Andy and I met back in 2016. Our first date was to his family's cabin on Secord Lake, where I met his whole family. We went on one more date after that and we both just knew we were meant to be together. I was going to school at SVSU and he was going to school at Wayne State. Most of our weekends were spent in Detroit, where we learned to love the city and find all the best dive bars and restaurant's. For 2 years Andy lived in the city where I would travel to almost every weekend.

In 2018 we decided to get our first dog Ramsey, he grew up in Detroit and turned into a city dog. He loved going for walks and playing in the dog parks in the city.

In 2019 I graduated from SVSU and we moved in together in a town called Southgate, which is just 10 minutes south of Detroit. This is where we really grew together. We loved spending our weekends exploring the surrounding city's and find cool new places.

In 2020 Andy graduated from Wayne State and sadly didn't get the ceremony he hoped and worked so hard for. In 2021 we experienced moving for the first time. We moved to Howell where we were closer to family and Andy was closer to his office. We spent a lot of time hanging out with Andy's cousin Kevin Kaiser and his family who also lived in Howell.

At the beginning of 2022 we started to look for houses closer to Pinconning. But before we found a house, we got our second dog Brady. He only got to experience apartment life for a short time; we moved into our house in March of 2022. It didn't take long for us to start renovations. I think within 10 minutes of having the keys Cody Firman was there with a hammer knocking stuff out. We loved being closer to family and friends and having people over to our new house all the time. The dogs loved having a big back yard and running free.

Then one quiet evening in April of 2023 we learned that we were expecting a little bundle of Joy. Mr. AJ Shoemaker was born December 8th, 2023. He was the perfect addition to grow our little family. The little ginger spitfire gives us a run for our money, but we wouldn't want it any other way. He is now 1 1/2 years old and is the funniest little boy.

We cannot wait for all of you to join us in October to start another chapter of our story.

A&A

Ceremony

Cocktail Hour

Dinner & Reception