On Valentine's Day 2.14.16, Annette was posting sad memes on Facebook. Scott messaged her, asking how she was doing. Eventually, they learned they were both single and started chatting daily for weeks. Our first date was going to the 3.12.16 Chicago St. Patrick's Day parade. Since then, we have gone on many vacations, bought a home together in Chicago, adopted Gabrysia the cat, and married during the pandemic. Many holidays are significant to us (see above, and also, Scott met Annette's parents for the spring holiday, Scott's daughter's birthday is around the winter holidays), but our favorite that we bonded over was of course Halloween. In 2019, Scott proposed with a bat claddagh ring at a Halloween masquerade party at the Drake Hotel. On 10.31.20, we tied the knot during a full moon Halloween. We were outdoors in Lincoln Park with our families in attendance. We hope you will join us this year, at Venuti's in Addison for a little celebration! (about 30-40 people) PS 10.10.20 was Scott's 40th Birthday & 10.28.20 Annette's 'hobbit coming-of-age' Birthday!