The Invisible String Theory is the idea that your "people" (soulmate, best friends, etc) are always present in your life's path, even when you haven't met them yet. An example would be crossing paths with someone many times before you physically connect, with the universe waiting for the right moment to bring you together.

That Invisible String has connected us for a very long time and we finally figured out exactly how deep that goes on our first date.

We both attended Cars and Copters car show in 2011, and took a photo together.

We both had affiliations with a particular car club, with fathers and best friends being members. With that we had actually cruised in the same convoy to some shows, and attended many of the same car shows over the years.

With us having a small age gap, when you are younger you tend to only see people your own age. When we both got older, and ended up on dating sites, that age gap number wasn't as important.

It took one date- one long day driving in the rain- to realize just how connected we had been the whole time.

Our plan was to meet at the Plymouth Jetty for a walk (this was still in the midst of covid and walk dates were very much a thing at that time) on Memorial Day 2021 at around 10 in the morning. It poured. With our cars parked next to each other in the jetty parking lot, Heather made the executive decision to make this date happen. She invited him into her Jeep hoping he wasn't a serial killer, and if he was at least she was driving and in control! Matt hopped in without a second thought.

We drove around for hours hoping the weather would turn and we could just go on a walk like we had planned. But the day had other ideas. We drove from downtown Plymouth, all the way through and around the State Forest, further south, then cruised all the way up to Nantasket hoping to escape the rain. It didn't work. But all that driving left us with a lot of time to talk and really get to know each other past playing 20 questions on a dating site. We had such a great time that this "quick walk date" ended up turning into a 12 hour adventure that we would never forget, and connected the dots for us.

What we realized gave me the chills (in a good way!) We realized we had crossed paths on so many occasions and that we actually remembered each other from those moments in time!!

From that day on we were basically inseparable- we had melded our lives together seamlessly, and realized exactly how well us and our families and lives fit together. We both knew from that time on that neither of us were going anywhere.

Flash forward 3 and a halfish years to October 12, 2024- we were on the last day of our annual Florida vacation- it had been rerouted and changed due to a hurricane the week prior, and then we had to ride out another direct hit hurricane during the middle of our week!! It was a hectic, crazy, emotionally driven week, for sure. On the last day we were determined to relax and not go too hard at the parks, and go out for a nice dinner that evening. After riding Heather's favorite ride, the Velocicoaster, we headed toward Hogsmeade Village via a bridge in front of Hogwarts Castle. Matthew suggested we take a few photos, and as soon as we took the selfie, he was down on one knee with a beautiful ring!!!

We lived through a direct hit Florida hurricane, got *engaged*, and then saw a once in 80,000 year comet from the plane!! It was the most unforgettable trip ever!!

With how much Florida has played a part in our love story, we decided it was only appropriate to have our wedding here and share it with everyone we love!!!

Cant wait to see you all on May 4, 2026 to write the next chapter of our love story!!