Couple Has the Ultimate Full Circle Ceremony at the Public Library After Bookstore Proposal

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A Massachusetts couple celebrated their love for books by tying the knot at their local public library

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Couple Marries at Public Library After Bookstore Proposal

A Massachusetts couple celebrated their love for books together — from the moment they got engaged to the moment they tied the knot.

Speaking with Boston CBS affiliate station WBZ on Wednesday, March 26, Andrew Ivey revealed that he proposed to his now-wife Maricruz Osorio with a copy of Leigh Bardugo's 2024 historical romance novel The Familiar.

"I wrote her a nice note and at the end of it I said, 'Will you marry me?' I had her circle yes or no - like a prom thing," Ivey told the outlet, recalling how he popped the question while they were visiting a bookstore in Houston. 

"Reading and books have been such a central part of our life. It came together pretty naturally. I think it's a good way to bookend the courtship," he continued. 

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Andrew Ivey proposed to his now-wife Maricruz Osorio with a copy of Leigh Bardugo's 2024 historical romance novel 'The Familiar.'

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The couple soon relocated to Massachusetts, and their wedding planning process began shortly after. While they had a few ideas of where they might hold their ceremony, one idea stuck out more than others — simply because of how much they both love to read.

So, Ivey and Osorio headed to the Watertown Free Public Library, the outlet reported. Although the facility in Watertown, about 9 miles outside of Boston, doesn't rent out its space for private events, visitors can freely reserve a room at the library. The couple did just that, abiding by library rules for their ceremony.

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The Watertown Free Public Library, where the couple reserved a private room to tie the knot.

According to the couple, they also chose a theme for their nuptials: kindness.

"Not only is she drop dead gorgeous, but she is the smartest and most empathetic person I've ever known," Ivey told WBZ of Osorio. "She's just got a sense of empathy that is contagious. It makes me always want to care and it makes want to be a kinder and stronger person."

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"To his friends, to his family, to random people in need, he's just kind and loving and that's something to be treasured. I treasure it so much. So I think we really fit well together," Osorio added.

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Newlyweds Andrew Ivey and Maricruz Osorio.

Speaking directly to WBZ's viewers, Osorio also shared advice for any bookworms still looking for love.

"For all the nerdy kids out there, you're going to find your person," the newlywed shared. "You don't know where, you don't know when, but you do."

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2025 has already been filled with weddings set in unique locations — last month PEOPLE reported that one couple tied the knot on a special Valentine's Day flight from Iceland to Paris.

"We love traveling. When we heard about the idea that it was possible to get married on board this flight, we thought, why not? It just fit perfectly with all of our adventures — to get married in the skies between Iceland and France," the groom, 26-year-old Alexander Valur Wium Brynjólfsson, shared with PEOPLE.