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Matthew Howard

and

Camalin Normandin

April 25, 2026

Mishawaka, IN

Notre Dame Game Day Notice:

Our wedding falls on Notre Dame’s Blue-Gold Game, which kicks off at 2:00 PM. We expect heavier than normal traffic throughout the day. Please plan ahead and allow extra travel time when heading to the venues.

Our Story

Where it All Began

From the beginning, it was the humor that gave us away. The jokes landed. The timing matched. No one had to edit themselves to be accepted. What followed felt just as natural: effort, reassurance, and an ease that made being together feel less like work and more like home. Matt drove an hour, often and without hesitation, simply because being together mattered. In those small, consistent choices, Camalin felt seen. By April 2, 2023, we were officially together, building a life that felt steady and mutual. Our relationship has always been defined by alignment. We communicate easily, and tend to move through life on the same page. Loving each other hasn’t been dramatic or complicated; it’s been fun, effortless, and grounding. The night Matt said “I love you,” we were bowling and then hanging out at our cars. There was nothing cinematic about it, and somehow that made it perfect. Italy didn’t change us so much as it confirmed what we already knew. We explored ancient ruins, wandered unfamiliar streets, ate far too much gelato and tiramisu, and learned that we travel as well as we live. Though Matt would have definitely liked to have a few more naps and a few less early mornings. On April 2, 2024, exactly one year after we began dating, Matt proposed in Florence. The moment was overwhelming in the best way, beautiful, grounding, and still a little hard to name. A visiting family from Korea witnessed the entire thing, and then asked to take a picture of us, which somehow made it even more memorable. We were married in a small civil ceremony on September 21, 2024. At the time, it felt right: intimate, intentional, and deeply personal. As Camalin began the process of converting to Catholicism, a deeper understanding of the sacrament of marriage followed. What started as learning became conviction. We realized we wanted our marriage made official in the eyes of the Church, and that we wanted our first meal together as husband and wife in the Church to be the Eucharist. This choice wasn’t about doing things over, it was about doing them fully. Marriage has already taught us patience, compromise, and how to grow, not just as individuals, but as one. We are homebodies at heart, happiest in familiar places, though never opposed to a good night out with friends. And now, we can’t wait to celebrate this moment with all of you.