Ariana and Thomas met in New York City in August of 2019. Tom was living in the city for two years working as a consultant for EY while Ariana recently moved to the city for graduate school. The short story: they met through a friend of a friend. The long story: the truth may never be fully known! Ariana lived with Tom's friend from high school, Nicole, who set the pair up. Tom came over to the girls' apartment alone to see Nicole's new spot in the city. He ventured out with the girls to the infamous Penny Farthings (the local bar and the girls favorite spot) before leaving to meet up with a coworker. As the story goes, Nicole shared with Thomas that Ariana was interested in him (although Nicole and Ariana do not recall this) which gave Tom the courage to ask Ariana out. As the saying goes, the rest is history! From their first date at Alta in Manhattan’s West Village, to Yankees games and nights out at the Jersey Shore, a global pandemic, traveling the world, and indulging in amazing food their adventures continued to grow. On May 11th, Tom proposed to Ariana outside of Gramercy Park in Manhattan (the neighborhood where Ariana lived and their relationship began).