We're getting married!

We both always dreamed of finding a “big love” one day, but there was no amount of dreams or stories that could have prepared us to fall in love with our best friend. Telling the story now, it feels just like that- a story- and not real life! But it is- and it’s OUR life! We met in college in 2012 through mutual friends and for Toto, it was something about the way Megan introduced herself with the very simple, “Hi, I’m Megan” and a smile that captivated him and made him think that there was something special about her. From that moment, we instantly hit it off: not as a couple, but as those friends who just “click”. We understood each other, had very similar styles of communicating, and just genuinely enjoyed each other. Toto liked Megan as more than friends, but it just wasn’t the right time. Our closeness allowed us to dream about the future, and we even made a silly pact that if we were both 40 and still single, we would get married. Over the years, we remained friends but as it happens with friends from college, you begin to drift apart. Then in the spring of 2018, Toto was visiting DC from his job in Miami and said to Megan, “I’m getting my best people together, and that means you! Please come out with us, I promise we’ll have a great time!” So Megan showed up that evening and everything was different. We were no longer those kids from college who were figuring out who we were. We had grown, experienced heartbreaks, rejoiced at new opportunities, and had plans for our futures. One kiss that night changed everything, and while it took a week or so for Megan to wrap her head around it, she made a choice to give it a try. From then on, we were “all in” and we’ve never looked back. Turns out, falling in love with our best friend was the best thing we’ve ever done! And we didn’t even have to wait until 40! Then in April of 2020, while cuddling our cats on the couch and watching the sun shine in to our apartment, Toto asked Megan to be his wife. It was perfect!