Alana Lozada and Michael DiMartino met during the winter of 2019 on the dating app meant to be deleted, Hinge. Mike was the first person Alana met through the app. Although this was Alana’s first time meeting someone on Hinge, Mike insists that “we matched on Bumble, but you never answered my message.”

After texting for a few weeks, Mike and Alana met for a first date one cold January night at Jack Jack’s Coffee House in Babylon, New York. They had such great conversation that they moved onto The Brixton where they stayed until 2am getting to know each other. The two were virtually inseparable from that moment on. Although Covid-19 did throw a wrench in things, causing Alana to move back to Florida for about 6 months after being furloughed, the love persisted through the distance. They realized how special their connection was, and after Alana returned to New York, they moved in together.

During the summer of 2020, Mike applied to transfer from the NYPD to Irving, Texas. After months of hard work and studying, he accomplished his goal of being accepted to a highly regarded department that goes through months of rigorous training and careful selection to only hire the best of the best. They moved to Dallas in January of 2021, after a long 24-hour drive. He completed DFW’s regional academy in August of 2021, and completed Irving's academy in October 2021.

After Mike got the job in Texas, and moving Winnie and Alana there, he chose to propose to her on January 18th, alone together in the evening under pretty lights by a pond. Alana was over the moon and made quick work of contacting all of her family and friends to let them know the good news.

In May, Mike and Alana decided it was time for Winnie to become a big sister. They adopted their young boy Gino from a chihuahua rescue in Dallas-Fort Worth. He's the sweetest dog and an expert snuggler. Mike and Alana feel very blessed to have found Gino and are looking forward to the coming years with him by our side. He loves to come on vacation with them to Florida to visit his grandparents (Ana and Chris Lozada) as well as his best friend Layla. The family sadly lost sweet Winnie in June of 2022 after a long battle with canine dementia, and miss her dearly every day

Alana has continued her career in the customer service industry. She is currently bartending, and selling vintage and antique goods on the side through Etsy.

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We chose to elope on July 11th, 2021 in a private ceremony at Grapevine Botanical Gardens in our home state of Texas. This was a very difficult decision to make, as being surrounded by family and friends would have been so much fun. We came to this decision after much deliberation, and figured that the most important part was our love for each other. We are so excited that the time has finally come for us to celebrate our love with the ones we love most! We hope you'll love Jupiter as much as we do, and turn it into a relaxing vacation or getaway for yourself and your family!

In the meantime, thank you for taking the time to read our love story; we are grateful for every one of you! Please take a look at our pictures from the last few years, and all the fun memories we've created along the way. We also included our engagement and elopement photoshoots. We love you, and thank you for coming on this journey with us ❤️

Mr. and Mrs. DiMartino