We met during our college years at the University of New Hampshire. Although we ran in similar social circles, we started getting to know each other during our junior year when Carla started having lunch with the rowing team, of which Tim and Carla’s twin sister, Chiara, were teammates.
Before one of those almost-daily team lunches, Tim asked Carla to grab lunch somewhere other than the school’s cafeteria. Unbeknownst to Carla, Tim was taking her out on a first date! After sharing truffle fries and enjoying their burgers, Tim stopped Carla during their walk back to class and said “You know, I would really like for you to be my girlfriend…” and the rest, is history!
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR STORY
Fast forward six years, we are enjoying the summer together switiching between renovating our new home in Londonderry, New Hampshire, and taking in the last few moments in our Newburyport, Massachusetts, apartment where our life together materialized.
We enjoy after-work picnics at the beach during warm summer days, and walking downtown for a drink and dinner with friends. On most week-night evenings, you will find us cooking a new recipe and watching a bit of tv together before turning down for the night.
WHERE ARE WE NOW?
WHY TENERIFE?
As many of our loved ones know, Carla grew up in the south side of Tenerife, Canary Islands, from the young age of 2 until she moved out for college in Durham, New Hampshire. Tenerife holds a dear place in our hearts, and is where Carla’s nuclear family and childhood friends are still located.
The endless seaviews, the diverse landscape throughout the island and the fun charisma of the locals are some of the reasons we believe many of you will enjoy visiting!
HOW DID HE PROPOSE?
Tim proposed to Carla at sunset on December 21, 2023, before what she thought was her early birthday dinner.
After Tim got the ring from a local jewler in New York City, he finalized the important details: time, date and location. When Carla got home from work early on the 21st (which Tim organized with her boss and team), Tim quickly told her he had planned a suprise “early birthday dinner” before heading out to the airport later that night for the holidays with her family in Tenerife.
Carla became suspicious when Tim suggested they walk to the restaurant after parking by Carla’s favorite cocktail spot; it was a cold and windy December evening in New England!
After a few minutes of walking on the Newburyport waterfront boardwalk, while she admired the sunset, he got down on one knee and popped the question.
Fun fact: Tim’s siblings, Katelyn and Ryan, were hiding and capturing our special moment on video and photograph!
a few of our favorite moments
