Thank goodness for St. Lawrence University. We met fall of 2012, although it wasn’t until Spring 2013 when we made it official. We were both invited to a pregame in the dirtiest sophomore dorm, Dean Eaton. Tim was cracking jokes in different accents, and Caroline thought he was hilarious... eight years later, we are still laughing, and the rest is history!

While pursuing our Master's degrees at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, we came home for a month to be with our families for Christmas. Considering the circumstances, it was a trip to escape our small Dublin flat until classes reconvened in February. Upon our return, Tim had planned to pop the question over the next few months. However, after reflecting on the tough year everyone had, he decided, what better time than around one of our favorite holidays and with our immediate families. So on December 24th, 2020, it was a beautiful sunny day and the Knowles family brunch was on the calendar. Before Nana (aka Teedy) arrived, we took Remy for a walk to our favorite spot, Lobster Cove in Manchester. As we threw rocks in the water, Tim got down on one knee! Just a few pounds of tears were shed. On our walk home, we both were overwhelmed with excitement! As we walked down the Knowles driveway, our immediate families came out of the garage as bagpipe music played. They had totally transformed the entire garage into a celebration space. We were overwhelmed with joy and love, definitely more tears. We are so grateful to our families for making it such a special day and forever one of our favorites! Here's to many more wonderful celebrations and we can't wait to share with you!