Like any good modern love story, ours began with a swipe. Yep, we met the way all hopeless romantics do these days—on a dating app. After chatting back and forth for a few days, McKenzie finally asked for Michael's number and we decided to meet up in person. Our first date was at Union Straw in July 2022… but truth be told, the date technically started with a kiss in the parking lot. From there, it was nonstop talking (and laughing), and it felt like we’d known each other forever. We bonded over our shared URI roots, our love for the ocean, and our mutual inability to take life too seriously. We’ve been inseparable ever since—and the rest, as they say, is history.