We met the same way most people meet these days, except it was in the late 90's. AOL allowed you to build a profile for your screen name and you could search for people to instant message who liked the same stuff you did.

Neither of us remembers what caught Amy's eye, but she sent the first message and we had a meaningful enough chat to add each other to our friends list.

We continued to talk to each other from the other ends of monitors until we got comfortable enough to exchange phone numbers. Then we started talking until the batteries in our cordless phones would die. Over the course of those conversations, we learned a lot about one another, became best friends, and remarkably close for never meeting in person.

Well, we did meet once as seen in the above photo,

We sort of lost touch as we entered high school but found each other, once again through the internet. We exchanged numbers again and kept in better touch this time around.

Amy had moved to Florida, started a family, and got her doctorate.

Sky stayed in Illinois, became a certified pharmacy technician, and adopted a cat.

A day came when Amy needed her best friend and Sky reached out unprompted. We had been inconsistently texting for the last few years, mostly birthdays and holidays, but we started talking, really talking, it was exactly like it was when we were kids.

We realized our feelings for each other from there, and have been navigating the unexpected together.

Eventually, Sky packed up his stuff, sold his house, shoved his cat in a crate, and made the move to Florida.

Now, we're ready to finally get married and begin the rest of our lives together

A&S

Wedding Day

5:00 PM–10:00 PM

Cocktail hour and Reception To Follow