We matched on Tinder at 8:00 pm on March 23, 2020—and twelve hours later, we were still video chatting. Our nightly calls quickly became the highlight of our days during the lockdown. Over the next few weeks, we talked about our hopes for the future, played internet chess, made up inside jokes, synced up movies to watch, and laughed at stories from our childhoods. Neither of us had ever clicked with someone so well.

Eventually, those video chats turned into rollerblading in the Metro Parks, late-night drives to East Coast Custard, and playing Guitar Hero. Less than three months later, we officially began dating and fell in love that summer.

By May 2021, we had the first place we could call our home at Crocker Park in Westlake, Ohio. We began to love all the little routines that came with it—weekly grocery trips across the street, picking out which candle to light each night, and morning coffee walks. These small moments helped us find our rhythm, which grew into a shared life. After six months, we made the big decision to move to California in November 2021.

We lived in Campbell, California until December 2023, then in San Francisco until April 2025. We went from picking out candles to picking out furniture. Our morning walks turned into hikes to the Golden Gate Bridge. We made memories we’ll never forget, but more importantly, we built a life together. On November 3, 2024, we made the promise of forever atop Nob Hill and got engaged.

Five years after that first video chat, we now live in Boston, Massachusetts—planning our wedding and dreaming about all that’s still ahead. We can't wait to celebrate with you where it all began in Cleveland, Ohio on November 8, 2025.

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