Gianna and Rocco's story starts in August of 2019 while they were both working for Aldi. Rocco met Gianna on his first day, as he was touring around his new workplace. One of Rocco's best friends (and one of the Best Men), Zack, was friends with Gianna and a group of people from work, so Zack brought Rocco to start sitting with the group at lunch. Rocco realized he wanted to get know Gianna and started to find excuses to stop and talk to Gianna throughout the day. It took Gianna a little longer to pick up on the hints Rocco was dropping, she just thought he was being friendly. Eventually, Gianna saw how easy it was to talk to Rocco and how he could make her laugh, so she also started to find any excuse to talk to him. After weeks of talking followed by weeks of encouraging (or what Gianna might claim: nagging), Rocco finally convinced Gianna to go to a haunted house with him, the official first date. One might be surprised just how much two people can learn about each other while going through a haunted house, but by the end of the night over beer and wings, Rocco and Gianna both knew that they found something special. Dating in a COVID world was not always easy (thanks lockdowns), but because of it, Rocco and Gianna were able to find activities they loved doing together like hiking, cooking, binging shows, and spending time with friends & family. Over the 2.5 years of dating they were able to take on many adventures and even get the puppy they have both always been dreaming of, Dino! February 12th, 2022, Rocco proposed to Gianna in Galena, IL in a beautiful Gazebo overlooking the town. Rocco pulled off the greatest surprise by being able to not only keep the proposal a secret, but also get both his and her immediate families up to Galena to celebrate the engagement. With it being a 20 degree day, Gianna was a bit confused as to why Rocco wanted to take a walk outside, but as soon as he got on one knee, the almost frostbite was all worth it. Of course she said YES and could not wait to start the next chapter with her best friend.