Matthew & Michael
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Tell us a little about you, who are you?!
Hello! Our names are Matthew Schueller and Michael Lindsay. We are husbands living together in Portland, Oregon. Michael is a dentist, and Matthew is a travel photographer.
Together, we love watching Netflix, hiking, traveling and going on adventures, and of course, checking out as many cafés as possible around Portland!
How’s your love story special?
Our love story is a bit unique because our actual first impressions of one another were through watching each other’s coming out video. We really dove deep into the most secret parts of the other’s life, and in a way by witnessing the monumental experiences of the other, fell in love.
There was never a time of doubt in the relationship, worrying if the other loved you back. We just felt extremely comfortable together.
There was a high intensity about our relationship from the very beginning, and really, there wasn’t much room for casual dating. The day after Michael arrived in Seattle to visit Matthew (just 3 weeks after we watched each other’s coming out videos), something tragic happened at Matthew’s University within the building Matthew was supposed to be attending class.
The only reason Matthew wasn’t there was because he skipped class in order to spend time with Michael, showing him parts of downtown Seattle. As a resident advisor, Matthew spent the rest of the week with his floor, and Michael was there to support everyone.
Within hours of meeting for the first time, we were thrown into a tragic, life-threatening situation. Instead of spending the evening out at the bars, we were at a candlelight vigil. Michael flew back to Nebraska at the end of the week just before Matthew’s graduation ceremony, the following day Matthew’s car was stolen with everything he owned inside of it.
He was moving his belongings from Seattle to Portland and stopped at a café prior to leaving the city. Someone had broken into the car and managed to hot-wire it while Matthew was inside. Matthew took a bus home to Oregon and Michael, on a day’s notice met him to be with him during that difficult time.
Within a week of dating, Michael met his entire family at his graduation party. So much had happened within just the first couple of weeks of dating – it took the relationship from not even knowing each other to roles of unconditional love and support extremely quickly. Things got real, fast.
What’s your best wedding advice?
For planning your wedding, we highly recommend getting a day coordinator! This is monumentally helpful when the big day comes, and you don’t have to be the one everyone is looking to for guidance.
It really allowed us to enjoy the day at it’s fullest, and focus on the things that mattered most.
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