We're getting married!

The first time I laid eyes on Marcel was when he asked me to dance bachata at a social at La Cosecha near Union Market in June 2022. He was a great dancer! I wanted to dance with him again, and later sought him out for a salsa dance. Unfortunately, I accidentally asked him to dance cha cha instead, which I didn't really know how to do. He was a good sport about it. I'd include his version of our first encounter, except he doesn't remember it! Marcel and I ran into each other off and on at dance socials around DC until finally, in March 2023 on the top floor of 618 Lounge in Chinatown after a bachata dance, I asked him his name. Anyone who knows me well wouldn't be surprised that my interest was piqued when I found out he spoke French. We got to chatting, he asked me out to dinner, and the rest is history!