While at a party during a convention in Feb 2023 called Katsucon, Gillian met two people who would invite her to be apart of a week long D&D live show streamed online in Toronto, Canada in August of 2023. Matthew was the game master (GM for short, like our hashtag!) and over the span of a week they got to know one another. It was very obvious to them both very quickly that what they have is special and were determined to see each other as often as possible despite the distance. After some time, they decided to start the long and stressful visa process, and Matthew moved from Toronto back to Montreal, his childhood home. During this time, Matt and Gillian were traveling back and forth to see one another, and got their application in for the visa, knowing it would take anywhere from seven months to a year and a half to receive it. Matthew proposed to Gillian at Maryland Renaissance Fair, with many of her friends present, and surprised her afterwards with an engagement party at their house with all of their friends and bridal party. Finally the long awaited interview came and went and Matthew was finally able to move to the states in October of 2024. A couple weeks later Gillian and Matt would hold a small elopement ceremony at her grandparents house, on October 26th 2024, a year before their 'real' wedding.