Dena Pappathanasi & Michael Trotta

Despite protests from her cousins, Dena Pappathanasi was scheduled to take a break from their annual summer get-together in Maine to attend a wedding in a nearby town. According to Dena, her cousin Elisa finally agreed to let her go on one condition. "She said 'We'll only let you leave if you promise to meet your husband!'" At the wedding, Dena met Mike Trotta, and after hours of getting to know one another, fulfilled her cousin's prophecy. "That night, Mike and I both
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