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We've been waiting patiently for you to come across our profile, and we're so glad you finally have! We're a loving couple from New York who are excited to begin growing our family with a new baby. Take a look through our site to see what we’re about. We hope that we might be the right match for you.

Rick and Matt

Where we came from

This was the family audition for "The Shining."

Rick grew up by the beautiful shores of South Beach.

Cuban meals are big and delicious!

Ropa vieja is one of Rick's favorite Cuban meals.

Rick has his eyes on the presents.

Blowing out the candles was a family affair.

Family vacation in the mountains.

Rick doing medical relief work in Haiti with the non-profit he started.

Grizzly and Yogi, Rick's old dogs.

Rick and his family at graduation

Rick grew up in Miami...

... with three sisters. He was spoiled as the only boy in a Cuban family and he loved every second of it. Despite how it might look in some of the pictures to the left, Rick’s sisters are very cool and fashionable (it was the 90’s - everybody dressed that way), and he’s still very close with them today. After college, Rick lived in Philadelphia while he went to business and medical school at UPenn.

Matt is from Long Island...

...and he was the youngest of three boys, so he was always spoiled as the “baby” (and he, too, loved every second of it). Matt’s father was one of thirteen kids, so holidays were always a huge family affair. Although he's lost his blonde locks, he still loves lounging in the pool like his four year old self. After high school, Matt moved to Manhattan to go to Columbia. He stayed in the city for law school, and he's lived there ever since.

Matt was a natural blonde as a baby.

Just lounging in the pool with his swimmies.

Matt loved his Pound Puppy.

Matt and his brothers got silly in the car.

Some of Matt's extended family enjoying the pool.

From Matt's days as a high school actor.

Matt with his parents at Columbia graduation.

Matt's mom makes a mean pasta sauce.

Matt's hometown sign.

Matt, his parents and brother at law school graduation.

The Telford boys were a handsome crew...

Matt used to be a Cabbage Patch doll (dog sold separately)

OshKosh B'Gosh!!

Matt and his mom relaxing in the yard.

How we met

We met in 2007 on MySpace (before Facebook was cool). After a couple of messages back and forth, we began IM’ing and then quickly switched to talking on the phone. Matt was everything Rick was looking for: handsome, smart, romantic, funny - and Matt felt the same way about Rick - he was the perfect package and Matt swooned when we met. We fell for each other quickly and got married three years later.

When we got engaged, Rick surprised Matt with a hundred reasons to get married. Matt came home to fifty photos of our friends and family hanging on the wall, each with their own reason to get married. Then Matt met Rick at Pier 84, where Rick was waiting with fifty white balloons, each with one of Rick's reasons to get married. Then Rick proposed and we released the balloons over the Hudson River.

This video was one of our favorite parts of the wedding. Instead of doing a traditional dance, we did something a little different to make it fun and memorable.

Life today

We live on a beautiful, tree lined block in one of the best neighborhoods of Manhattan, with our own private backyard to play in and parks and playgrounds around every corner. We love our city because it's one of the best in the world, with so many famous sites and tons of great activities for kids. Matt is a lawyer at a television network and Rick is an executive at a fun tech company. Our nieces and nephews love coming to visit us at work, and we know that one day our own kids will too!

Paddy gets sleepy on road trips.

Rick's extended family at his parents' 60th birthday.

Rick, his parents and nephew at Coney Island.

Paddy's first Halloween.

Dinner with good friends in Rhode Island.

Matt and his friend celebrating his birthday.

Our nieces and nephews love their uncles!

Friends getting down at our wedding.

Matt is still close with his friends from high school.

What's a wedding without a conga line?

Matt and his college friend get swanky for a party.

The full family wedding shot in Central Park.

Rick with Matt's bestie (another Matt).

Matt with Rick's bestie, Kat.

Matt's family with Grandma.

Rick with his medical school buddies on Halloween.

Rick and some work friends celebrate launch.

Our whole family at Town Hall when we exchanged vows.

Paddington was so little as a puppy!

Paddy loves Christmas.

Matt and high school friend, Megan, love catching up.

Rick and his high school friends hanging out.

Paddy can't wait to be a big brother

Family and Friends

We have lots of close family and friends. Our parents, brothers, sisters, in-laws, nieces, nephews and friends from all walks of life are an important part of our lives. And then there's our puppy, Paddington - he's a sweet terrier that loves to play. Everyone can't wait to welcome and love the new addition to our family!

Rick off-roading in the mountains of Colorodo.

Us taking our niece, Rosie, to see a Broadway musical!

Rick surfing with our friends in Connecticut.

Hot air balloon ride in California.

Rick learning how to trapeze.

Taking in the sun at the Chelsea Pier.

Scuba diving on our honeymoon.

Matt and his mom at a Broadway show.

Cookies make Matt very happy.

Rick rock climbing in Arizona.

Hiking in the mountains of New Hampshire.

Our first ski trip together.

Rick cliff diving in Guatemala.

Visiting the Parthenon in Athens, Greece.

Sailing on a sunset cruise.

White water rafting with Rick's sister in Costa Rica.

Just relaxing under a hot spring waterfall.

Horseback riding with Rick's sister.

Zip-lining in the rain forest of Costa Rica.

Visiting the Mayan ruins in Belize.

Spelunking in the dark caves of Costa Rica.

Rick loves to run.

Rick also loves to jump on trampolines.

Kayaking in the sea caves of Greece.

Rick & Kat hiking at Mt. Everest!

We go to church every Sunday!

Our Interests

We like to do a lot of activities: travel, camp, read, cook, watch movies, go to museums and theater, and more. Take a look at the pictures on the left to learn about a few of our favorite things...

a day with Daddy & papa

Now that you know what our life is like, here's a video of what life might be like for our child once he or she comes along...

Our Letter to You

Hello!

We're really excited to start our family. We're both very family oriented guys who, as you can hopefully tell from our site, love each other very much and have a strong network of loving family and friends all around us. We've both always wanted children, and when we each realized we were gay (even though we didn't know each other at the time), one of our only concerns was whether that would affect our family plans for the future. Fortunately, we live in a time and place where being gay doesn't affect our family plans and through surrogacy, we can still have the family we've always dreamed of.

We hope this site has given you a good sense of who we are and what life with us will be like. We're looking forward to having a good relationship with whomever is the right match for us.

Warmly,

Rick & Matt