We met on the dating app Bumble! On Bumble, the woman has to make the first move. Alec put in his profile that Halloween was his favorite holiday, so Elisabeth's opening line was, "I don't like Halloween. Can we make it work anyway? :)" Needless to say, we made it work! We talked on Bumble for about 6 weeks, and went on our first date at the Blue Door in St. Paul on December 11, 2018 (this location sadly closed during the pandemic). Alec spent the first date telling lots of stories about his friends, and Elisabeth spent it devouring a burger and tots. In June 2019, we made our relationship official! Since then, we've traveled the world together and bought our first home in 2022. On October 19, 2024, Alec got on one knee at the edge of a cliff in Interstate State Park, and Elisabeth said yes!