Toledo Country Club

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Cocktail Hour

Reception

Our Wedding

Our story begins as most romantic novels do, with a cheesy love quote, "love happens when you least expect it.” Both of us coming out of relationships, the idea of jumping into a relationship so quickly didn’t register. We officially met at the Perrysburg OrangeTheory Fitness in 2018, where Amber worked the evenings at the front desk and I a member of the studio. Fast forward, October 2019, I am away on business traveling throughout Europe for 3 plus weeks. Early in my travels I had some down-time and with the help of some liquid courage, I decided to finally "shoot-my-shot" and message Amber. After being left on read; for what it felt like an eternity, Amber finally responded and for the rest of the trip, we spent countless hours getting to know one another. Even with the 6-hour time difference, we still found time each and every day to talk. It was early on in those 3 weeks that we soon realized we had more in common than we originally thought. It was our mutual love of coffee (Amber more than I), OSU football, both being foodies and always having that travel itch to explore new places just to name a few .. Fast forward February 2021; 2 years-worth of memories, moving into a new apartment together and navigating a global pandemic, I knew Amber was “the one.” After contemplating many different proposal ideas, I kept coming back to OrangeTheory and how without our “family” over there, our story would have not been possible. A week before Valentines Day, I had the team open up the studio just for us and I got down on one knee. She made me the happiest guy in the world and said “YES.” We then celebrated the rest of the evening with our parents at our favorite restaurant.Fun fact: After walking Amber to her car from our first date, as she drove off, I said to myself that I would marry that girl one day. Fast forward February 2022, with the wedding planning in full effect, moving to a new city, both of us starting new jobs, building our first home and of course spoiling our sassy drama queen of a pup (Marnie) day in a day out. Some call us crazy for taking on some many big life experiences all in a short span of time, but we couldn’t be more excited. We cannot wait for our exciting new chapter to begin as husband and wife and of course to celebrate our big day with all of our family and friends.

Our Story

Please let us know if you plan on staying the weekend or just the night of our wedding. We want to ensure we have blocked off enough rooms for all of our guests.

Hilton Garden Inn Toledo Downtown

If you plan on staying at the Hilton Garden Inn Toledo Downtown and will need transportation to and from The Toledo Country Club, a shuttle service will be provided to pick up guests at 4:15 p.m. on Saturday July 9th, 2022. Another shuttle will be available at the end of the night to take guests back to the Hilton Garden Inn Toledo Downtown starting at 10:00 p.m. and last ride going back at 11:00 p.m.

Travel

Things to Do

We "officially" met one another in 6th grade; even though Haley was originally taken back from my use of heavy eye liner ("Thank-you Mom") we have been friends ever since.
Even though it seemed like the distance between one another kept getting further apart, our friendship grew closer throughout those years.  
Now fast forward, both living in the same city, one can find us exploring one of Columbus's fantastic happy hours. 

Haley Burns

Best-Man & Best Friend.  Steve and I have known each other going on 30 years now.  We have been there for one another throughout all life's experiences thus far.  Certainly not a better person and best friend to have by my side on my wedding day than Steve.  

Steve Mason

Tara and I first met in 2015 while both working at Maumee's finest restaurant establishment, Zoup.  When we were not serving out hot soup in the dead of summer, we could always be found dancing on the bar at our favorite country bar in downtown Toledo, Chevy's.  Even though our paths have moved apart in distance, we always find time to catch-up with one another.

Tara Kline

Dr. Zachary Milano a.k.a. "The Most Eligible Bachelor in Tampa Florida."  Zach and I first met playing hockey for a travel hockey team in Sylvania, Ohio.  Even though we haven't lived in the same state since college we have always found time to keep in touch throughout these years.

Zach Milano

Sarah and I first met in 2018 while both working at the Perrysburg OrangeTheory fitness studio.  Shortly after starting at the studio and also realizing we both lived at the same apartment complex our friendship grew ever since.   Even though our lives have taken us to new places, Sarah to Charlotte and I to Columbus we still find time to keep in touch.

Sarah Quimby

JJ and I first met when we were neighbors in an apartment complex in Dublin, Ohio.  Even though our sports team are bitter rivals, and OSU may have had Michigan's number the past decade in football, JJ and I's friendship has continued to grow over those years. 

JJ Reilly

Eden and I have known one-another since our time at Anthony Wayne High School.  Our friendship started to grow, especially during our senior year, as our core group of friends enjoyed and took in our final year together.  Even though Eden and I haven't lived in the same city since high school, we have always found time to stay connected.

Eden Hearons

John and I also met playing hockey for a travel hockey team in Sylvania, Ohio.  We share the same affinity for OSU sports, and could always be seen attending OSU football games together and sometimes walking far lengths for some late night Raising Canes cravings.

John Unger

Bri and I also first met in 2018 while both working at the Perrysburg OrangeTheory fitness studio.  After working countless nights together, we both quickly realized how much we had in common.  Even with Bri moving to Los Angeles and fulfilling her acting dream & career we still find time to keep in touch. 

Brianna Burke

KEN!!  Ken and I met while living next door to one-another freshman year at BGSU's dorms.  Ken and I have kept in touch through these years via our mutual love of craft beer and reminiscing of our "glory days" back in college.    

Amber & Nick

Amber & Nick

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