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Matthew and Lindsey met while attending La Salle University in Philadelphia, PA. Matthew joined a fraternity and Lindsey joined a sorority in Spring 2012, and the pair got to know each other at events hosted by his or her organization. Depending on who you ask, you may get a different story about the beginning of their relationship! Lindsey says that one night in October 2013, she noticed Matthew hanging out in the basement at a house party - a rarity for Matthew - and she spent the rest of the party talking to Matthew and getting to know him better. If you ask Matthew, he will say that there were a few occasions where he wandered down to the basement of a house party, put on the favorite songs of Lindsey and her friends, filled their cups with liquid courage, and tried to woo her. No matter whose portrayal of the beginning of their relationship is correct, the rest is history!

In March 2020, Matthew asked Lindsey if she wanted to go out to dinner to celebrate finishing her MBA. They made plans to have dinner in Cape May, NJ while visiting her parents for the weekend. Lindsey told her plans to her sister, Danielle, who asked if she and her family could tag along to join in the celebration. Danielle mentioned that she wanted to try out her new camera and take some pictures on the beach where an artistic display had been set up, and Lindsey obliged - she had no idea that Matthew and Danielle were in cahoots! The day of the engagement, Matthew napped while an anxious Danielle managed to convince Lindsey to let her curl Lindsey's hair and do Lindsey's makeup to pass the time. Later on, Matthew, Lindsey, Danielle, Todd, and Jude enjoyed a delicious dinner at Fin in Cape May. They headed to nearby Sunset Beach to take a few pictures. Danielle remarked that the sky wasn't clear enough for colorful sunset pictures, so Matthew asked Lindsey to take a walk. Clueless to what was occurring, Lindsey stopped to pick up pretty seashells as Matthew held her hand and nervously pulled her down the beach. He stopped and the two shared a moment together before Matthew got down on one knee and popped the question! Matthew's triplet-brother Michael had been hiding in the reeds with a camera, and Danielle and her family had been snapping pictures from the beach! They managed to capture one of the most exciting and special moments in Matthew and Lindsey's lives. To Lindsey's surprise, Matthew had arranged for his parents to be waiting back at her parents' house. They arrived home and were greeted with hugs, kisses, tears, decorations, champagne and cupcakes! Matthew pulled off an amazing surprise and made the day a memorable one.