She was waiting at Sugar and Twine as he tried desperately for 30 min to find parking on Cary Street on a Saturday. When he sat down, he wasn’t sure if the sweat beads were from accidentally ordering a hot Americano in July or nerves. But as she fired question after question verbatim from a list of top 50 questions to ask on your first date, he hid a smile after seeing through her nerves too. After many shared stories over their first cup of coffee, that first bowl of pasta, and first of many long walks by the Riverfront Canal the distance between CA and NJ seemed less and less daunting. 8 cross country trips and multiple rounds of delicious home cooked meals with respective families later, they can’t wait to make it official and bring together all their loved ones to celebrate with them on July 13,2024!