Kristie Giarraputo had no idea why boyfriend Jake Ziskin packed a dress for her to wear to Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Orlando on April 2, 2022 — especially one that matched his own ensemble. She gave him a hard time about wearing it, she said, wanting to be more comfortable in traditional park attire. But soon enough, his motive was revealed, as he proposed to her in front of the Tree of Life with a specially arranged photographer capturing the magical moment.

The couple started dating exactly a year before. Giarraputo, originally from Miller Place, said she knew he was different from anyone else she had ever met.

“I have never laughed so hard,” said Giarraputo, 29, who is pursuing a master’s in education at Touro University . “And never smiled so much.”

Ziskin, 37, of M

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