Brandon and Marissa met during the summer of 2016. Marissa moved from Pittsburgh to Niles, Ohio for the summer to intern for the Mahoning Valley Scrappers minor league baseball team. Brandon was a fellow marketing intern. They became great friends during their internship. It was obvious that there was more than just friendship there! After Marissa left back to Pittsburgh, the two remained in touch. They would text every minute of the day. Brandon and Marissa had their first date at The Yard and ended up becoming boyfriend and girlfriend at Eat n’ Park at midnight (name a more yinzer thing). They traveled back and forth from Pittsburgh to Niles to see each other, they adopted a beautiful border collie named Beau, and got engaged in December of 2018. They are so excited to start this journey of life!