
One of our first dates back together in Boston.

Just two kids completely unaware that they're going to get married in 9 years...

Epic photo of Matthew in Central Park when he visited Melissa in December of 2014. It's still a disagreement if this counted as our first date or not. Wook at that widdle baby face...

Reunited back in Boston after 5 years! Matt was panicking if this was also a "date" or not.

Just two kids falling in love while the rest of the world was burning around them...

Not gonna lie, Chatham was a pretty great place to endure the pandemic together.

Aaaaaand then a massive once-in-a-hundred-years pandemic hit and we moved in together in Chatham!

The evening we discovered "our spot" in Chatham. In Melissa's own words: "It's prettier at sunset..."

Well, we had to come up with something to keep us busy...

Looking back, it's clear that Matt secretly enjoyed looking like a serial killer...

Matt also took advantage of the pandemic to fulfill his lifelong dream of growing out his pirate stache.

Penny was a big fan of COVID...

After 5 years stuck in Somerville without a grill, Matt was thrilled to be back in his element... We both love cooking together!

Life by the beach never got old.

While it wasn't the 30th birthday party Melissa imagined for herself, Matt tried his best... Notice the TP streamers and brown balloons ala The Office.

On Sundays, we would make Gin Buckets and play bocce on the lawn.

Visiting Mel's old home in Vermont and fulfilling Matt's most basic wishes of apple picking in the fall.

Halloween 2020 "I will never financially recover from this..." - Matt

Penny loves it when Matt plays video games... Despite several early attempts to murder him, they're finally family now!

Melissa - "FAMILY SELFIE!!!!"
Penny - "What?"

Our first holiday together!

Discovering our wedding venue in the North Shore!