Bride
What is the Bride's Middle Name?
Nicole
Nicole's middle name is Nicole. WOW.
How old is the groom?
26
Gavin's Birthday is February 16th 1999
How many pets does the couple have?
Two cats
Gavin has acquired cats. Pepper and Venus Live with Gavin and Nicole in New York.
How many dresses did Jane, played by Katherine Hiegl, wear in the movie 27 dresses?
28.
A chronic bridesmaid, Jane wears her 28th and final dress (a wedding dress) at the end of the movie.
This popular love song was released in 1961 by Elvis Presley.
Can't Help Falling In Love
Released on Elvis' album Blue Hawaii in 1961
What was the bride's best subject in school?
Science
How long has the Groom been in college?
About seven and a half years.
Gavin started his Bachelor's in Aerospace Engineering at the State University of New York at Buffalo in Fall 2017, graduating in Spring 2021. He then started a PhD program in Aerospace Engineering at the same school in Fall 2021 and has been in that program to the present day, earning a Master's along the way in 2024.
Where did the couple meet?
Elementary School
The couple met in 2004 at Kindergarten Round-Up
In the 2004 film 13 Going on 30, Jennifer Garner stars as Jenna Rink. Who plays Matt Flamhaff, her love interest?
Mark Ruffalo
Fun Fact: This is Nicole's favorite chick flick.
In 1597 William Shakespeare published the play Romeo and Juliet. 411 years later Taylor Swift released what song inspired by this play?
Love Story
What is the bride's favorite animal?
Whale Shark
The bride's friend Sam bought her a whale shark plush in 2022. She sleeps with it every night.
How many states has the groom lived in?
Gavin has lived in three different states: New Jersey, New York, and Texas. He has moved 10 times, twice times in TX, twice in NJ, and six times in NY
Where was the couple's first date?
*Hint this was in 2010.*
El Fenix Mexican Restaurant
Gavin picked up Nicole from her grandmother's house in June 2010 for a catch up date at El Fenix. Gavin's Dad, Drew Armstrong, drove them there and supervised from afar.
In the 2005 film Wedding Crashers, which song plays during the three-minute party montage?
Shout by The Isley Brothers
This 1984 single by one of the members of Wham! topped American pop charts.
Careless Whisper by George Michael
George Michael released his debut solo single 'Careless Whisper' on 23rd July 1984.
What is the bride's favorite TV Show?
Bob's Burgers
What is the groom's favorite movie?
*Specific movie, franchise will not count*
Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
Who said "I love you" first?
Nicole
Nicole said I love you to Gavin in a hotel room in late 2023. How romantic.
This 2018 rom-com follows a woman who discovers her boyfriend’s family is incredibly wealthy when they attend a wedding in Singapore.
Crazy Rich Asians
Chinese-American Rachel (Constance Wu) travels to Singapore with her boyfriend Nick (Henry Golding) to attend his best friend's wedding and discovers that he's from one of Asia's most prominent families.
Finish the following lyric "L is for the way you look at me, O is for the only one I see, V is ___ ___ ______"
V is very very extraordinary.
This is a lyric from the song "L-O-V-E" by Nat King Cole for his 1965 studio album.
Up until 2024 the bride thought people were incredibly stupid if they had not heard of this specific extinct animal.
Tiktaalik
Tiktaalik is a monospecific genus of extinct animal from the Late Devonian Period ~375 Mya. Thought to be the first tetrapod.
How many video games does the groom own?
*Closest answer wins*
Approximately 750, between digital and physical titles.
The first video game Gavin has distinct memory of playing was Halo: Combat Evolved in 2003. Make of this what you will.
How many times did the groom try to propose?
Six times
Twice August 2024, Once October 2024, Once November 2024, Twice December 2024
What was the first Rom Com that the couple watched together?
*Hint the couple incidentally went to this movie's filming location a year later*
The Proposal
The Proposal is a 2009 American romantic comedy based in Sitka, Alaska staring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds. Gavin and Nicole visited Sitka in August 2024 on a family cruise.
The song I Got You Babe was performed by what hit 1960s pop duo?
Sonny & Cher
"I Got You Babe" was a song performed by American pop entertainment duo Sonny & Cher in 1965.