My name is Rebecca Castonguay and despite the fact that I take wedding photos for a living you might be surprised to find out I never believed in true love. After many failed relationships and divorce, I gave up on the entire idea. I planned weddings for a living [I know, ironic right?] and though I was genuinely happy for my couples, I was a bit of a cynic. They'd be off on their honeymoons and here I was heading home to my dogs and empty house. Don't get me wrong, dogs are my life, but it was lonely from time to time. I got really complacent and set in my ways until the one day I finally decided to join the world of  "bumble". If you don't know what that is, it's a dating app that gives women the upper hand in swiping and finding a match. I had a few successful dates that turned into ghosting sessions and when I finally got to the point where I was over it, there was Matt. Ok, he was nothing like I pictured; his profile photo showed him holding a glass of wine while smoking a stogie. I saw he worked for a wine distributor that we used at work so I decided to swipe right. It turned out that he was also on there after a failed marriage, so we decided to go on a date. Now, what I can tell you is, admittedly, neither one of us wanted to go. He later told me he sat in the parking lot of the restaurant deciding whether or not to bag the entire date, ok great - thanks. I'm not sure if it was just the nerves or what, but he talked the ENTIRE 

time. No seriously, the man never stopped to take a breath and eat his food, he had to take it home later and I was intrigued. Here was the first time someone in my life was real, honest about himself and where he was at. That date turned into many, we couldn't stop seeing each other - six months later [in the midst of a global pandemic] we got pregnant with our son and on the most perfect day in October 2020, in my parents backyard (masked and all) we said I do in front of our families.