John and Amanda met a couple times before they officially met in 2019. One fateful day, a mutual friend (thank you, Kimmy!) messaged Amanda asking if she would be interested in dating John because Kim knew they would hit it off. Amanda told Kim to give John her phone number and after some coaxing from John's friends, he messaged Amanda a few days later. They hit it off immediately. Their first date was less than a week after the first message was sent, and to this day, Amanda and John enjoy a weekly date night on that very same day of the week.

While visiting John's family beach house, John and Amanda were celebrating their one year anniversary. While on the front deck, looking out at the ocean, a lovely table was set with roses, wine, and the sound of the waves. Amanda made dinner, one of John's favorites (sausage and cabbage). John was clearing the dishes inside while Amanda was enjoying the view of the beach on the deck. John told Amanda to call their pup, Prima, out to her and on Prima's collar was a note attached. The note read "Daddy has something to ask you" and when Amanda looked up from the note, John was on a knee with a family heirloom ring. Amanda didn't even let John finish his proposal before saying "Yes! Of course!" through happy tears. We're so excited to share in this time with our family and friends. We can't wait to celebrate our forever with you!