Meet the adorable couple whose engagement video got 35 million views
Ezekiel Cieslak and Isaiah Griffith, noticing a photographic mutual attraction in 2022, took a leap of faith and messaged each other on the app.Before long, virtual flirting became real dates as the young influencers both resided in Phoenix at the time.“Isaiah messaged me after watching one of my Tiktok videos,” recounts Ezekiel. “He thought I was cute, so decided to send me a message.
The message went like, ‘OMG, you live in Arizona too?’ I chuckled because it clearly stated that I lived in Arizona in my bio, but he was really cute, so I responded.
We had both been single for about 4 to 6 months after both breaking up with our exes.”That fateful message eventually led to creating a TikTok video that went viral with — yes, you are reading this right — 35 million views.Queerty chatted with the happy young couple about the video, life in the spotlight, gay softball, and how they picked out their inspirational Macy’s registry for their late 2024 nuptials.Subscribe to our daily newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.How did you meet in person for the first time?Ezekiel: I had already put a transfer in with the post office to move to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, before meeting Izzy, so I was reluctant to get too close because I was moving at the end of summer.
But we messaged each other for about a week and had a ton of fun getting to know each other. So, on one of my days off, I stopped by the Dutch Bros Coffee, where he was an assistant manager, to meet him for the first time.
