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SantaCon Romance: Teachers Get Engaged Where It Began

12/6/2025

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Mike Krall and Rosalie Gandarillas, both 26, met at SantaCon in 2021.
Their connection sparked at Beer Authority in Times Square.
After a long-distance relationship, they became engaged in August.
They hosted their engagement party at the same bar where they met.
The couple are now high school teachers in Queens who plan to marry at St. Patrick’s Cathedral next year.

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Story summary

Mike Krall and Rosalie Gandarillas, both 26, met at SantaCon in 2021.
Their connection sparked at Beer Authority in Times Square.
After a long-distance relationship, they became engaged in August.
They hosted their engagement party at the same bar where they met.
The couple are now high school teachers in Queens who plan to marry at St. Patrick’s Cathedral next year.