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A couple of bookworms from Massachusetts are thrilled to start the next chapter of their lives after getting married in a public library.
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According to a report from people.com, Andrew Ivey told CBS affiliate station WBZ that he proposed to his now-wife, Maricruz Osorio, with a copy of Leigh Bardugo’s 2024 historical romance novel, The Familiar.
“I wrote her a nice note and at the end of it I said, ‘Will you marry me?’ I had her circle yes or no — like a prom thing,” Ivey told the outlet, describing how he popped the question while they were visiting a Houston bookstore.
“Reading and books have been such a central part of our life. It came together pretty naturally. I think it’s a good way to bookend the courtship,” he added.
Soon after the proposal, the couple relocated to Massachusetts and started to plan their wedding. They had several ideas about where they might hold the ceremony, but one idea in particular stuck out based on their shared love for reading.
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Ivey and Osorio headed to the Watertown Free Public Library. The facility, just outside Boston, doesn’t rent out its space for private events but visitors are allowed to reserve a room at the library. That’s what the couple did.
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The couple also chose a theme for their nuptials: Kindness.
“Not only is she drop dead gorgeous, but she is the smartest and most empathetic person I’ve ever known,” Ivey told WBZ of Osorio. “She’s just got a sense of empathy that is contagious. It makes me always want to care and it makes want to be a kinder and stronger person.”
Added Osorio: “To his friends, to his family, to random people in need, he’s just kind and loving and that’s something to be treasured. I treasure it so much. So I think we really fit well together.”
Osorio offered advice for any fellow bookworms still searching for love.
“For all the nerdy kids out there, you’re going to find your person,” the newlywed told the outlet. “You don’t know where, you don’t know when, but you do.”
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