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April 15, 2023
Washington, DC
#DG2023

Dennis & Greg

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Gregory

Matejcik

&

Dennis

Mendoza

#DG2023

April 15, 2023

Washington, DC

When Dennis met Gregory...

Dennis and Greg met on May 3, 2019 during a chance encounter at a restaurant in Washington, DC. Dennis was in the city with friends who were in town for his best friend’s wedding, and Greg (living in Hartford at the time) was in town celebrating his birthday. After exchanging a brief hello, their mutual friends set up a meeting later that evening. Although Dennis had best man duties all weekend, they exchanged phone numbers and kept in touch. After weeks of texting and FaceTiming, Greg finally gave into Dennis’ requests to visit him, so he drove down with Lily in tow and spent a weekend in Virginia. They hit it off immediately. During his second trip to DC, Greg met most of Dennis’ immediate friends and soon afterward, Dennis made the trek to Hartford and met Greg’s closest friends. They went back and forth for over a year. During this time they met each other’s families, attended countless events, and finally made their relationship “Facebook official.” The time and effort in maintaining a long distance relationship was totally worth it. Dennis and Greg made the decision to move in together in the spring of 2020. Dennis upgraded to a townhome in the same complex, just steps away from where he lived for 17 years. Greg sold his condo in Hartford where he had lived for 10 years, packed up his dog Lily and all of his belongings, and moved six states away. Dennis and Greg welcomed their second daughter, Mochi, the following year. She definitely acclimated herself to the family and quickly made Dennis and Greg (and Lily) think, “What have we done?” On December 18, 2021, in front of a few close friends, Greg asked Dennis to marry him. Dennis, of course, was totally surprised and said yes! Many happy tears were shed. Being the Type A person he is, Dennis had already been planning to propose to Greg during an upcoming trip to Puerta Vallarta, Mexico. However, Greg beat him to the punch — or so he thought. During the trip with their chosen family to Puerto Vallarta in March 2022, Dennis and Greg planned a sunset dinner for just the two of them. During the dinner, Dennis surprised Greg with a proposal of his own. Spoiler alert, Greg said yes. Two rings later and the rest is history! To our family and friends, we want to thank everyone for your love and support throughout these years. Everyone has made such a positive impact in our lives and our relationship together. We are so happy to share our special day with you as we start this new chapter. Love is love, D & G

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