Gio and Melissa both have a love for country music. When the world was shutting down in 2020 the country community was creating their own dancing country bar. They called them
Parking Lot Parties and that's where they officially met. They had mutual friends and began hanging out and dancing more and more each week they'd go.

They started going on group hikes, brunches, billiard night, etc. Gio asked a group of friends to go eat and of course Melissa was down. They couldn't decide where and ended up at Olive Garden at 11am and still joke about it today.

That was their unofficial official first date.
From then on they grew closer and the connection got stronger. Gio asked Melissa officially to be together on April 4, 2021. After some time Gio was ready for Melissa to meet his beautiful twin daughters. She loved them and when she got to see how much of an amazing dad he was to them, she knew she found someone special.

Together they've grown as individuals and a couple. They have gone through struggles and high points, but they've started growing a life together doing things they love; creating memories, exploring new places, making fun of each other, and hanging out with their friends they call family.
On one of these adventures they found themselves taking a cruise to Mexico where Gio decided to take a knee and propose to Melissa on a beach. They are so excited to continue their story, grow together, stronger, and make a lifetime of memories!