In January of 2018, Emily and her best friend Erin moved together from Southern California to Austin, TX. Erin was already great friends with Matt at the time as they had met their freshman year of college at Trinity University in San Antonio, TX. In February of 2018, Matt (who lived in Denver, CO at the time) was attending a wedding in Austin. Erin introduced Matt and Emily that weekend at their new apartment in Austin, (which barely had any furniture yet). Little did they know what would come out of that introduction! After some heavy pursuing on Matt’s part, Matt and Emily began dating long distance between Denver and Austin for about a year until they decided to continue to date in the same city. Matt moved to Austin in July of 2019, and the rest was history. In April of 2020, Matt and Emily found a foster dog named Pepper, and two months later decided that Pepper had found his forever home. In August of 2020, Matt and Emily bought their first home together, which they have taken on many new DIY projects over the years (lots of blood, sweat, and tears as you can imagine!). The couple got engaged in September of 2024 in beautiful New York City on their 6 year anniversary. They cannot wait to celebrate their wedding weekend with close friends and family in Austin, TX this September of 2025.