Danielle and Gianluca met in August of 2020. At this point, Danielle was very against the dating apps, but said to herself “okay JUST one more before I throw in the towel”. That “one more” happened to be her last first date ever with a guy named Gianluca Mazzarini. Danielle and Gianluca went to Valencia Street in the Mission District of San Francisco for their first date, where they shared their interests, hobbies, life goals, and a few drinks. By the end of the date, they both felt that this was something truly special. Danielle even called her mom on the Uber ride home to gush over the date and to tell her that Gianluca is Jewish (yes you read that right Gianluca Mazzarini is Jewish!). Over the course of the next year they spent quality time together meeting each other's friends, going rock climbing, biking, attending motorcycle races and events, traveling, and meeting the parents and family.



Fast-forward to December 2021, Gianluca helped to organize a joint Burnstein/ Mazzarini weekend trip to Napa for the holidays. Gianluca’s mom and dad (Patti and Massimo) flew up from LA and Danielle’s parents (Michelle and Marc) drove up from Lafayette. The plan for the first night was to go to dinner at Don Giovani- one of the Burnstein’s favorite restaurants in wine country. About 15 minutes before they were supposed to leave for dinner Gianluca asked Danielle to go “check out the beautiful lights” at the restaurant, Celadon, below the hotel. Danielle had a feeling that something was up at this point, but she loved seeing the lights at Celadon since she had been going there with her family for many years and it held many precious memories. Gianluca and Danielle walked downstairs to Celadon and low and behold it was pouring rain! Danielle could tell Gianluca was getting anxious about something and before she knew it Gianluca had gotten down on one knee and asked Danielle to marry him. Their parents then joined them- graciously holding umbrellas. It was difficult to tell what was rain and what were happy tears as everyone was a total and utter happy mess. After we took pictures, we packed ourselves into the car, drenched and ecstatic, and ate one of the best meals at Don Giovanni. The food was great but the fact that this was Danielle and Gianluca’s first meal as an engaged couple surrounded by their family was what made it the absolute best.