UPDATE: We decided to get married in a very intimate ceremony on August 8th, 2020 in Pacific Palisades, California (Kate's hometown), and we are now having a celebration on Saturday, July 24th, 2021 with close friends and family. Thanks for your flexibility and we love you all! --- It started in February, when Mike and Kate both swiped right on Coffee Meets Bagel. After two months of messaging, they finally met on 04/21/2018 at a coffee shop in Central Square in Cambridge, MA. The first date was like something from a Nora Ephron film (You've Got Mail IS Kate's favorite movie!) in which Mike and Kate strolled over 8 miles around Cambridge/Boston/Brookline, talking about everything under the sun. It's corny to say, but it was one hell of a first date, even if Kate couldn't walk the next day since she had worn heels! What followed was a whirlwind romance, complete with trips to both coasts (Kate's family is from LA and Mike's is from MA), chats over cheese platters, dancing in the rain to Michael Buble, tennis and sailing fun, and making a hockey fan out of a California girl. Kate and Mike have had so many wonderful adventures over the last three years, more than they could ever recount here, and it quickly became apparent to both of them that they were in it for life. In October, Kate and Mike moved in together and, on Christmas Eve 2019, Mike surprised Kate and her family by flying out and proposing to her on the doorstep. And now, they are so excited to celebrate their love with their closest family and friends.