Tony and Gina first met in 2014 when his best friend, Lorenzo, invited Tony to a family dinner at his girlfriend’s (Gina’s sister, Laura) house. Tony thought that Gina was cute, and asked Laura for her number. Tony asked Gina to go out on a date to the movies and Gina agreed, but nothing ever transpired since Gina went back to school in Oshkosh. Tony and Gina remained friends on Facebook and Snapchat and sometimes chatted randomly throughout the years - Tony may have even made several attempts to “get at her” ;) In January of 2023, Tony reached out to Gina and made some not-so-subtle hints that he always had a crush on her and wanted to pursue more than a friendship, and the rest is history!

Some of Tony and Gina’s favorite memories together are Sunday family dinners at Momma Muzia’s house, spending a week visiting Gina in Seattle with Leyna and Avery, moving into their first home together, going to Morgan Wallen and Post Malone concerts, and camping Up North as a family.

Tony proposed to Gina in December 2024 by creating his own crossword puzzle for Gina to solve and had rose petals leading up to their bedroom where Leyna and Avery were waiting to take pictures while Tony got down on one knee.

Tony & Gina love to spend time with Leyna and Avery and both of their families, take Tater Tot and Chay for walks, go on road trips together, try new places to eat, and cozy up on the couch at the end of the day and watch their favorite shows together.