Despite growing up only a few miles away from each other in Ontario, Paul and Monika met in Florida. It was by way of introduction through Sabina - a sister to Monika and co-worker to Paul. After several months of texts and calls, Paul flew to Florida and met Monika at a farm in Orlando, for a holiday party. Love struck quickly and after a whirlwind year, they attended that same holiday party after getting engaged just days earlier, at the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina.