It’s difficult to say where or when or how our story begins. Does it start in 2011 or 2021? Does it start at a high school in Downers Grove, an apartment in Lakeview, a bar in Old Town, a pie shop in Andersonville, or a pizza place in River North? Did it start with a feverish game of Battleship, an errant snowball thrown at someone’s head, or maybe the “roasting” of a dear friend. In a way, of course, it is all of the above. This is a love story that is unconventional and beautiful and very, VERY Chicago. We both went to the same high school but because there are a couple years of separation between us, we never really knew each other. The closest we ever came was being on Student Council together at the same time, an experience that Zach definitively remembers, but Andrea definitively does not! Even though our paths never truly crossed back then, destiny and fate would have them cross neary 10 years later. The first interaction was the inadvertent crashing of a housewarming party. Zach showed up as a guest of a mutual friend of Andrea’s, and Andrea quickly identified him as a…we’ll say…person of interest. Over the next year, we saw each other more frequently as we became closer and closer friends. It all came to a head one night when a kiss was shared, and from then on, the fairytale began to take shape. We had our first date at a board game bar, which also served as the first taste of just how competitive we both were! Honestly, if Andrea hadn’t sunk Zach’s aircraft carrier at the last second, we may not be here today! The dates that followed ranged from splitting a slice of pie at a cafe to strolling through the Swiss countryside and sipping champagne on a boat in Lake Como, Italy. Before we knew it, in 2023, we were moving together. Time flies when you’re in love. In 2024, it was time to pop the question. We returned to one of our favorite restaurants for a slice of pizza and Zach got down on one knee. It was a simple and magical moment that tied together every delicious little moment we had shared over the past years. Now, we are so excited to welcome you to share in our latest adventure…