We met at Matt's older brother Danny's birthday party in January 2016 at The Rock in Milwaukee. We were snow tubing and Brooke thought Matt was "cute". Brooke had a crush on Matt for over a year but didn't quite know how to say tell him. It took until Danny's (Matt's older brother) birthday party the following year in January 2017 for things to really take off. Brooke told Matt about the crush on Matt over a few drinks at Rawson Pub and they went on our their first date not long after that.

The first few dates were anything but a fairy tale for Brooke and Matt, but it's all a part of the story! They went on their first date at Nine Below in Milwaukee February 2017, playing mini-golf and having a few beers. The night ended when Matt's car was rear-ended and he was not happy. If anyone knows Matt and his dad (Geno), you would know how important it is to keep a car in perfect condition. Brooke thought she was never going to see Matt again after an abrupt end to their first date. Not long after that they went on their second date at Lewis Station Winery in Lake Mills. Of course, after a few too many bottles of wine Brooke got a little emotional and cried in front of Matt. On this date Matt discovered the competitive nature of the Kubicek's when he whooped Brooke in Mario Party on the GameCube! Brooke left the second date thinking once again she would never see Matt again. However, a week later Matt made the trip to La Crosse for a third date. During dinner, they met two lifelong friends. We witnessed Kayla propose to Beth and this time, Matt shed some tears. A couple weeks later, Matt asked Brooke to be his girlfriend. Brooke's response was "are you sure?" This would be the first of many abnormal responses for Brooke during milestone points in the relationship.

Whether it's traveling to Utah, Colorado, Arizona or just going to a Wisconsin State Park, you can find Brooke and Matt outdoors. Hiking, biking, camping and doing whatever they can to be outside. When they're not doing that, they spend time trying to find the tastiest pizza and sushi to fill their bellies, or the best Wisconsin beer to wet some tastes buds. When they're not on the road traveling, Brooke likes to spend her time drawing and painting, tearing through a great book, and hanging out with friends. Meanwhile, Matt collects beer, mountain bikes, plays disc golf and snowboards as much as he can, and is as addicted to Moka coffee as Brooke is. They both fell in love with their puppy Camp in September of 2021!

Matt had wanted to ask Brooke to marry him while on a hike with a great view, and everything fell together just right in June 2019. Matt disguised it as just a regular camping weekend in the Wisconsin Dells, and for the most part, Brooke bought it. They started a hike to Lone Rock with Beth and Kayla, who were the perfect people to be there because they witnessed their engagement two years earlier and were witnesses in their wedding in 2018. They made it up to the top of Lone Rock, and of course Matt chose the hottest day of the year and everyone was sweating. The code phrase to Beth and Kayla was "I'm so happy we're all here right now." Of course, when Matt said this, Brooke thought he was being cheesy. Immediately she spit the drink of water she had just taken right at him, soaking his shirt. Typical. Beth interjected by saying "do something fun" and Matt said "I know what I can do" kneeling down and asking Brooke to marry him. Finally, Brooke replied in a way so befitting of her by saying "yeah, sure." The four of them made their way to Showboat Saloon in downtown Wisconsin Dells, where unbeknownst to Brooke, both of their families were waiting to congratulate them. They partied, listened to some shitkickin' country music and had a blast celebrating all night!