Our Story

It starts at SUNY Cortland, kind of. Nicole was Matt's Resident Assistant and - after catching his roommate drinking in his room before the semester had even started - he was indebted to her for life. Well, for his sophomore year. Little did he know that, years later, it would be for his entire life (a.k.a. marriage).

Matt was, hands down, Nicole's favorite resident. He was one of the youngest on the floor (a sophomore in an upperclassmen dorm) and therefore, the cutest. To top it off, he read through all of the Harry Potter books for the first time and discussed them with Nicole. Anyone who knows Nicole knows Hogwarts is the quickest way to her heart.

"Why does she sometimes spell perfect, PRE-fect?" he asked. 
"Well Matt, a prefect is actually like an RA. Just like me," she answered. 

They quickly discovered they shared a love of good movies. Together they watched Magnolia and Rocky Horror Picture Show, among others. Years later this would lead to a hilarious movie reviews. 

After Nicole graduated, Matt moved to 12 Monroe and, over the next two years, had way too much fun (or Nicole never had enough fun). Even though Nicole came back to visit and to take her first, and last, shot of Jager at 12 Monroe - they grew apart and it seemed as though Matt had completely forgotten his promise to visit her on Long Island.

Luckily, in 2010 Matt fulfilled a dream and took his feature film, A Proper Violence, to the Marches du Film at the Cannes Film Festival in France. Nicole saw the pictures and a memory flashed into her head: Matt had come into Nicole's dorm room holding a crumpled up piece of yellow lined paper, tears in his eyes and reeking of alcohol. He expressed to her then - his second best girl friend on campus - how much he wanted to write a movie and how hard it was to express his thoughts. So, when she saw his photos, she knew he'd finally done it and sent him a message on good old Facebook.

"If you're ever down in New York City, call me! I'd love to see you," she said. 

"I can come down this weekend," he said. 

Matt came down and they proceeded to bar crawl their way from Grand Central Station to The Village Pourhouse, Downtown. The next day, they attended the Hay block party, where Nicole was told that Matt was perfect (or PREfect) for her.

"Stop it," she said, "he's just my friend." 

"You're an idiot," Selina said.

So later that night, they settled down to watch  Kill Bill, Volume 1. At the end of the movie, Matt made his move and Nicole (who had only just recently decided she was done dating unless a guy could knock her off her feet) was knocked off her feet.

Epilogue: Matt and Nicole sat in Nicole's car in the Robinson's driveway after a long weekend up in Voorheesville. Matt asked Nicole if, despite the distance, they wanted to "...give this a try." Nicole responded with "Sure. What the hell." And Matt knew she was the one.

The End.