Tony was cute and Alex and Claudia helped facilitate us chatting. When St. Patrick's Day rolled around, we connected again over drinking (Julie) and pouring (Tony) shots of whiskey. A mutual friend gave Julie's info to Tony and he slid in the DMs the next day. After a Sunday evening Panera date, the rest is history.

Although we had talked about marriage and rings, Julie had no idea Tony was going to propose. We were in Virginia Beach with Julie's family and enjoying a very hot day on the beach. Tony started acting very strange and wanted to "go metal detecting" in the middle of day. Julie wasn't having it. When he suddenly "found something" in the sand, Julie maybe called him a choice word because he was being so ridiculous. Low and behold he had found a ring in the sand that he had strategically placed there. Julie was in shock, and felt like a horrible person for not playing along with his antics. Surrounded by Grant and Nova, he placed it on Julie's finger and the question was more along the lines of "does it fit" over "do you want to marry me"... but alas... the point got across and here we are! We are so excited to share the next chapter of our lives with you!