We're getting married!

We met at a coffee shop in Stoke Newington and, after a few hours of good conversation about everything from cheese toasties (grilled cheese) to mental health, decided to walk to dinner at a nearby restaurant, where we discovered our mutual love of cold swimming and creating (mock)cocktails. Our first official date was on the hottest day of the year in June 2022 on the Southbank, where we walked and talked, ate and drank, and paddled in the Thames. From there, it was an early relationship acceleration due to simultaneously catching COVID-19 and deciding to isolate together for the two-week duration. We took turns being ill, caring for each other, watching movies, reading books and cooking meals until we were well again. Early on, we knew our connection was special, and for many months before our actual proposal (again, a simultaneous one) in Scotland in Loch Moy, we knew we wanted to marry each other.