In the spring of their second year of law school, Mal and Nick met through a mutual friend, who asked Mal to judge Nick's moot court team practice. Unbeknownst to Mal, she would meet her match that day...with her signature coffee stain on her white t-shirt and no makeup on her face. During practice, Mal grilled Nick with questions, but he remained calm, cool, and collected the entire time. She checked on his team during their competition later that spring, but nothing happened between the two until the end-of-year Advocacy Center Banquet. Nick and Mal reconnected at the event over pass-around hors d'œuvres and an open bar. They talked the night away on the corner of Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop with purple drinks in hand. The crowd of law students, who were avoiding studying for finals, eventually died down around 2 AM, and Nick finally asked Mal for her digits. They went on a walk in Audubon Park during finals week, and after their first official date at El Gato Negro in Lakeview, where Nick coincidentally met Mal's childhood best friend's parents (we love Ron and Rob Treuting), the rest is history. Nick and Mal are so excited to celebrate their wedding surrounded by family and friends.