The Bride

We matched on the dating app bumble in September of 2021. He had just started general surgery residency and I was an ICU nurse just starting grad school. Our first date was at Red Rabbit in St. Paul where he ended up having a fly floating around in his Moscow Mule. We were supposed to have just drinks but ended up having dinner as things were going well. He was extremely shy. He sealed the deal by planning a very thoughtful second date to the Minnesota Zoo to the pumpkin exhibit after I told him it was one of my favorite things on our first date. We have been together ever since.

The Groom

Ashley and I matched through a dating application, September 2021. I was not looking for anything serious at the time and happened to match with her very early on during my surgical residency. During our first date I was very impressed with her ability to carry a conversation. What I thought was a “city girl” during our date ended up being a more small-town kind of gal. We went back-and-forth about whose town was more “small-town” and feeling like this first date went well I started planning another. Our second date was in the pumpkin spectacular at the Minnesota zoo, as she is absolutely obsessed with Halloween. I will say it was hard to discern whether Ashley really wanted to keep dating me, as at the end of each date I would always get a side hug. Ultimately, I took a chance, and we have been together ever since we were unable to complete an incredibly difficult 500-piece balloon puzzle

Our Wedding

Ashley's father was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in October of 2023. We had been talking about getting married but were having difficulty figuring out timing with how chaotic life always seemed to be. We got engaged in December of 2024 and decided that we wanted a wedding ceremony that Ashley's dad could be apart of. We planned a ceremony in two weeks and got married on January 19th, 2025.

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