Maurizio and Connie have been married since June of 2007, a few solid years of marriage under their belts, but heck I have a loose definition of Newlyweds (which keeps getting bigger the longer we’ve been married, shhh don’t tell) Any who Connie has a must see fabulous blog called Sogni e Sorrisi. In which she blogs about fashion, beautiful rooms and my most favorite Beautiful Brides; from Carrie Underwood to the Princess Victoria, she covers a wide variety of glamorous brides. She has some of the best book selections I’ve ever seen and a wonderful series about their wedding. Be sure to check it out.

Wedding date: June 9, 2007 (Does that mean we’re not technically newlyweds anymore? I don’t feel like an old married couple just yet!)
Blog(s): Sogni e Sorrisi (http://sognisorrisi.blogspot.com), which means “Dreams and Smiles.”
How did you meet? We met at my house. He was friends with one of my neighbors who brought him by. I always joke that if anyone tells you that you won’t meet anyone just sitting on your couch it’s not true–I met my husband sitting on my front porch!
When did you know he was the one? It happened organically for me. I don’t recall there being an actual “aha” moment, it just worked. I do remember thinking very early on that unless something drastic happened, unless a really big shoe happened to drop, that things were definitely headed in a serious direction.
Seeing him with kids did go a long way to showing me just what kind of man he is. He loves kids, but more than that the open and caring way he is when with them reaffirmed what I knew about him–he’s not above making a fool of himself to make someone smile and he has the biggest heart of anyone I know.
What is one of your favorite things to do together? Travel. A lot of people say that they fight or get stressed on trips, but it seems to bring out the best in us. I love discovering new things with him. We also like to combine travel with another love we have–sports, especially soccer. We’ve been to quite a few places together to watch soccer games.
What is something new you learned about your husband after you were married? When we first got married he was much savvier domestically than I was–not only was he a better cook, but he also had to show me how to use the washing machine. It was surprising because when he was growing up his mother pretty much waited on him hand and foot.
Thankfully in terms of domestic matters, I’ve come a long way, baby, as they say.
What do you do to stay connected during everyday stresses of life? Just spend time together: Go out to eat, crack open a bottle of wine, laugh. I would always advise marrying someone you can be silly with.
What is your best piece of marriage advice? I have a few:
- Start the way you want to finish–don’t begin your marriage by getting into bad habits you’ll regret later.
- If each person can put the others happiness before their own then that’s really half the battle.
- Speaking of battles, choose yours wisely and try not to hold unnecessary grudges. (My husband is teaching me the art of letting go of a grudge gracefully).
- I also once read that marriage isn’t 50/50, it needs to be 100/100. Both partners need to give 100% not 50%. Ideally that’s what I try for.
What is your favorite quirk about your husband? The first that comes to mind is that he knows every song known to man–and will be able to tell you what song is playing from the first few notes. He would also totally kill on Don’t Forget The Lyrics. Me? I suck at stuff like that–I guess what they say is true, opposites attract and all that.
He is also surprisingly unselfish with the remote.
What is something special you do just for your husband? I stay married to him! No, seriously, I try to do small things to make him smile like cook him a food he likes (even if I don’t) or buying him something small that I know he’ll get a kick out of like his fave chocolate bar.
Tell us something about yourself. I live in Toronto. I love to read and write. My fatal weakness is cookies.
I am still in search of couples so please If you are interested in being a Meet the Newlyweds featured couple, leave a comment and/or send me a message and I will get in touch with you
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