We are so excited to share our wedding day with you!

In some ways, the most interesting part of our relationship is how long it FINALLY took for us to find each other. In the 1990's, we both lived in Washington DC. In the early 2000's, we both lived in Northern California. We have literally lived a mile from each other for the past five years. We shop at the same grocery store, We run and bike the same paths. We have run the same races. We have probably seen each other dozens of times in different place but, until we both signed up for Facebook Dating, we were unaware that the other person existed. But, at 9:00am on Friday, November 15th, 2021, we had our first date at Luci's and a quick coffee stretched into almost three hours. I think it is fair to say that we were both smitten with each other from the onset. In fact, I (Greg) was so smitten that, after the first date, Dana told me that she couldn't possibly date someone who was not smart enough to realize how great an AARP membership was so, upon getting back home, I bought a five year membership! BTW - Now that we are getting married, I automatically get tagged on to Dana's lifetime membership so score!! We pretty quickly fell in love but it wasn't until June of 2022 when we were in a windswept tent at 18k elevation in Kilimanjaro at 40 degrees with 50+ miles per hour wind after all our money had been stolen (and me battling an intestinal parasite), that I realized just how wonderful she was. She is simply the most caring and compassionate person that I have ever met and I love her deeply. Our life together has been a wonderful series of adventures and we are delighted that we found each other and now get to spend the rest of our life together. And, on November 16th, around 5:00pm, we get to formalize that in front of you, our family and friends. As Dana says, we might not be each other's first love but it is a joy to be each other's last love. I cannot imagine anyone better to spend the rest of my life with. (Dana) I wanted to add a paragraph from my perspective. I really didn't date much since being in Arizona and really thought I would age alone. My life was full with work and races and then Covid hit. I decided I would be open to finding love. When I met Greg at Luci's his smile lit up the place. I was instantly smitten. He was everything I had always wanted in a life partner. Greg is wonderful and active Dad. He is an amazing professor, investing in the future generation. He is kind and funny and smart and engaging. He is active and fit and lives life to the fullest. He is grounded and passionate in everything he does. He wants me to be the best I can be and I want the same for him. He makes me laugh and smile and he is such a wonderful person. I met my life partner and I am so happy that we get to share this special day with all of you. It is certainly our time to join lives together with our close friends and family.