Janine and Peter met in college, where they both played trombone in the Columbia University Marching Band. They quickly became friends.

After Janine graduated from college, the two went their separate ways for a while. Both ended up at law school -- Janine at Yale, Peter at Berkeley -- and kept in touch across the long distance, bonding over their mutual love of the law.

When Peter graduated law school in 2018, the two admitted they had feelings for each other and decided to start dating -- despite still living very far away, with Janine in New York and Peter in Denver!

Peter and Janine each adopted a cat during the following years. Doug (left) joined Peter in January 2019, and Janine adopted Stevie (right) in June 2021. They are a near-endless source of amusement, and they spend much of their time plotting to take over the apartment for themselves.

Peter proposed to Janine at the top of Edinburgh Castle.

She said yes.