Gio Benitez & Tommy DiDario’s fairytale romance is the epitome of husband goals
Good Morning America host and the Extra TV correspondent have been going strong for nearly nine years after initially meeting online in January 2015.“We’re both avid users of social media, so we had a perfectly modern first meeting: on Instagram.
We decided to meet for a drink and that’s when we both realized this was more than a ‘like’ online,” Benitez previously told People. “The chemistry was instant.”In a world where gay dating is often filled with endless texting and matches that never actually connect, Benitez and DiDario were on the same page since day one.“By date two, the more we talked, the more we stared into each other’s eyes – completely aware that this was becoming far more than a crush,” he added. “For the first time in our lives, we were experiencing true love, and that’s where the adventure started.
From that moment on, we were inseparable.”Despite both having busy careers in front of the cameras, the pair soon found they had a mutual love of travel and routinely showcase their affection while visiting some of the most exotic locales around the world.A post shared by Tommy DiDario (@tommydidario)A post shared by Tommy DiDario (@tommydidario)Things began to move rapidly and within nine months, Benitez was ready to pop the question.In September 2015, the Cuban-American journalist got down on one knee and asked DiDario to marry him in one of the most romantic places on the globe: in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.“Time is what’s left behind in the wake of love,” Benitez captioned the image by photographer Pierre Torset.A post shared by Gio Benitez (@giobenitez)On April 16, 2016, the pair made it official and walked down the aisle in front of friends and family at a ceremony held inside the historic Walton House in Benitez’s hometown of Miami, Florida.For their first dance, the grooms choose Il Volo’s cover of “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” from Disney’s The Lion King.
