TJ and Dawn met in January of 2022 when Dawn came to Florida to visit a friend who was a mutual friend between them. TJ was invited out to a bar and that is where it was truly love at first sight and TJ ended up hanging out with the group the rest of the weekend. The relationship started as long distance but Dawn and TJ made an effort to travel back and forth between Cleveland and Florida to visit each other. On June 1st, 2022, Dawn decided to make a move to Orlando, FL to pursue the relationship by moving in with TJ. It seemed fast but it was worth it! On April 18th, 2024, TJ and Dawn traveled to Treasure Island, FL to meet friends for her best friend Fallon's birthday. The couple went a day early before everyone else arrived. TJ took Dawn down to the beach to watch the sunset before dinner, which is where he got down on one knee and popped the question! Dawn had a feeling it might be coming but was still so shocked and extremely happy :) Caught up in the excitement they missed their fancy dinner reservation and had bar food at a local dive instead because it didn't matter where they were at that moment. After that trip, they sold the condo TJ owned and bought a house in St. Cloud, FL, which was a whirlwind of thinking of wedding planning and moving. Over Christmas 2024, they went to Playa del Carmen, MX to look at wedding venues and finally found one they both loved. We hope you will all love it too, we are so excited to spend our special day with each of you.