The best things in life come at the most unexpected moments. Rita and Matt met organically in a Manhattan bar, where coincidentally enough Rita was coworkers and friends with one of Matt's best friends. After talking for nearly four hours and forgetting where they were, it was undeniable that something special and different was happening. Matthew is a born and raised Brooklyn boy. Rita is a proud Jersey girl who promised herself she'd never date anyone who lived further than the Lower East Side. Five months into dating, Rita was living in Brooklyn, and the rest is history

For a long weekend getaway, we decided to go to New Hope, PA, one of Rita's favorite places to visit. We enjoyed the town, a show, and stayed at a beautiful bed and breakfast with Rita not thinking anything of it other than it was a great weekend. On our final day, we went for a walk around the property and watched the geese in the pond from the gazebo. We chatted about how geese mate for life when the conversation starts taking a turn towards us being like geese in that way. Suddenly, Matt was down on one knee. I said "YES" through happy tears, and we were engaged!