Like many millennials these days, we found each other on a dating app (thanks, Bumble!).

Our first date was in December of 2024 at a coffee shop in downtown Boulder. We left that date feeling excited about each other and our connection, but then Matt went out of town for the holidays (big mistake). We had planned a second date for when he got back, but while he was away, Tessa went on a few more dates. Just as Matt was getting ready to come home to Denver, Tessa canceled their second date so she could check out a connection with someone else. Matt was very disappointed, but he was also extremely kind about the whole situation.

We then entered a period that we jokingly call our "break." A couple of months later, after Tessa realized she had made a (huge) mistake, she reached back out to Matt, nervous that he might not reply. She asked if he was still interested in going on a second date and was delighted to hear that he was excited to meet up again.

A few days later, we had what we call our "second first date." Over dinner and ice cream, we realized that our connection was really something quite special. And we've been together ever since! We feel incredibly lucky that life brought us back together, as we both almost missed out on the best life partner we could have asked for!

In February of this year, Matt surprised Tessa with the most amazing proposal at the top of the historic Daniels & Fisher Tower (pictured above) in downtown Denver.

We are so excited to do life together!