N + M
Meet Nat + Matt! It took us approximately .5 seconds to fall in love with them - their presence is so warm, vibrant, goofy, and we couldn’t get enough of them! Their wedding day was the sweetest reflection of the love that they have for one another + we are still pinching ourselves that we got a front row seat to one of the most special days of their life together!
Here’s how they met: “Picture this... 5 years ago, New York City. The city of lights and love. Oh wait, that is Paris. NYC is the city of bad smells and no sleep. I can say that because New York and I know each other so well that we can insult each other. Much like when I tease of Matt for putting buffalo sauce on literally everything. We met at a meetup for our college church group called the "BLØCK" -- It was my very first time going to the Block and I knew only a handful of people because I had mostly been interacting with peeps on the photo team. Brookfield Place is a beautiful indoor mall in TriBeca. The group was hanging on this giant half circle marble staircase, the entire mall made of glass, you can see the sky above and the statue of liberty/sailboats with twinkle lights down the West side of the Hudson River. A young woman on the photo team with me at church was introducing me to some other young adults, when I met Matthew. I'll be honest, I had locked eyes with Matt at church before during worship. I noticed that he, like me, observed people sometimes during worship. I also noticed that he ONLY lifted his hands or sang out loud when he felt led to, not out of obligation. I observed his awkward smile, I could tell that he was secure in who he was but that he was also self conscious and tried to hide his smile with a cutesy no-teeth grin (he still does this, but I love it). Matt can be tough to get to know, not in the traditional "shy" sense AT ALL, but because he doesn't hold anything back. I've seen him grow and mature throughout the years. I know that he will always be honest with me. I know that he will always be my #1 encourager, my confidant, my walking/talking bible (seriously, ask this guy about the Bible), my passionate, all or nothing, country-city boy.”
The proposal told from M’s point of view: “I have spent quite a bit of time time throughout Nat and I's relationship surprising her. Showing up unannounced in her apartment when she returns from Paris, convincing her I couldn't help her move because I had to work and telling her my friends could help, then showing up anyway, or when she got food poisoning and went to urgent care so I left work and barged into the waiting room. It is much easier to surprise someone with no expectations. When it comes to proposing, there is a lifetime worth of expectations. Ever since we looked at rings together Nat became a master of bringing up if I had made any "major purchases" or been to midtown recently (where our jeweler is located) in normal conversation. I knew I had to do something spontaneous. The ring had been burning a hole in my pocket for 6 days when I decided to drive through the night down to Texas, arrive at sunrise as Nat was waking up, and be there on one knee as she opened her eyes. I had prepared cheesy lines like "I am tired of not waking up looking at your face" or "Wake up! I have a question for you." But as we all know things never go as planned. I arrived at 6am as I had planned, I slid through the back door (left unlocked by Natalie's mom), crept up the stairs, slowly opened her bedroom door and quietly turned her lamp on to reveal an empty bed. I had picked the only time during the night she had chosen to get up and go to the restroom. In the moment I lacked the common sense to arrive at this conclusion. I walked out of her room only to discover a dark figure walking down the hallway toward me, my future wife. I walked down the hallway to meet her, shaking from a rush of adrenaline. She was barely awake enough to know who she was hugging, but she became fully awake as a got down on one knee and asked her to spend the rest of her life with me. Right there in a dark hallway at 6am.”
Congratulations again to The Swaims! Your joy + love for one another is so contagious! We feel so lucky that we got to be a part of + witness your BEST DAY EVER! Thank you for choosing us! Another big thank you goes out to all the vendors who executed magic all day long to make N + M’s wedding day such a memorable one.
Be sure to check out the whole vendor team below along with N + M’s rental picks!
