Emma and Matt met at a bar in Austin, Texas called Shakespeare's on St Patrick's Day in 2015. Matt and his friend, Sean, were in the middle of a road trip from CA to NJ and decided to make a few pit stops on the way, one being Austin. Emma was in Austin to visit her friend, Anna, a trip Emma made a few times a year with her other friend, Monica. At some point in the night, between sips of green Budlight, Emma and Matt met and started a conversation. They talked and danced all night and had an instant connection. They texted basically nonstop every day after that, only problem was, Matt lived in NJ and Emma lived in Houston. Lucky for Emma, she has a sister, Lily, who lives in NYC! A few weeks after meeting, Emma flew to NYC with her parents to visit Lily for Easter. Matt and Emma figured this would be a perfect time for a first date. Emma will never forget having her parents and sister walk her to the restaurant (at the time she was very unfamiliar with the streets of the city and didn't want to get lost). They walked her to the front door, she walked in to meet Matt and the rest is history.