Veronica Mae McCracken and Mitchell Henry Karr first met in May 2014 on her first day at the Minneapolis architecture and design firm MSR Design, where she works as an interior designer and he as an architect. The two were dating other people at the time.
It wasn’t until the annual Fusion Fashion Show hosted by the Northland chapter of the International Interior Design Association on Nov. 13, 2015, that sparks began to fly. By then, each was single.
Ms. McCracken, 33, had volunteered to walk the runway and caught Mr. Karr’s attention wearing silver metallic lipstick, tin foil eyebrows, six-inch platform heels, and an outfit made of metal flashing, drapery fabric, and window film.
“Think a Project Runway-type challenge with wallcoverings, drapery, or rugs as your medium,” Ms. McCracken said.
At the after-party, Ms. McCracken said, “We were dancing pretty close. I want to say I made the first move.”
“Yeah, you did,” Mr. Karr, 37, said. “By grabbing my face and kissing it.”
The next day, she texted him a photo of the chrome-lipped character from the film “Mad Max” with a note that read, “I hope you didn’t end up looking like this.” Mr. Karr texted back, “Not this time, but maybe next time.”
