Nicole and Brian met at St. Andrew's State Park one night while Nicole was waiting for the Blood Moon and Brian was working as a Park Ranger. Brian showed her around the park and they chatted for hours. The next night they went on their first date - playing pool and eating wings at the one and only Patches Pub. The rest is history!

There was a storm across Massachusetts with wind and freezing rain that knocked out power to multiple cities across MA. During the storm, Brian's parents Jim and Anne drove Brian and Nicole down to West Beach in Beverly Farms, MA. Brian jumped out of the car and ran under the overhang on West Beach. Nicole followed him wondering why we were getting out in freezing rain to try and see a beach. Brian got down on one knee and asked Nicole to marry him. West Beach has significant meaning for the Rybicki family, as generations have gone there for years, and afterwards Brian learned that his parents had gotten engaged there as well.