Ashley & Samuel

October 25, 2025 • Mount Bethel, PA, USA
183 Days To Go!

Ashley & Samuel

October 25, 2025 • Mount Bethel, PA, USA
183 Days To Go!

ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE (OUR STORY)

at last, my love has come along

How We Met

We met in June 2022, but where exactly we met is debated. Sam believes it was June 16th at Nick's house, but I remember being introduced to him the week before at Scorecard. Either way, we fell in love at both Nick's house and Scorecard.

Why Wait Any Longer For The One You Love?

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The story of how we got together is possibly our favorite story to tell. On December 11th, 2022, we started dating at a Christmas Party at my alma mater, Lehigh University. The party was being hosted by our good friend Lilly. Towards the end of the evening, a friend asked us what song they should play. We requested “Lay Lady Lay” by Bob Dylan. This was significant because I am a Bob Dylan super fan, and when we first met I told Sam I would know I met my soulmate when I could hear that song and think of someone. We sang the lyrics:
“Why wait any longer for the world to begin?
You can have your cake and eat it too
Why wait any longer for the one you love?
When hes standing, in front of you”

It was in that moment we decided to make things official. Now we plan to dance to that song at our wedding!

Our Engagement

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On December 19th, 2023, Sam told me we were going on a hike with our photographer friend, Karissa. He said she wanted to do a Christmas photoshoot and asked me to dress Christmas-y. We met Karissa on the Appalachian Trail in Bangor where we began hiking to a gorgeous clearing with a view of the entire Slate Belt: my hometown that I hold near & dear to my heart. I hiked in carrying my sparkly heels for about a mile, thinking nothing of it. They were both so calm! When we got to the clearing, we spent awhile taking photos together. Eventually, Karissa asked to take solo photos of me. During these solo shots, I turned around and saw Sam down on one knee! It was the most exciting and happiest moment of our lives, at our favorite place on Earth. We could not have asked for a more special moment. Thank you so much to Karissa Mihalik (Black Bat Photography) for all your love, support, & help!

love is all you need