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In September of 2016, Jen’s new co-worker Emily mentioned to her that she had a guy she thought Jen might be interested in. Joe and Emily had been friends since high school, and Emily was telling Joe how she thought he and Jen would be a great match. After weeks of persuasion, Emily and Jen met Joe for lunch at the SaladWorks in East Norriton. It was love and lettuce. On the drive back to work, Jen told Emily she thought Joe was cute and nice. Joe texted Emily later that afternoon saying that Jen was “real pretty and nice.” That evening, Emily forced Joe to leave a local football game and head to the bar where Jen and her friends were hanging out. Joe arrived at the bar and made his move by buying Jen and her friends a round of tequila shots. The rest was history… Thanks Emily :)
On Friday, October 11th, 2019, Jen & Joe were heading down to Jen's parents home in Ocean City, NJ to celebrate her mom's birthday. Jen & Joe took half days from work to drive down to the shore where her family was already gathered (red flag number one). Joe, who usually is always rushing Jen to hurry up so they can get on the road, had told Jen they could enjoy the afternoon a bit before they left for the shore since there wouldn’t be any summer traffic (red flag number two). The drive was slow with numerous stops, and as they approached Ocean City, Joe asked Jen if she would like to stop at the pier on the bay near her parents’ house. As soon as they walked up onto the dock, Joe called Jen's name and she turned around to find him on one knee. She said yes and giggled at the fishing line Joe tied to the ring, just in case of an accidental overboard situation. They pulled up to the Ahern's house to find forty of their closest family and friends cheering on the front deck & sidewalk with champagne flutes in hand.