Brooke had just moved to Little Rock after college to start her first job. Matt had just finished taking his first board exam and was wrapping up year 2 of medical school at UAMS. They both lived at the Pointe at Brodie Creek apartments and were at the pool on the same Sunday afternoon. Brooke (being who she is), went over to Matt and his roommate to say hi and hopefully make new friends. Matt (being who he is), offered her a drink and to hang out with his friends for the afternoon. The rest is history. :)

Brooke and Matt went on a LONG awaited vacation to Colorado to ski with a group of friends and family. After Matt attempted to teach Brooke to ski on the first day (it was a fail), and Brooke recovered from altitude sickness on the second day, they went to Vail for dinner. It was a whole 9 DEGREES that night, and Matt kept walking around the village to show Brooke all of the places that were significant to him during his 6 month tenure living in Vail back in 2015. He steered the group over to 5 giant Christmas trees covered in lights, and after snapping a few photos, Matt got down on one knee and asked "A Really Important Question." And obviously she said yes.