Our Story

Nick and Mattie first met in the summer of 2018 at their local swing dance club. However, it wasn’t until Halloween 2018 that they really got to know each other. Nick was dressed as a demon from “The Good Place”, and Mattie was her usual prickly self; a cactus. In the following weeks, they bonded over their mutual interests, particularly in music; sharing favorite songs throughout the day. For their first date, Nick made Mattie a playlist highlighting their same taste in music while they bonded over their similarities.

Nick and Mattie have loved and supported each other for almost five years; through job changes, graduate school, a global pandemic, integrating into Hannah’s and Vanessa’s life, and moving houses. In July of 2022, Mattie and Nick purchased a home together in Oakwood, Ohio. In October of 2022, following an evening walk around the neighborhood, reflecting on all they had experienced together, Nick proposed in front of their new home.

They share a love of board games, cooking, hiking, the occasional bourbon, seeing concerts and traveling together. They’ve enjoyed road tripping in their EV to Cincinnati, Columbus, Louisville, Lexington, Nashville, and Detroit, as much as their “stay-home” dates watching movies and walking their dog, Mason, around the neighborhood. Nick and Mattie still spend every Tuesday evening helping organize or teach at Gem City Swing.

They are excited to express their lifelong commitment to each other and celebrate their love with all of their friends and family on June 24th. They are looking forward to “hanging out forever.”