Sam and Sayda first met in 2015 in Western Massachusetts through mutual friends. Sayda was working as a teacher in Springfield, MA through Teach for America. Meanwhile, Sam was teaching remotely through his online company called Linguas Francas. After realizing they were meant for each other (i.e. both love Latin America; both are teachers; both love pizza, etc.), they decided to go out for dinner at Nadim's, a delicious Lebanese restaurant in downtown Springfield. Needless to say, that date went so well that almost three years and two cats later, they're now ready to say, "I do!"