Sonny was QB1 at Trinity College and Ryanne was the UCONN Student Athletic Trainer assigned to Trinity Football for the season. He was the incredibly needy athlete, and she reluctantly taped his ankles. The rest is history! (Not really ... fast forward to 2021 when Sonny FINALLY made a move)

Picture this: a dive bar next to a cemetery still cleaning up from last night's tiki party to include mounds of sand on the floor. That is Bar One, our first date. We went to watch the Subway Series, which Ryanne insisted wouldn't get rained out by the "quick passing shower." One monsoon later and Sonny didn't get to watch his beloved Mets. But he did get to witness Ryanne inhale mac & cheese bites and play Ja Rule on the way home. He surprisingly didn't run away.

Everyone knows how much Sonny loves to take pictures, and everyone knows how much Ryanne loves to make him take those pictures. Sonny limited Ryanne to 3 pictures that night, and planned to propose on 3rd photo. Little did he know how bad Ryanne wanted a picture with Juno (the beluga whale). After what seemed like eternity (to Sonny of course, Ryanne had no idea what was happening) Juno slowed down, just long enough for Sonny to pull a ring out of his pocket.