Similar to how Mackenzie’s parents met via the personal ads of a paper, Tom and Mackenzie first “met” each other online on OK Cupid. Tom was working as a software engineer outside of Washington, DC, and Mackenzie had recently moved to the area after teaching abroad in Tbilisi, Georgia. Their first date was on April Fools' Day 2017, and both went in not entirely sure the other was playing a joke on them. Luckily, Tom and Mackenzie really hit it off, bonding over their love of cooking, Wes Anderson, and trivia among other things. Tom and Mackenzie would go on to have many adventures with one another— whether traveling abroad to Quebec or Hungary, celebrating birthdays at Michelin Star restaurants, or simply cooking gourmet meals at home. After two and half years together, Tom proposed to Mackenzie in the way every kid dreams: with a home-made pizza. Tom and Mackenzie currently live in Fairfax with their two cats Scout and Daisy, whom they definitely spoil.