Brad & Brooke Rosselot

Brooke grew up in Bainbridge and Brad in Cincinnati until moving to Aurora in fifth grade.

After high school, Brad attended Ohio Northern then Kent State, graduating with degrees in finance and business management. Brooke attended business school in Cleveland.

It was 1985 at the Akron Agora and a band was playing the songs of Prince and Morris Day and The Time. Brad and Brooke each went with their friends. Brad’s friend, who Brooke did not know, pulled her onto the dance floor and said he had someone for her to meet. Brad did not know his friend did that. The friend introduced them to each other, they started talking and she took his number and called him, and he invited her and her friend to his party in Kent.

Their first date came soon afterward. The first big thing they did together was go to Kings Island for the weekend, where they rode all the roller coasters together.

They got engaged in 1987. Brooke said, “I pretty much knew right away that Brad was the one. He was such a gentleman and very respectful,” she said. Brad also knew Brook was the one right away. They were married in 1988 at St. Joan of Arc in Chagrin Falls and their reception was the first one at Landerhaven right after their expansion.

Brooke wore a pale blush wedding dress and her bridesmaids wore white lace. The guys wore black tuxedos. Brad’s mom chose the location of the rehearsal dinner, which just happened to be Club Walden. They were married on Brooke’s 23rd birthday, April 16, 1988. They honeymooned in St. Croix and will be returning there for their 35th anniversary.

Their first home was in Four Seasons in Aurora, where they lived for seven years before building a home in Wellington in Aurora. Brad and Brooke have three children: Connor (31), works for National Fleet Sales as a trucking specialist and is married to Katie. They live in Moreland Hills and they just had their first baby. They welcomed Theodore Jack Rosselot on April 15, 2023. Evan (29) is a senior IT consultant for Terillium, is married to Kathie and lives in Chicago. Justin (25) lives in Aurora and is working for Mazzulo’s.

Brooke and her dad opened Mazzulo’s in Bainbridge 28 years ago. Then she and Brad purchased it from her dad 19 years ago and they opened the Aurora Mazzulo’s 15 years ago. As far as working with each other, they say they both have their own strengths and own roles, so it works out great.

This is their eighth year living in Walden. They thought it was such a beautiful community that they wanted to be a part of it. They enjoy the peacefulness and walking out on their deck and feeling like they are on vacation. Their dogs, Cooper and Bella, love to go on long walks and chase the geese. Brooke and Brad both enjoy golfing and taking their dogs on walks throughout Walden.

The Rosselots’ secrets to a happy marriage include compromise and understanding each other's needs, supporting each other and understanding their love languages. Making time to spend together is a great way for them to reconnect and doing little things like surprising each other with small gifts and even completing projects together all help to strengthen their relationship.