Nick Snow and Roxane Briones found each other on Hinge, the online dating site. Each liked what they saw, and decided to meet in person at Avec, the Mediterranean mainstay.

But there are two Avecs. He went to the one in West Loop. went to River North.

"I forgot he is new to the city," said Briones, who suggested the restaurant. "He went to the wrong one. I panicked."

"I walked into the place, looking to meet, and there's no one there," said Snow.

A phone call was made, an Uber grabbed, and the couple got together. Magic ensued.

"We hit it off very quick," said Snow. "We joke, after our first date, we felt like we were dating a month. After a week, we felt it was a couple months. Now it feels like we've been together for years."

Briones, 31, is a cook at Proxi, the coastal Asian place in the West Loop. Snow, 40, is a filmmaker who spent almost 20 years in Brooklyn before moving here last October.

"It was time for a change," said Snow, who noted that Brooklyn was getting very expensive. "Try a new city for a little bit.''

Briones had a bit of a head start, coming here from Michigan.

"I came to Chicago almost three years ago," she said. "I was drawn to the restaurants and the people that I admire work here. I just packed my bags and took a train. I didn't know anyone. Had to rent an apartment in Pilsen with two random girls, who turned into my best friends."

The relationship, begun in misunderstanding, deepened by accident. Literally.

"In February. I was trying to teach her how to snowboard," said Snow. "She had never done that, coming from Nicaragua. I took to the tiniest little hill in Naperville. I'm thinking, 'She's going to be fine. There's no way she can get hurt here.' She was doing pretty good, she was picking it up, and just fell forward, tried to catch herself and broke her wrist."

"In two places," Briones added.

Bad for a cook who spends her days chopping and stirring.

"Her whole livelihood," said Snow. "She ended up living with me while she was recovering for two months. In a weird way, that really helped us. It launched us into this position where we were together every day, and fire-tested the relationship. We hadn't been dating too long, suddenly we're living together and together all the time. I'm caring for her. It feels so right. It didn't feel like a burden. That was a special sign."

The couple got married July 26 at City Hall, at the Cook County Marriage Court, then headed to Lou Mitchell's, on Jackson, the 101-year-old diner at the foot of Route 66. I happened to be heading to the counter to pay my bill when they came in.

"We'd been there a few times, and really like that place and the vibe. It's right around the corner from where we live," Snow said. "She really wanted some pancakes."

"That was our reception," said Briones.

The staff at Lou Mitchell's is used to this kind of thing.

"It happens all the time," said restaurant manager Audrey Colone. "People come in and take pictures, pre-wedding, They say, 'This is where I grew up. This is where my parents take us.' People book rehearsal dinners, rehearsal parties."

An inconvenience for a busy restaurant?

"We just really appreciate that they come back to us; that we're a part of their life that means so much to them they're willing to come back, here of all places," said Colone. "Who thinks of coming to a diner? We get excited about it ourselves when we see a bride and groom. My staff and myself think 'Ooo, they just got married and they came here to eat. It's kinda cool.'"

And the future? Snow is wrapping up a feature film he wrote and directed, "Counterfeit." And Briones is putting in her kitchen dues.

"I just want to keep learning," says Briones. "In Chicago, there are so many different cuisines. I just want to learn everything."

She could see herself running a bakery.

"I would like to make flavors," she said. "I just want to be around, to talk to people, meet people, learn from them. "

Whatever unfolds, the couple plan's for it to unfold here.

"There is nothing like living in Chicago," said Briones. "The restaurants are just incredible."

"I love Chicago," said Snow. "It's got a very similar vibe to New York, but with a third of the people. It's great ... it's a beautiful city."