Tessa and Alex's love story began at a Halloween party in 2017, where Tessa showed up in yoga pants, a sweatshirt, and with a rotisserie chicken in hand. Alex was dressed as a Mcpoyle brother from "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia." Despite initially planning to go out with her friends, Tessa called her friend a few hours later to ask for Alex's number. They went on a date the very next day and have been together ever since. In April 2021, Alex proposed to Tessa during a sunset photo session on Martha's Vineyard, one of Tessa's favorite vacation spots from her childhood. Tragically, Tessa's father passed away just a week later, making the engagement all the more poignant