Finding the right person to spend the rest of your life with is a seemingly impossible task. Those of you fortunate enough to have already found the love of your life know it's something that cannot be explained in words.

Our story begins as most modern love tales do, on a dating app. We matched after a dearth of any meaningful connections in Nashville. Both of us, weary from the arduous journey of dating, agreed to meet for drinks at Ole Smoky Distillery (conveniently right across the street from Jason's apartment). Every word we spoke to each other seemed to grow the initial spark we felt when we first introduced ourselves.

The casual "grab a drink" date turned into hours. We left Ole Smoky and grabbed some tacos a few blocks away while continuing to get to know each other. We decided that we didn't want the evening to end there either, so we got an Uber over to Pins Mechanical in The Gulch. This place is the definition of fun! We bowled, played bocce ball, and played a few arcade games, but most of the evening was spent outside at one of the fire pits engaged in conversation. We simply couldn't get enough of each other's story and how our paths crossed here in Nashville.

By the time we said goodnight and went home, it felt like we had known each other a lifetime already. Conversations were so effortless from the very beginning. We couldn't spend enough time together and after a few weeks we were inseparable. Jason got to meet Amanda's dog, Zara on a hike at Percy Warner and they too became inseparable.

We started dating officially in October 2022 and in December, Amanda (and Zara) made their first journey to Roanoke, VA for Christmas with Jason's family. In February, Jason got to meet Amanda's family in Isla Mujeres off the coast of Cancun. At the end of March 2023, we became financially engaged after signing a 2-year lease together and combined houses. About a year later, we got engaged at Douthat State Park in Virginia.

Throughout the 100s of concerts, seasons of Predators games, countless vacations(and staycations), Amanda's immobilizing foot surgery, the loss of Jason's father, 80,000 gallons of water flooding our apartment building, the Eagles losing and winning a Super Bowl, adding a second dog, Akira to our family, and everything in between the one constant in our lives is our love and support for each other.

Our relationship is one where we live every day with each other in our heart. Life has a way of reminding you that it's not meant to be easy. We have had a number of life's challenges thrown our way and we have faced them together, hand in hand. We have each found our person and are excited to see what the future has in store for us.

A&J

Ceremony and Reception