It started at Spitzer's, a neighborhood bar. Chris' friend from high school who happened to be a colleague of Katie's made the introduction - and a friendship began. Three months and a commitment to a summer share house later, Chris asked Katie on their first date. The relationship grew over a love of food, travel, summer weekends, and mediocre NFL teams. After a year and a half "long-distance" relationship (Brooklyn to Manhattan isn't as close as it seems!), Chris and Katie decided to make a home together in Manhattan's
West Village.
Katie thought they were visiting friends in LA, Chris had a different plan. He arranged for the two to spend the night at Terranea, an oceanside resort in Ranchos Palos Verdes. Following an afternoon of relaxing by the pool, Chris encouraged them to take in the sunset on the resort's cliffside path. As the sun went down over the Point Vicente Lighthouse, he popped the question.