John and Rachael met in June 2013 through a group Meetup event at what was formerly known as Anduzzi’s Sports Pub in downtown Appleton, WI. They met at a few other Meetup events throughout the month and decided to go on their first date together on July 4th, 2013 at the Menasha fireworks. As the saying goes, the rest is history and they were engaged on February 9, 2019. Soon they will be saying their I Do's to make it official.