Melanie and Eric matched on Bumble on New Year's Day, 2020. After 6 days of texting, they met for dinner at Brighton Bodega on a Monday night!

Eric left the first date thinking they didn't have many cultural touchstones in common. Melanie left thinking "this guy is like the same person as me!"

Their second date started at the Watertown Target, and ended at the Harvard stadium where they shared their first kiss.

A few months of ice cream, arcades, driving around, singing, and cooking for each other led to Eric and Melanie locking it down just before lockdown, labelling themselves boyfriend/girlfriend on March 1st, 2020.....

They were lucky enough to get all the time in the world to spend together, as schools, choirs, and everything else shut down just a few weeks later. Eric and Mel spent the pandemic shutdown experimenting with baking, doing yoga, picnicking, watching tv, and falling in love.

As the world opened back up, Eric and Mel got to do all the things they'd loved together now, as the power couple in vocal ensembles and theater productions. They even directed a show together in May 2023!

Eric and Mel moved in together to their spacious Brighton apartment in fall 2022, and they are still there!

Mel foisted her travel bug upon Eric which led to them visiting Iceland together, and later British Columbia, Patagonia, China, Mongolia, and of course, their epic trip around the Mediterranean, starting in Istanbul where Eric proposed!

In fall 2024, Melanie and Eric adopted their two kittens, Baguette and Ciabatta, who are now their evening entertainment.

After 6 years of MelEric, here's where you come in! Join Melanie and Eric for their grandest adventure yet, this February in Cohasset, and help them celebrate their commitment and love <3