After matching on a dating website, the two met for coffee. Neil asked Nikki to dinner on the Fourth of July in the city and the fireworks literally flew. Neil left for California the next day and the pair were pen pals for 7 months while Neil was in Iraq on deployment. Neil would wake up at 2am and call Nikki every night while hiding in a small closet to talk on the phone. Nikki went out to visit Neil in California the day after he returned from deployment in April. The two spent a month together until they had to become pen pals again until August when Neil finally came home and they started their lives together in Philly. "When I saw you I fell in love, and you smiled because you knew." - William Shakespeare Our marriage ceremony was held August 14, 2020 at Saint Gregory the Great Church with our immediate families. Our baby girl, Kennedy Doogan, arrived September 10, 2021. And now on March 13, 2022 at The Downtown Club Cescaphe in Philadelphia we will finally get to celebrate with all of our family and friends!