Jesse and Mary met at work, Binghamton University's library, in October 2018. Mary was visiting her work-mom in the basement when she was introduced to the new "server guy". They hung out a bit with the rest of the basement crew for a few weeks, and then all went bowling one Friday night in November. When everyone went home, Jesse and Mary wanted to keep hanging out (it was only 7pm on a Friday!), so they went to Garage for some dinner. They still weren't ready to call it a night, so they went to Irish Kevins for a nightcap. Jesse revealed that he fell asleep to The Office every night and Mary shared that she also fell asleep to the TV every night and had been watching a lot of Murder, She Wrote lately. Clearly a perfect match.

A few nights later, Mary met Henry and Pip (Gordo was too shy to come up from the basement), and that sealed the deal. From there, they played video games together (the ones Mary could keep an attention span for), went bowling and out to eat (a lot), and Jesse taught Mary how to fish. In the years since, they've continued those hobbies, and Jesse proposed on Christmas Day 2022, knowing that Christmas is one of Mary's favorite days.

Neither Jesse nor Mary love too much attention, so they decided to get married in a very small (and very short!) ceremony on November 2, 2023 at Confluence Park in Binghamton. They stood at the point of the park where the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers converge - cheesy but fitting, they thought - and were married by Jesse's childhood friend, Marco, who just happened to be ordained. Now, a year later, they are excited to celebrate with their family and friends on their one-year anniversary!