Jillian and Tony met while Jillian was working in Property Management at an apartment complex in Southend, Charlotte. It just so happened that Tony was showing around two of his friends from the DC area who were moving to Charlotte and helping them find a place to live. Jillian was working in the office that day when Tony and his friends walked in and proceeded to give them a tour around the community. When they got back to the office, Tony, being the social butterfly he is, decided to pick up one of Jillian's business cards and wrote his number on it. He gave Jillian the business card and stated that he and a bunch of his friends were getting together for the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight and would love if she would come. After Tony and his friends had left, Jillian politely declined, by texting him stating she had already made plans with her friends to go watch the Derby, as that was the same night. To Jillian's surprise, Tony text her back saying, "No problem! Where are you going, we can come to you!" Sure enough, about an hour later Tony showed up with a few of his friends, dressed in one of his infamous stylish outfits, a seersucker suit jacket with shorts (which the couple still gets a laugh about to this day). From there on it was nothing but laughs and endless conversations. 5 1/2 years later...here we are!

Although we were not able to have the wedding we originally planned, surrounded by our loved ones, September 10th, 2020 was such a special day that we will truly cherish forever. As we exchanged our vows, at Raffaldini Vineyards in North Carolina, just the two of us, we kept our friends and family in our spirits and celebrated our love for one another on the most gorgeous day that we could have ever asked for. We sincerely appreciate everyone’s unconditional love and support throughout our journey and our future together now as Mr. and Mrs. Maria!