Our story begins on October 7, 2017. Our mutual friend (secret matchmaker) organized a charity event to aid in disaster relief efforts after Puerto Rico was hit by Hurricane Maria; we both felt compelled to help and take action. At the time, our focus was to help where we could to make sure the charity event ran smoothly, however there was an underlying motive. You see, prior to the event, our secret matchmaker placed the seeds of interest in both our minds and convinced us that this event would be the perfect opportunity to meet, at the very least, to become friends. As you can see from the candid photo taken at this event (below), the chemistry between us was immediate and undeniable. The next day, we found each other on Instagram, where Mario made the first move to ask Nicole out. Two days later, we were on our first date enjoying happy hour at M Lounge, followed by dinner at Santiago’s Bodega. Needless to say, the date went very well! So much so that we bonded over our love of all things “spooky” and decided to have our second date at Halloween Horror Nights later that same week. From then on, we were inseparable and decided to make our relationship official a couple months later. Since then, we’ve moved in together, shared countless amazing memories with our family and friends, traveled across the world together, and are now raising the best pup in the world, Ollie. We are beyond blessed to have found each other and we can’t wait to celebrate the most important day of our lives with you! Love, Nicole & Mario