Hello!
It’s wonderful to meet you.
We are Brandon and Joseph, a loving couple based in Brooklyn and we are hoping to build our family through adoption. We are family court certified, home-study approved, and can cover expenses as needed.
We’ve been married for over six years and together for over twelve. We live with our energetic beagle, Quincy, and are very excited to begin this next chapter of our lives. We’ve always wanted to start a family and hope to make that dream a reality through adoption. We are excited to share our life and our home full of love and laughter with a child.
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Our story
We met in Chicago where Brandon was working in real estate. Joseph moved there after college to become a Spanish teacher and we bonded over our love of pizza, travel, and tacos. After a few years of dating, we moved to New York together so Joseph could attend graduate school. We got married in a loft in New York City after 6 years of being together and now live in a friendly neighborhood in Brooklyn, filled with families of all colors, types, and sizes.
Status: Married
Children: None yet!
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Occupations: Brandon works in real estate and Joe works at a financial technology start-up.
Pets: 1 cuddly beagle named Quincy!
Fun facts: Brandon started cooking at a young age and continues to perfect his skills in the kitchen today; Joe sang with Celine Dion as part of a children’s choir growing up.
A bit more about each of us
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Meet Joseph
Brandon describes Joe
“Joe is by far the most caring and disciplined person I have ever met. Not only does he ensure Quincy and I are always taken care of, but he is incredibly driven as well. He keeps our home organized and loves to entertain our friends and family. In his free time, his passion for cooking has grown and we share a love of trying new foods/restaurants (and is part of the reason we love New York so much!). He has an overwhelmingly warm heart and I know he is going to make an incredible father. “
Favorite things: pizza, running, sour patch kids and basically all sweets, gardening, baking
Favorite location: Patagonia in Chile and Argentina
Favorite movie: Up
Favorite book: Harry Potter
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Meet Brandon
Joe describes Brandon
“Brandon is the warmest and funniest person I’ve ever met. He loves to tell dad jokes, go on adventures (whether right in our neighborhood or halfway around the world), and makes sure that everyone around him feels welcome and is laughing. He is incredibly hard-working and ambitious, but always finds a way to have fun and stay light-hearted. He always reminds me to slow down and enjoy the moment. I know he is going to be a great father!”
Favorite things: Pasta, Tennis, and playing with Quincy
Favorite location: Anywhere in Italy
Favorite movie: Sister Act
Favorite book: The Great Gatsby
Our Families
We are both very close with our extended families, including our nieces, Harper and Molly, and our goddaughter, Aliona. Growing up in Texas, Joseph’s home was the meeting point for family and was often filled with smells of home-cooked barbecue and tex-mex meals. Brandon grew up in Michigan and spent much of his time playing sports with his brothers and cousins. Though they all don’t live in New York, we try to spend as much time together as possible and are excited to grow our family through a child of our own and share with them our love of family.
Celebrating our wedding with our family in New York
Us and Joseph’s parents, Tom and Catherine, at his graduation from graduate school
Enjoying our niece Harper’s favorite food, pho, with Joseph’s brother
Taking selfies with our youngest niece, Molly!
Running through splash pads with our niece Harper
With Brandon’s 2 brothers, Jason and Jon, and sister-in-law, Liz
With our niece, Harper
Celebrating Christmas with Brandon’s brother, Jason, and dad
With Brandon’s mom, Diane, at our wedding right before all the dancing started!
At a wedding with Joseph’s brother, Thomas, and his sister-in-law, Jenna
Our Love of Cooking
We bonded over our love of food and of cooking. Brandon has been cooking since childhood and loves to make savory dishes and homemade pastas. He taught Joseph a lot of what he knows in the kitchen. Joseph also likes to cook, but has a big sweet tooth, so loves to bake even more. He’s recently been baking chocolate chip cookies every month on his hunt for the best recipe. We love spending time and making memories with our family and friends over a warm, home-cooked meal, and look forward to many shared meals with our child.
Testing out cornbread trifle recipes for Joseph’s birthday
Taking a cooking class in our first year of dating
Saturday mornings mean making pancakes with our niece, Harper!
Starting our nieces young on key lime pie!
Our Friends
We are incredibly lucky to have a close group of friends in New York and across the country that we consider to be family. We spend much of our time off together, exploring New York, traveling, or eating great food. We are blessed to have such a caring, supportive, and inclusive group of friends who take time to celebrate who each of us are. Whether we’ve known them for over 30 years from grade school or have only met within the past 5 years, our friends fill our home and our lives with incredible warmth and joy and we know they will do the same for our child.
Many of our friends and siblings at our wedding in New York
Celebrating our close friend Melissa’s wedding. Joseph has known her for over 25 years!
Traveling with our friends, Michelle & Maggie, in Chile
Joseph taught Brandon and our friends, Lan & Ronnie, to make tamales for Christmas eve, one of his family traditions
ATVing with our friends in the desert in Morocco
Trick or treating in Brooklyn with our friends, Melissa and Jorge, their two twins, Aliona (our goddaughter) and Lucas, and our friends, Shannon and Jorge
Celebrating our friend Liza’s wedding in Palm Springs
Our Adventures
We love to travel and explore different parts of the U.S. or the world. Our favorite part of traveling is trying new food, exploring different cities, and spending time in nature. We can’t wait to share this love of travel and support our child to see the world, chart their own path, and find their own adventures.
Hiking in Torres del Paine in Patagonia in the south of Chile
Taking a break from biking around Copenhagen, Denmark
Walking through Acadia National Park in Maine
Visiting the Colosseum in Rome
Hiking in Joshua Tree National Park in California
Making a wish at the Trevi Fountain
When we can, we even like to take Quincy when we travel!