Joey's Perspective:

In 2018, I moved into a new house and one of my roommates happened to be Eric, Emily’s cousin, who I met playing softball. Later that year, in the fall, I met Emily briefly and thereafter we had brief interactions here and there. Although we had a few intriguing conversations and Emily being easy on the eyes, we were both preoccupied with other relationships. It wasn’t until February 2020, that we really had the chance to get to know one another on a night out with a group of friends. Eric’s girlfriend, Kaitlin, was a matchmaker separately letting Emily and I in on the secret that we were fond of one another.

A week later on Valentine’s Day, we had our first official date. I cooked dinner and Emily brought a mix and match six pack. More dates ensued for the next month, but then a pandemic shut down the whole world. With quarantine upon us, our relationship only blossomed more. I felt that Emily matched my energy and affinity for her wholeheartedly and our love only grew stronger during the trying time of my back injury. After 2 years of dating, Emily and I decided to welcome our old buddy Buck to our family and a few months last we moved in together. I contemplated many ideas of how I would propose after we started living together. Buck has been such a huge part of our lives that I knew I wanted our proposal to be centered around him. This led us to the Brewdog Doghouse Hotel and me getting down on one knee with Buck presenting a ring to Emily. She said yes and now we are here preparing for our wedding!

Us!