Elise, the Maid of Honor and part-time matchmaker, met Tanner while spending time with mutual friends. They started discussing their rescue dogs, so she showed him a picture of Madi since they shared custody of their dog, Zola. Tanner was pleasantly surprised when he saw that Madi was actually pretty and not a total troll. He was attending a house party that night, so he extended the invitation to Elise but only if Madi came too. When Elise told Madi "some guy" invited them to a party, Madi of course had questions about who this guy was. Elise said Tanner was comical, very honest, and she rated him highly thus far. Madi agreed to go to the party, and although they were both a bit shy at first, once they started talking, they didn't want to stop. It didn't take long for Madi and Tanner to realize they wanted to continue the conversation forever.