Chris and Mari’s love story began on the first day of college at John Carroll in the fall of 2008. Freshman year seminar to be exact. Mari saw a goofy boy with a chinstrap while Chris saw a girl with a contagious smile and stunning green eyes. Lucky for Chris, they had a mutual friend which gave him the chance to strike up a conversation. Fast forward through four years of college, 10 years of doing life as best friends (“besties”), and plenty of “what about Chris” questions from her friends and family along the way, Mari woke up one morning and saw Chris as more than just that goofy boy from JCU. After less than a year of dating, we were engaged. We can’t wait to celebrate with all of our favorite people this November and to start the next chapter of our story!