It was the early days of the pandemic when we stumbled upon each other on the dating app Hinge. Brandon’s pictures as a semi-pro Quidditch player caught Abby’s eye and she messaged him first. He figured “eh, why not?”. Our first few dates of Mexican food, kayaking the Milwaukee River, and Abby crushing Brandon in mini golf brought lots of fun and promise that this could be something special. With the rest of the world shut down, we were relegated to spending most of our time with each other confined to our apartments downtown. Lucky for us, that quickly and easily became our favorite activity! Through board game marathons, catching up on Abby’s ‘To Watch’ list, and nightly ice cream rituals, our love began to grow. After Abby’s dental school graduation, we left the city for the Brookfield suburbs and our snuggly pup, Dexter, our first house, and our engagement soon followed. Our years together have been the best of our lives, and we can’t wait for the next chapters together as husband and wife!