Joelle and Nate met during the Fall of 2018 on the popular dating app Bumble. Joelle was living in Conshohocken, PA ( a Philly suburb ) at the time and Nate was living in Philly. Nate's profile mentioned that he recently moved to Philly from the South. Having spent 6 years south of the Mason-Dixon, Joelle was intrigued and messaged him asking where he moved from. He told her Fayetteville, NC. Both worked in higher education at the time, Joelle at Villanova University and Nate at Arcadia University. Having a few things in common, they made plans for a first date. The two met at Iron Hill Brewery in Chestnut Hill. Nate knew things were going well when several hours into the date, Joelle agreed to a third and final beer. Nate walked Joelle to her car after the date and told Joelle that she was "delightful". He asked when she was available to meet again, to which Joelle responded she could be available the next night. On the way home from the date, Joelle vividly remembers thinking " I'm going to marry this man." The rest is history.