You never really expect your opening line on Hinge to be the first interaction with your future spouse. But nearly two years later, Kat and Tommy are happy to share that their love story did in fact all begin when Tommy messaged:

“As someone who drinks at least 300 mg of caffeine daily, I’d love to hear your tips" — in response to Kat’s proud *temporary* accomplishment of quitting caffeine.

From there Kat was quick to start daydreaming about their first date. And luckily for her, it wasn’t long before Tommy got her number and initiated it. It also wasn’t long before they discovered they both grew up in the same church and youth group. Unfortunately, it was long before they went on that said first date due to Tommy traveling and getting sick, which left Kat thinking he was just another guy playing games. He wasn’t.

He took her on their first date on August 31st, 2023, for drinks at Hawker’s Street Kitchen and spent the next year and a half proving himself to be the man her parents had prayed for since she was a little girl :")

They made things official in November of 2023 and on March 1st, 2025, he proposed out on the Old Town waterfront right where they had their more than successful 12-hour-long third date!