We met in August of 2020 during the full height of the pandemic, our first date was at Central Machine Brewing in Austin, TX. Steph was leaving early the next morning for Boston, MA to visit some friends and texted them after the date "I just went on the best 1st date of my life!" And Steph had been on lots of first dates. Matt showed up to the date with a custom mask that had his Pomeranian, Momo's, face all over it. Matt quickly introduced Steph to Momo. They then spent lots of time outside hiking and visiting breweries together that fall and falling in love!