At the time, the logistics posed a challenge — Lewis was living and working in Los Angeles, while Booker split his time between New Jersey and Washington, D.C., attending Senate sessions, public events, and meetings.
According to Booker, he persuaded Lewis to extend her travel plans for a second date, which he later described as “even more magical than the first.”
That evening included dinner in Newark, a Broadway show, a long walk along historic streets, and finally, their first kiss outside the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart — a moment he described as “perfectly unplanned.”
By September 2025, the couple publicly announced their engagement on Instagram, sharing a series of intimate photos from a beach proposal in Kauai. Continue reading…