In September 2016, Mike and Mia started their final year at Mercy College. They were looking forward to life after graduation, eager to put the skills and knowledge they learned thus far to the real test. What they didn't know was that there was one missing piece from the puzzle. Through mutual friends, Mike and Mia met and developed a deeper connection. He was a music major, and she was in the acapella club. He asked her to sing for an original song. She said yes. From a moment of vulnerability, they both learned what that missing piece was. In November 2022, at the top of a ferris wheel in Paris, Mike asked Mia to marry him. She, of course, said yes.