Adriana and Matt’s love story has a modern-day start, on Hinge. They were both living in Lexington when they bonded over their love of travel, sports, and the outdoors. By their third, date they learned that they had the same birthday! Adriana didn’t believe Matt when he told her he was also a Jan 24th baby and claims she added him on Facebook to catch him in a joke. Well, he wasn’t lying, and this created the new tradition of celebrating their birthday together – preferably on a ski trip. They went on their first ski trip to Colorado for their birthday last year. When Adriana finishes healing from her ACL surgery, the tradition will start back up again. Matt proposed while they were visiting the Great Smokey Mountains on Halloween Weekend. Adriana had never been to Gatlinburg, and he wanted to show her what the town was all about, especially during her favorite holiday. Adriana was excited to pick one of the most challenging hikes she could find and they embarked to hike Mount Le Conte that day. Now Matt usually hikes at a quick pace, but this day was different. He was hiking so fast, Adriana had to ask him to slow down multiple times. He went so fast, he started to cramp up and Adriana had to make him take a few breaks to eat and hydrate. He found a beautiful lunch spot off the trail, away from the other hikers. Matt left his backpack at the bottom of the slope and asked Adriana to bring him the bag of chips he brought. When she went to grab the bag there was a beautiful red ring box sitting in it. That’s when Matt got on 1 knee and popped the question. Well these two just couldn’t wait to get married after that. They decided to have a small intimate wedding with family and close local friends. Adriana’s brother played guitar and Matt’s stepdad performed the ceremony. They were married at Keeneland racetrack in a beautiful, heartfelt ceremony. They love to travel together and are excited to be each other’s lifetime travel partners. They’re planning to honeymoon in Mexico this summer. This will be their first international trip together and couldn’t be more excited!