"The minute I heard my first love story I started looking for you,
not knowing how blind that was.
Lovers don't finally meet somewhere.
They are in each other all along."
- Rumi
Maxine Anne McDonald
A Minneapolis-lover born and raised, Maxine was born in 1985 to parents Vivian and Michael. She currently teaches yoga in a variety of settings and is just months away from finishing her master's degree in occupational therapy. Maxine has wanderlust in her blood and her passions include traveling the world, exploring the outdoors, holistic health and wellness, reading, and spending time with her soulmate: Jon.
Jonathan Christopher Behm
Jon was born Jonathan Christopher Behm in Cedar Falls Iowa in 1981 to parents Gretchen and Kim. He grew up in Iowa, moved to the Twin Cities in 1999 to study at the University of St. Thomas and has been here ever since. Jon currently works for a small Minneapolis consulting company and is working part time towards his MBA at the Carlson School of Management. Jon is also passionate about music, photography, and the greatest love of his life: Maxine.
Our Story
Maxine and Jon met through their shared love of the outdoors, travel, books, and many other passions; or more specifically, those shared interests helped them find each other across the wild and chaotic world of the internet. While they had previously been skeptical about the possibility of finding "true love," their first date left them both with dreamy eyes and racing hearts. It did not take long before Jon and Maxine realized that true love was a possibility after all and their friends started telling them they should be in advertisements for Match.com. They have lived happily together in South Minneapolis since 2010 with cats Bella and Talia and dog, Marlow. Jon proposed marriage to Maxine in February of 2011 after sending her on a citywide scavenger hunt complete with friends and family supplying the clues. After marrying, Max and Jon will head to Indonesia for their honeymoon for two weeks of adventure, interesting food, and tropical climes. After returning they both are very much looking forward to spending a long, fulfilling, and loving life together that will surely be filled with many surprises and adventures. But most of all it will be filled with a great deal of love, not only for each other but also for their wonderful friends and family. Every couple should be lucky enough to be blessed with the gift of such abundant and generous love.
