Dan and GG were separately meeting with Father Estok from St. Albert the Great Church, for spiritual guidance. In one of their meetings, Father Estok said to GG "I would be kicking myself if I didn't say anything, but I know of a young man who I have been meeting with about similar topics. Do you know of a guy named Dan Madden? He also went to John Carroll University and is a parishoner here."

Immediately, GG looked Dan up on Facebook to find that their mutual friend was Marissa Buttazzoni. Marissa was adamant on messaging Dan to set the two of them up. One week after some friendly conversation, on January 26th, 2024, GG and Dan went on their first date at Cantine in Broadview Heights.

Their first date was the beginning of so many happy days. They fell in love on Catawba Island singing "Goodnight Mr. Sun" every night, sharing mojitos at Mojito Bay, and taking morning boat rides on GG's boat "Susie Q." They are so blessed that both sides of their families love Catawba. They have put family and God at the center of their world by always attending mass together and prioritizing family. Family is everything to these two, and that was one of the many qualities they fell in love with when getting to know one another.

365 days after their first date, the day all the planets aligned, Dan got on one knee to pop the question at the Arcade in Cleveland. The entire day, they celebrated with close family and revisited the place they first met.

Dan and GG have grown more in love since becoming engaged. They loved planning their special day and feel so blessed that God brought the two of them together. Father Estok will be uniting them as one at St. Albert the Great and Marissa Buttazzoni will be standing next to GG on their wedding day.

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