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William and Alex had their first date on March 27, 2021, at Douglas Forest State Park in Douglas, Massachusetts. They had a picnic date, and each brought food from their own cultures. William brought Alex a Brazilian chocolate egg as a birthday gift, as well as guarana sodas, Brazilian candies, and coxinhas. Alex brought cheese, crackers, and cut up cucumbers which Alex quickly learned William doesn’t like. Alex also brought ingredients for tequila cocktails. William always says that Alex got him drunk on the first date.
Alex and William had a six-hour first date, which included their picnic date, hiking, skipping stones in the lake, and then dinner. William has admitted that he fell in love with Alex during their first date.
From there, Alex and William’s relationship blossomed, and became official on May 24, 2021, after William surprised Alex at the airport as he was returning from travel and asked Alex to be his boyfriend through a Super 7s scratch ticket William made with his sister.
Alex and William continued their relationship, which at times was challenging because they were living over an hour apart. Both spent many hours driving back and forth to spend time with each other.
Their love for each other grew as they embraced their mutual passion for travel and adventure. William always said yes to Alex’s crazy adventures, whether a last minute Red Sox game, or barely making it off Block Island as a hurricane came ashore, the two embraced the wild ride and planned more adventures together.
In November of 2021, Alex knew that William was the person he wanted to spend his life with and asked William to marry him over breakfast one Sunday morning. William said yes and the two started planning their future together. Their immediate future included visitors from William’s life including his father from Brazil and his best friend from Costa Rica, many more trips and adventures to Colorado, camping in the summer of 2022, and an epic two-week adventure to Brazil so Alex could finally see all the places William talked about in his stories. Including William’s childhood home.
William and Alex are excited to share their love with their friends and family on October 14, 2023, at the Guilford Yacht Club. Bringing together two lives, two cultures, and two families. Born 4248 miles apart, Alex and William found each other and cannot wait to continue growing their relationship together.
7:30pm to 9:00pm
For guests arriving Friday night, William and Alex would love to see you before the big day. Feel free to join us for a drink to kick off the wedding weekend! Cash bar.
Location: GW Carsons (right across the street from the hotel)
Hotel: Holiday Inn Express Branford
Address: 309 E. Main Street. Branford CT 06405
Hotel Block Information: Can book with our hotel block by calling 877.252.8374 and using code CWB. Or by using this link:
Guilford Yacht Club – 379 Whitfield St, Guilford, CT 06437
Ceremony begins at 5:30pm, with Happy Hour and Reception following until 11:00pm.
After Party
All guests are invited to the after party at the Hotel until 2:00am in the Meeting Room in the basement. For guests not staying at the hotel, they can still attend the after party via the front or rear of the hotel.
If the hotel block fills, please contact Alex at
or 860-944-6032 and Alex & William will explore the option to add more rooms if necessary.
Sunday 10-15-23
at the Hotel 9:30am to 11:00am (Check-Out).
There will be a bus to take guests from the hotel to the venue running two trips prior to the ceremony at 4:30pm and 5:00pm. Following the reception there will be transportation back to the hotel. The bus will run two trips at 10:30pm and 11:00pm.
