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October 16, 2021
Louisville, KY

Rachel & Matthew

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Matthew Rurka

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Rachel Etzler

October 16, 2021

Louisville, KY

Our Story

The happy couple met while both in their respective graduate programs (Dentistry and Audiology) at the University of Louisville. They met in the fall of 2016 at the gym Rachel worked at that Matthew frequented. After months of small talk at the check-in desk, Rachel sent Matthew a meme of The Office on his birthday and the rest is history! Matthew asked for Rachel's number and they went on their first date the day after the Kentucky Derby in 2017. Fast forward 3 years and thousands of miles up and down I-65, Matthew got down on one knee and asked Rachel to marry him the week the world shut down in March 2020. His whole day did not go as planned, but Rachel could not imagine anything more perfect. They are so excited to be married and spend the rest of their lives drinking Old Fashioneds and cheering for opposing sports teams, together!

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