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The proposal captured by Sean's Aunt Tracy!

One of the beautiful engagement photos Sean's Aunt Tracy took of the couple after the proposal. They call this one the "Meghan Markle Photo" as that's where the inspo came from.

One of the beautiful engagement photos Sean's Aunt Tracy took of the couple after the proposal. This one is called "Inspect the ring".

One of the beautiful engagement photos Sean's Aunt Tracy took of the couple after the proposal.

One of the beautiful engagement photos Sean's Aunt Tracy took of the couple after the proposal. This one's called "Put that ring on!"

One of the beautiful engagement photos Sean's Aunt Tracy took of the couple after the proposal.

One of the beautiful engagement photos Sean's Aunt Tracy took of the couple after the proposal.

One of the beautiful engagement photos Sean's Aunt Tracy took of the couple after the proposal.

One of the beautiful engagement photos Sean's Aunt Tracy took of the couple after the proposal. The RING!

One of the beautiful engagement photos Sean's Aunt Tracy took of the couple after the proposal.

One of the beautiful engagement photos Sean's Aunt Tracy took of the couple after the proposal.

One of the beautiful engagement photos Sean's Aunt Tracy took of the couple after the proposal.

One of the beautiful engagement photos Sean's Aunt Tracy took of the couple after the proposal.

One of the beautiful engagement photos Sean's Aunt Tracy took of the couple after the proposal. The couple stands with Ally Germ (Maid of Honor).

One of the beautiful engagement photos Sean's Aunt Tracy took of the couple after the proposal. This is Kristen with her maid of honor Ally Germ, who Sean flew in to Chicago for the proposal!

Kristen and Ally (Maid of Honor) right after the proposal, celebrating the proposal in the bathroom mirror at the rooftop bar!

Kristen found out about the tradition of Engagement swords through...you guessed it...reading! Here, Sean is holding his engagement sword from Kristen. Stay tuned for its appearance at the wedding!

The whole gang at the engagement celebration dinner with Kristen's family on the left and Sean's family on the right of the couple.

Kristen and Sean with Ally Germ (left, Maid of Honor) and Sarah Vigna (Right, Kristen's Sister) at the engagement dinner celebration.

Sean and his dad at the engagement dinner celebration.

Kristen's mom had these wine glasses made as an engagement gift for the couple. They have the star map from the night Kristen and Sean got engaged wrapped around the glass.

After the engagement, Sean scheduled a dinner with both families at Piccolo Buco! It was tons of fun and when the server found out they were celebrating she brought them some Bubbly!

Kristen said "YES" to her dress at Wolsfelts Bridal with Sean's Mom, Sarah (Kristen's Sister), Maddie (Kristen's Sister) and Kristen's mom! They had a blast gossiping and trying on different styles!

Kristen LOVES her dress! She can't wait to wear it!

Maddie (Kristen's sister) and Aven (Sean's cousin) at the engagement dinner. They are the same age and get along well.

After the Engagement, Kristen and Sean had a trip scheduled with Christian (groomsman) and Elise (bridesmaid) to Punta Cana. Kristen and Sean like finding matching bathing suits for their trips!

Kristen and Sean flew to Pittsburgh to see the Savanah Bananas play with Kristen's family! It was a blast and Banana beer is pretty good too!

Another photo in Punta Cana...this time with a giant FROG. Kristen and Sean like finding silly statues in the towns they visit.

Kristen and Sean have started skiing more! This photo is from their first Ski trip together!

Close up of Kristen and Sean on the roof of their house!

Kristen and Sean outside their new house on closing day!

Kristen and Sean bought a house! They are in fact on the roof in this photo!

Kristen and Sean outside their new house on closing day!

Kristen and Sean participated in the Downers Grove Thanksgiving 5K...believe it or not this was Sean's idea and the couple did run the entire 5K

As a pilot, Sean often flys to some cool locations! Kristen was able to join him on this trip to Punta Cana! Sean operated the Frontier flight and Kristen went along for the ride and the warm weather!

The Hans Zimmer Concert! When Kristen and Sean first met they bonded over their love for Interstellar. It was only right for the couple to see Hans Zimmer in concert!

The Hans Zimmer Concert in Chicago!

Kristen and Sean with Sean's friends at the White Socks Game. Kaylee (bridesmaid) and Zach (groomsman) are the two on the far left of the photo.

Up close with The Bean!

You can't move to Chicago without seeing THE BEAN (Cloud Gate)!

Kristen and Sean visited Sean's grandparents in St. Louis and they all planned on attending a St. Louis Cardinals game...This one was rained out, so the couple will have to try again!

Kristen and Sean in the airport before the first commercial flight that Sean flew her on. He surprised the rowing team by picking up their flight to a race in Philly!

Sean and his mom (who flew into Florida) at Kristen's college graduation. (May 2024)

Kristen and Sean before the first commercial flight that Sean flew her on. Of course Kristen got to sneak a peek at Sean's office (for the day)!

Sean went to see Kristen's last race ever at Nathan Benderson Park...as you can tell it was a successful race!

Kristen and Sean mini golfing at Pop Stroke in Orlando.

Drinking around the world at Epcot...This photo was in "Canada".

Drinking around the world at Epcot...This photo was in "Italy". Sean was trying to replicate the Spaghetti scene from Lady and the Tramp...it's unclear how this pose is that.

Drinking around the world at Epcot...This photo was in "Germany".

