On May 24, 2021, in a courthouse off a busy street in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Dan could only hope the girl he saw across the street was going the same way as him. It turned out the girl of his dreams entered the courthouse a mere ten seconds before him. Over that summer, Dan and Dani grew to become best friends and developed a deep connection to each other. Dani knew she met her match when Dan expressed his compulsive need to apply chapstick throughout the day. After both finishing law school, two bar exams, and adopting one sweet puppy later, they finally became a family of three when Dan proposed on September 22, 2023, at Long Beach Island. The torrential downpour and devastating Notre Dame loss could not outshine the happiness and excitement for what was to come.