Matt and Jess were friends long before they were a couple...

Matt and Jess first met in February of 2008 at the Carnivale event at The Westchester Manor. Matt and Jess became instant friends.

As the adolescent years passed, Matt and Jess spent more and more time with each other's families and friends. They became closer and grew as each other's confidants. Little did those once 11-year-olds know, this would be the foundation of their everlasting love and loyalty to one another.

Matt and Jess' relationship as a couple blossomed their last year of high school in 2014/2015. They put on their Sunday best and attended the Eastchester High School senior prom together.

And the rest was history...

Matt always says, that the first time he saw Jess, he knew.