Our beginnings surprisingly did not start with a right swipe, contrary to the millennial couple norms. We met during a chance encounter at a mutual friend's (Matt Crawley) house, and after Maddy helped Michael roll up his shirt sleeves he proceeded to pursue Maddy for weeks to no avail. Months later, they reconnected, again with the help of Matt Crawley, and the rest was pretty much history. After a first date at the now-defunct Carpool in Arlington, Michael finally gained the affections of Maddy, despite Maddy not knowing they were even on a date. After successfully surviving several job changes between the two of them, moving in together, Michael relentlessly studying for and passing the CGFM, Maddy graduating grad school, purchasing their first house, and navigating through a global pandemic, Michael finally decided to get down on one knee in Millsboro, DE surrounded by the marshes and propose to a very unsuspecting Maddy on June 19, 2020, with their beloved dog Bogey as a less than enthusiastic witness.