2016
Met on first day of work.
Sparks fly at new hire orientation at DigitasLBi, New York. (Not really, but we did share a moment in a small breakout group!)
2017
We officially begin dating.
After months of unlabeled dating, we finally put a label on it — one year to the day after we met.
2018
Vanessa moves to London.
Unable to secure a visa in the US, Vanessa moves across the pond and we begin the long-distance chapter of our relationship.
2019
We make the most of long distance & London.
There’s always a silver lining! Ours came in the form of trips to Paris, a Champions League match at Wembley, and lots of Facetimes.
2020
We spend three months in Nantucket during COVID-19.
COVID-19 becomes a full-blown pandemic as Vanessa happens to be visiting New York. We head up to Nantucket with her sister Christina, and brother-in-law, Brian, to “ride it out” and end up staying through June.
2021
Vanessa gets accepted to Columbia Business School.
We close the long-distance chapter as Vanessa moves back to New York for her MBA program.
2022
The middle-distance relationship begins.
Michael’s in Brooklyn. Vanessa’s on the west side. It’s not quite London-New York, but it’s close…
2023
We welcome Toblerone into our lives.
An 11-week old chocolate labrador forever changes our lives. Chaos ensues. Many socks are chewed up. Tobey settles into his new life in New York.
2024
Michael moves in.
No more middle-distance relationship. Lots of travel and lots of Tobey time.
2025
We get engaged & move to Switzerland.
Michael proposes in Courchevel. Vanessa joins the family business and we relocate to Lugano, Switzerland (Tobey, too).
2026
Our wedding: exactly 10 years to the day we met.
Thank you all for joining us to celebrate a decade of love!