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Crystal and Alexis met back on August 10th, 2019, and as most generational couples have, we met through Tinder. BUT don't skip out on us now! The rest has been a whole adventure! After talking for about a week over text message, Facetime and Snapchat we met for the first time face-to-face in Shawano, WI and we had our very first date at The Farm Inn on Main! Crystal ordered an omelet because she didn't want to eat anything messy and Alexis ordered a Mushroom and Swiss burger and a Diet Coke - to which Crystal thought Alexis was Diabetic, but turns out Alexis really just loves Diet Coke! :) After that we met in person as time provided with work (and Crystal was going to college for her sign language degree). The next biggest milestone was on the Thursday Night before Labor Day in 2019. Alexis' family always camps in Shawano for Labor Day weekend and Crystal met up with Alexis on Thursday Night to watch the fireworks that the Shawano County Fair puts on. This was the real first time that Crystal met some of Alexis' family! Before the fireworks, Alexis and Crystal went to the beach at Shawano County Park and the view was breath-taking! A beautiful sunset casted along the shore of Shawano Lake, and Alexis had her camera with to snap a few pictures and in that perfect moment Alexis asked Crystal to be her girlfriend. Of course Crystal said YES DUH!!!!! After that Alexis and Crystal committed a lot of time to traveling and seeing each other, talking as much as possible, taking lots of pictures along the way - honeymoon phase amirite???!!! Not to long after in January 2020, Alexis was too much of a distraction and college didn't work out for Crystal. So Crystal decided to move to Marinette to start her life with Alexis. They rented an apartment together in Marinette, where those times were some of their most tested times as a new couple. Learning each other's way of living, dealing with job switches, trying to navigate bills, distance from family and work. But even through all those bad moments of turmoil, they ended up being the most erudite times of our lives together. (In first person) In March of 2020 we adopted our dog Josie from an Animal Shelter. If you didn't know Josie, she was a red merle Australian Shepered with the most fun-loving attitude and the biggest personality we've ever seen on a dog. We acquired Josie at 11 months old with a very vague back history from the shelter. We had Josie for about 3 years. After some unforeseen anxiety, sudden aggression and exhausting all of our options to help Josie's mental health we made the very difficult decision to lay her down to rest. Now you might ask Alexis and Crystal, why is this part of your love story??? We know a lot of people will never know or see it, but Josie was the biggest thing in our lives that we both loved mutually and unconditionally for the first time together. But also, the first significant decision we made together for Josie and the first loss that we grieved. We mourned Josie's loss for a really long time (and still do to this day), but that made our love stronger and it was a huge apart of our journey together! (We love and miss you Jojo ♡). We spent that summer looking for another dog to purchase as a pup. After some not-so-fun conversations with a breeder, we found our newest addition, Nitro in September of 2023! Nitro has been in our lives since and he is the most fun-loving boy ever. Nitro is so silly and loveable. We are very fortunate to have him in our lives! :) Rewind to September 2021, we purchased our first house together and Crystal rejoined school to become a sign language interpreter after being unsuccessful the first time. But Alexis pushed her to go back and finish out her schooling for 2 semesters, driving back and forth from Wausau and working a full time job while Alexis held the fort down at home. In the spring of 2022, Crystal graduated as a Sign Language Interpreter from Northcentral Technical College! The night before Crystal's graduation ceremony, Alexis decided to pop the question and ask Crystal to marry her! Of course she said yes, she'd be silly not to ;) Most of the rest is history! A lot of laughs, tears, hilarious inside jokes, hand-crafted memes, a ton of videos of Alexis scaring Crystal and a ton of Tik Tok's of Crystal with Alexis moaning in the background. Most importantly, our love story couldn't exist without all of the people in our lives that have been apart of or have welcomed us in your lives. Each and every one of you reading this has had an impact on our love story and we wouldn't be the couple we are without you! We can't wait for you to join and celebrate with us! See you on August 15th!!!!! *Pictured above is the sunset that Alexis captured on the day it all it began!

Our Love Story

Our Story

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Dani has been such an incredible, inspiring person in my life. She is what I aspire to be as a new teacher. Throughout the last few years, we have gotten to know each other very well, and have an incredible bond. Full of laughter and great memories. -Crystal

Dani

Alesha is my sister and it wouldn't make sense to have her in any other position in my wedding than the one standing next to me! She is one of my biggest assets in life and I wouldn't be where I am without her silly, unapologetic self. 
-Alexis

Alesha

Jessica has been a close friend since middle school. She has always been the one to go on late night drives with me and has ALWAYS kept consistent contact with me since I moved to Marinette. She is one of my best gal pals, and her standing on my side was a no brainer for me! -Crystal

Jessica

You always have that one cousin that you grew up side-by-side through it all! That's Kendra to me. Only a year apart, we grew up on each other's hip. So many hilarious laughs and sleep overs. By far one of the most important people to me! -Alexis

Kendra

Brendon is the best guy friend any girl could ask for! From playing video games, to adventuring around town, there has been so many memories! I’m happy to have him on my side for my big day. -Crystal

Brendon

Since we were young, Casey has been like a brother to me - even though he's my cousin! All of our young lives I spent annoying him, but he always stood up for me no matter the circumstances! Our young lives were memories that I'll never forget and I can't wait to make more with him! -Alexis

Casey

Brianna has been a warm and welcoming co-worker since I began my journey as a teacher. She is a constant support in my professional and personal life! When Brianna found out she was in my wedding, she JUMPED in my arms LITERALLY! -Crystal

Brianna

Draven is, by far, one of my greatest friends. His love for his passions and kindness towards others is contagious! Draven is one of a kind, but he'll (for sure) bring a lot of life to our party! Can't wait to celebrate with you! -Alexis

Alexis & Crystal

Alexis & Crystal

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