Colleen and William met in 2016 during their senior year at the University of Connecticut. They hit it off at Colleen's 21st birthday party, and began dating shortly after. William proposed to Colleen on April 26, 2023 on their first trip to Paris together during a romantic picnic by the Seine River. Their wedding will be held at Branford House on the UConn Avery Point campus as it is the perfect combination of their love of the ocean and the university where they met!