Redeemer Lutheran Church

Wedding Ceremony

The Outpost Center

Dinner & Dance

Winter

Our Wedding

Once upon a time… There was a beautiful church by a waterfall in the village of Wayzata, let’s call it Redeemer Lutheran Church.&nbsp;A kind man, who eventually became a single Dad, grew up in that church with his family.&nbsp;A good-hearted woman, who eventually became a single Mom of 4 daughters, joined that church in 2006. Fast forward a number of years and the good-hearted woman, befriended the young daughter of the kind man, when dropping her daughters off at Sunday School.&nbsp;The good-hearted woman greeted the young daughter every Sunday for many months, possibly years, and the young daughter was so shy she hardly said “hello”.&nbsp;Finally, one day, the young daughter responded to the good-hearted woman’s greeting with “LOOK!&nbsp;I have new shoes!”&nbsp;They were light up shoes and something to be very proud of as a 4 year old girl.&nbsp;The good-hearted woman and the young daughter then became church buddies who said hello and shared a hug whenever their paths crossed.&nbsp;This went on for many years. When the young girl was in 6th grade, she joined the youth group.&nbsp;By that time the good-hearted woman was the youth director and one of her daughters was also a member of the youth group.&nbsp;The two daughters were reunited and became fast friends and the good-hearted woman, and the kind man began corresponding to organize the girls activities. As you can guess, the kind man was Aaron, the young daughter was Allison, the good-hearted woman was Annette, and her daughter was Hailey.&nbsp;Back in those days, no one would have ever guessed that God was working on a bigger plan for their lives. Annette simply knew Aaron as Allison's doting dad and Aaron admired the way Annette was such an involved parent with her 4 girls. Both recognized each other as faithful servants of God. When the time was right, Aaron and Annette began texting and talking with each other more often.&nbsp;Annette was caught off-guard by this and even called Aaron one day to ask him if he was flirting with her or if she was imagining it.&nbsp;He admitted that he had been flirting and she was very flattered.&nbsp;They kept their growing friendship from the girls for some time as they wanted to be sure to not overwhelm them with an unexpected changes.&nbsp;One Sunday, Annette told her girls that they could go to Snuffy’s Malt Shop for lunch that day.&nbsp;While working together as ushers at church, Hailey invited Allison and told Annette to invite Aaron.&nbsp;Nadia and Izzy enthusiastically agreed that Aaron and Allison should join them for lunch.&nbsp;Little did they know that Aaron and Annette had planned the lunch the night before.&nbsp;That was their first family outing.&nbsp;Aaron may have been wide eyed as he was outnumbered by the 5 gals sitting with him, but rather than being scared, he embraced it and now wouldn’t have it any other way.&nbsp; There were many adventures after that – They call them the A&amp;A Adventures.&nbsp;Some with the girls (Grilling out, movie nights, Como Zoo, Duluth, Minnehaha Falls, Vikings games, Walnut Grove, Spring Break, etc.) and some without the girls (Dinners out, walks, Oktoberfest, Festivus, Bockfest, yard walks, Mound Crawls, concerts, etc.)&nbsp; During their courtship, Annette, Hailey, Nadia and Izzy moved to Mound (Abbie had already left the nest), just a mere 6 miles from Aaron and Allison’s home in Crystal Bay.&nbsp;The close proximity made it easy for them to see each other almost daily.&nbsp;This made both Aaron and Annette very happy.&nbsp;The two of them spent many hours working in the yard and on projects around the new home.&nbsp;Aaron often complimented Annette on her talent and creativity when completing projects and even took her to the hardware store on one of their early dates. One day, October 21, 2024, the two were out running errands, as they often do – breakfast at a small café, post office, and few other stops – when Aaron surprised Annette with a walk on some trails in Crystal Bay.&nbsp;Annette knew something was up as Aaron was acting just a bit off.&nbsp;At one point he even mumbled something about “We sure make a good team.”, which is entirely true, and noticed by many, but odd to randomly say when out walking. Eventually he stopped on the trail, with his Crystal Bay neighborhood in the background, dropped to one knee (yes, he was able to get back up) and blurted out “Will you marry me?” and produced the most beautiful engagement ring.&nbsp;(If you doubt its beauty, just ask their fan club - the sweet church ladies at Redeemer) Annette first answered with “You’re ridiculous!” then followed up with “YES!” Shortly after that they began the wedding planning and now, here we are, on their wedding website, reading all about it as they live happily ever after - blended and blessed!

Annette & Aaron

Annette & Aaron

A&A

Wedding Ceremony

Dinner & Dance