Drinking around the world at Epcot...This photo was in "China". It was cold (at least for Florida) and rainy...and that is a frozen beverage...

Kristen and Sean at dinner on the Mariner of the Seas. They went on this cruise with Kristen's family.

Kristen and Sean at the Cozumel port. This was one of the stops on the cruise they took with Kristen's family.

Kristen and Sean with the Mariner of the Seas in the background.

On deck of the Mariner of the Seas. They took this cruise to Cozumel with Kristen's family.

Kristen and Sean at Panhellenic Formal.

Kristen and Sean took a weekend trip from Daytona down to Miami. They went to the aquarium and found THE BEST chicken joint in Miami (Pollos & Jarras).

Kristen and Sean on the beach in Miami. They didn't get to hang out in the water very long as a storm rolled in.

Kristen and Sean in Pittsburgh for a Pirates game! Lets Go Buccos!

Kristen and Sean went to a Pirates game in Pittsburgh with Sarah (Kristen's sister) and Megan (Kristen's cousin).

Kristen and Sean at Tri Sigma Formal. This event was held at 4 Rivers Smokehouse in One Daytona, which is across the street from the Daytona International Speedway.

This is the day that Kristen and Sean adopted their first cat Jodi. If you can't tell...Jodi is NOT a people cat and was NOT happy to be held. She IS super cute though!

Kristen and Sean at Tri Sigma Formal! Kristen had a race in the morning, then got ready for formal in the evening...nothing out of the usual for her though!

Kristen and Sean started the tradition of going to Dalmare Italian Chophouse in Daytona Beach. Unfortunately, it is now closed.

This is a sunset on Kristen and Sean's first cruise. This cruise went to Princess Cays and the Bahamas.

Kristen and Sean at the Princess Cays, which is Carnaval's private island in the Bahamas. This was their first cruise.

Kristen and Sean went Kayaking at the Princess Cays...unsurprisingly Sean made Kristen do all of the paddling.

Kristen and Sean at the Bahamas. They had a blast and enjoyed the Bahama Mamas!

Kristen and Sean in the Bahamas on their first cruise!

Kristen and Sean in the Bahamas on their first cruise. They had matching flamingo bathing suits on!

Kristen and Sean at their second Rowing Formal!

One tradition Kristen and Sean have is dressing up in onesies for their Halloween costumes.

This Halloween Kristen and Sean were dressed up as two of their stuffed animals that they named Alfy (the Alpaca) and Tim (the Seal).

Kristen and Sean with Christian (Groomsman) before the FIJI Casino Cruise. Kristen didn't know it at the time, but this was the trial run for the big cruse to see how her motion sickness would fair.

On board the FIJI Casino Cruise with a beautiful sunset.

Kristen and Sean on the FIJI Casino Cruise. They saw a SpaceX rocket launch from Cape Canaveral AND a SpaceX Booster rocket on its way back to land!

Kristen and Sean with LEGO minifigures that they designed at the LEGO store in Disney Springs.

Sean came to Nathan Benderson Park to watch Kristen compete in her second Division II National Championship. Kristen was in the 4+ and her boat got 2nd place overall in a tight race!

Kristen and Sean went to a blueberry festival in Florida. Blueberries are Sean's favorite!

Kristen and Sean at The Garlic for Easter. Kristen and Sean went with Elise (bridesmaid), who took this photo.

Kristen and Sean outside of the Kaleo concert. This was their first concert together. It was held at the House of Blues at Disney Springs.

Kristen and Sean's went to see Kaleo! The show was postponed because of the pandemic, but that ended up working out because otherwise Sean wouldn't have known Kristen yet!

Kristen and Sean at the Kaleo concert. The House of Blues is standing room only and they got a spot pretty close to the front of the stage. It was a great show!

Kristen and Sean went to the Biggest Bounce House in America when it came to Jacksonville Florida. They had a BLAST!

Kristen and Sean with Sarah (Kristen's sister). Kristen played piano for her cousin's wedding. This was Sean's first meeting with the Vigna extended family.

Kristen and Sean at Sean's graduation. (Dec. 2021)

Sean was VERY proud at Kristen's cousin's wedding that he snagged some cup cakes before the trolly to the car left.

Kristen and Sean at their first Formal event for FIJI.

This photo was captured at Kristen's cousin's wedding and captures the perfect craziness that is the Vigna family. (Sorry Dad you're too tall!)

Kristen and Sean in the plane during Sean's first flight with Kristen.

Kristen and Sean outside of Kristen's Grandma Knepshield's house.

It's not possible to visit Kristen's Grandma Knepshield and NOT do some sort of work! Sean had a good time driving the tractor.

Kristen's Grandma Knepshield had Sean out cutting tree limbs on his first visit to her house. Kristen enjoyed watching him work, but did cave and help him drag the cut limbs to the brush pile.

Kristen and Sean at Kristen's Grandma Knepshield's kitchen table. Grandma Knepshield is known for always taking photos of people...usually though they're not looking at the camera!

Sean's first trip to Pittsburgh! This photo was taken at Point State Park. It is at the very tip of the peninsula, where the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers meet to form the Ohio River.

One of Kristen and Sean's first photos. This photo was taken in St. Augustine, Florida.

One of Kristen and Sean's first photos. This photo was taken in St. Augustine, Florida. They had dinner with a few of Sean's friends.

One of Kristen and Sean's 1st dates was to Disney Springs. This photo was taken that day and is the first photo of Kristen and Sean together!