Our Journals: Mat & Nic
We are a couple that loves to encourage and support one another and those around us, and we stick together as a team.
Nic: Oh my gosh, where do we start! 8 years ago my friend and I decided to come to Tairua for a beach weekend. We were keen to make some friends, and happened to meet Mat and his friend, also heading to the beach. We enjoyed an evening around a bonfire, it was so bizarre but it felt like we had known these guys for years. Mat and his friend decided they had too many drinks to drive home, so I lent them a blanket to use for them to have in their van. The next morning we hiked up Pumpkin Hill to watch the sunrise, and enjoyed a morning at the beach, and after that, we left back to Auckland. We exchanged social media, but that was that. For 2 years. Nothing. 2 years later over some boredom over Covid I remembered that blanket I lent Mat (that I forgot to ask back on our return home), and I saw a video of him playing his guitar and singing, and remembered us having such a fun time & I wanted to know if he still had my blanket. So I reached out and much to our mutual surprise, the blanket was sprawled out on his van bed (WHAT THE HECK!?), I suggested he ship it up, and he said "no I'd love to catch up, I can bring it up", so not long after Mat was on his way up to Auckland, and we were hanging out for the first time after 2 years. Well. After that day, we hung out every weekend since, and I decided to move my life down to Tairua. We moved in together 3 months later. Now we are living in the home we designed and built together, and soon to be married!
Mat: I chose to do it in Fiji because Nic's family was there and I wanted to be able to celebrate with them because Nic has such a strong bond with them all, I also wanted to do it on an adventure to make it feel exciting and new.
Nic: Yes it was a big surprise, I had some weird suspicion on the day, but then kept thinking there is no way - I watched Mat pack his bag to Fiji and I didn't spot anything suspicious. And then the little remote beach he proposed to me on, all we had was a backpack and snorkelling gear, so I kept telling myself not to get my hopes up (as I have waited a very long time for this!! Haha).
Mat: I knew on our first date that I could potentially build a life with Nic but felt fully confident on the day I asked her to be my girlfriend which was about 4 weeks after our first date and in that moment I felt complete content.
Nic: Getting to know Mat from the beginning felt like the biggest fairytale. Mat lived in Tairua, and I lived in Auckland so each weekend we would decide what our adventure would be, and I remember the whole week before I would imagine what our weekend was going to be like, the conversations we would have, the laughs we would have, the adventure we would go on, and then once the weekend was over and I returned home I would day dream for the following week replaying everything that had happened, only to repeat this process for months on end. I remember, distinctly when we were out in the surf, I looked at him with the biggest smile and he looked back at me and I just remember thinking this is my person, with this overwhelming sense of love and excitedness for the future we were going to have together.
Mat: We've always shared an orange together in the morning especially when were camping, we always sit at the dining table for dinner and chat, we try and make sure a level of depth comes into our conversations and always feel really connected after those moments, sharing fun times like surfing and laughing together are also a really big part to our connection.
Nic: Our winter missions always started off with a orange peeled watching the sunrise, and sharing it bit by bit until finished. I love that we sit at the dinner table every night, talk about our days and some of the biggest mystery's of the world. We keep our adventure alive, and also our playful nature. We have the best time just being our silly selves that no one else would see - these moments build so much laughter and connection.
Nic: I hope this ring will always remind me of the love Mat and I share. The engravings he chose for the inside of the band are something I hold so incredibly close to my heart. They're so thoughtful and meaningful, and when he explained why he chose them, I became really emotional.
To me, this ring represents so much more than an engagement. It reflects the way Mat loves me, with so much thought, intention, and care. Every time I look at it, I hope I'm reminded not only of that moment, but of the deep love and connection we share.
Mat: Having all our favourite people in the same area and watching Nic's child hood dreams play out.
Nic: Getting to share our day with all the people we love most, and getting to be married to the one i love the most!
Mat: I honour Nic by always being truthful and loyal, and making sure I always have her back in what ever situation, I celebrate her by being silly and laughing with her because she's the only person in the world where I show that side of myself.
Nic: I honour Mat with loyalty, honesty and communication. I celebrate Mat by looking after him, I love cooking him breakfast, making his lunches, setting him up baths if he's had a stressful day.
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