We first met in 2011 at a local church in Northern Virginia. Brooke had a gymnastics friend that invited her to their over-night church camp that took place each summer. Brooke was an avid camp kid growing up; if it wasn't church, she enjoyed spending her summer at gymnastics or surf camp! For Nate; he was very much a socialite within the youth group and everyone adored his charm. At camp, Brooke & Nate had mutual friends and were always in the same social circle but never more than that. For the next ten years, we stayed connected on social media and only saw a glimpse of each other's lives. In 2020, both single and starting to explore dating apps we stumbled upon each other on Tinder. From then on it was an immediate connection and we both really enjoyed getting to know each other on a deeper level. We felt excited to have an organic connection, while still having so much to share and learn about one another. We officially started dating in January of 2021, and have never been happier! To bring this story full circle we are very happy to share that one of our youth group leaders from camp will be our wedding officiant! - Brooke & Nate A few things I remember from our first date: I saw Nate for the first time in a long time, walking down my street towards me. He was wearing a green three button shirt, black denim pants, doc boots, with a big smile on his face and his curly hair tucked behind his ears. I was immediately attracted to him and thought he carried himself well with his charisma. I took Nate on a long walk around the US Capitol, Supreme Court, and to a local taco place. We spent the night talking about DC, work, Star Wars, and tattoos. - Brooke One of my favorite memories of us: When I moved myself into her place in DC, we spent many weekends taking rental mopeds around the city. Brooke looked very cute in her helmet so I would quickly take a picture of her in it. I have an album of those pictures on my phone so I will always remember how much fun we would have. The mopeds became an essential part of our date nights. -Nate P.S. Church camp photo with Brooke, Nate, and Nick (wedding officiant) exists on our Gallery webpage if you need proof. :)