“It was nice that we took our time with things,” Geyson says. “I think we were both at a stage in our life where we both knew what we wanted. Our first date we went to the Cheesecake Factory, and it was actually really nice. For years after that, on our anniversary, we actually make it a point to do that again.”
Eduardo J. Castañer, who is the publisher and general manager of Davison Publishing Co. LLC, and Geyson E. Rosario, who is an audit supervisor for Southwest Airlines, met on March 31, 2008 – a date that continues to hold a special meaning to the couple to this very day.
“I usually play volleyball on Monday nights and I hadn’t for a few weeks. I decided, you know what I haven’t played volleyball in a while, so I went to Dover Shores Community Center – they have volleyball courts there, and some of my friends go play there. I saw him and I thought he was handsome,” Eduardo says.
He says as they were leaving, Eduardo got Geyson’s attention to tell him he was handsome, and Geyson responded saying he thought the same. They walked to the parking lot and ended up speaking for two hours – and they’ve been together ever since.
After a year, Geyson moved in with Eduardo after discussing their relationship and where they saw it headed.
“It was nice that there was somebody who you met who was willing to take their time as well to make sure that that something developed into something significant,” Geyson says.
In 2013, Eduardo’s good friends asked the couple to join them on a trip to Vienna and Prague. The trip would happen on their fifth anniversary, so Eduardo bought rings to propose while on the trip.
Eduardo had a Bluetooth speaker with him and placed it near one of the statues on the Charles Bridge in Prague. He asked Geyson take a photo with him, and then the instrumental track for the song “Galileo” by Josh Groban started playing. He serenaded Geyson on the bridge in front of their friends and passing tourists. After the song ended, he got down on one knee and proposed. Their friend bought a lock and gave it them, upon which they wrote their names on placing it on the ironwork of the bridge – and they threw the key into the Vltava River.
They both agreed that when they got engaged, they wouldn’t want to get married unless it was legal for same-sex couples to get married in Florida.
“We always wanted to get married on our anniversary just so we could keep the same date,” Eduardo says. “We met on March 31, I proposed on March 31 and we got married on March 31.”
And they both agreed that their wedding was an amazing moment that they got to share with friends and family.
“I flew in my father from Puerto Rico, and he was there for the wedding,” Eduardo says. “That to me was one of the most special moments in my life – to see my dad cry at my wedding.”
YEARS TOGETHER: 8 years
ENGAGEMENT DATE: March 31, 2013
WEDDING DATE: March 31, 2016
WEDDING VENUE: The Veranda at Thornton Park
WEDDING CATERER: Little Lamb Catering
WEDDING THEME/COLORS: Blue, yellow and orange
FIRST SONG: “Songbird” by Duncan Sheik
INTERESTING FACT: Eduardo’s ex-partner in Puerto Rico loved to play volleyball and got him into it, which is where he met Geyson. Eduardo then also found out that Geyson went to grade school with his ex’s brother because they’re from the same hometown.
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