A long long time ago in a land far far away...

We first met at an extremely distinguished event of the minds known as..... Beer Olympics. An annual event held by UND PT Students that revealed the most talented, athletic and capable students among the two classes. And I'm sure you can guess who's team won that beautiful August day (Sidni's - we think Tony's team secured 2nd... to last)

When Tony tells strangers about Sidni, his favorite thing to mention is that he was once her TA (teacher's assistant) in PT school. We can verify that little teaching was done and a lot more socializing took place (you can verify these events with Emma Botker, Sidni's lab partner)!

Our first date was at Charras and Tequila and we talked for hours about our different but similar upbringings, our hometowns, our families, etc. But the funniest part of this date was neither of us were on our phones! HOWEVER, the one time Sidni reached to grab her phone to show him a picture (to better explain a story obviously), she somehow fumbled the phone to the point of it fully submerging in the salsa... needless to say, she no longer uses her phone at the dinner table without direct supervision.

We continued to spend time together that summer and made the decision to take a chance on having a distance relationship as Tony had to start his PT clinicals and Sidni her 2nd year at PT school with having Miss ND responsibilities nearly every weekend. This time apart made both of us cherish the time we got to spend together even more.

Just 3 weeks into dating we decided trial by fire, let's meet each other's families! Tony met Sidni's family and went to a wedding which was actually at The Barn, where we are getting married. Then we made the 6-hour drive to a family cabin in MN to meet a bunch of Tony's family including parents, grandparents, aunt, uncle, and cousins. It didn't take long for the both of us to feel like we fit into the other's family with ease.

There are a million other stories we could tell you but for now we want to just say thank you to everyone that has impacted our lives and helped us get to this moment of celebration. We are so grateful to be surrounded by such loving families/communities and can't believe how lucky we are to have found one another. <3

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