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Our Wedding

By now, we’re sure many of you know our story. For those of you who may not know and are curious… Bethany and I met in the summer of 2020 at a party through mutual friends. We didn’t talk much at first, but eventually as the night progressed we started to enjoy each other’s company with some laughs and some flirting. Fast forward about six months from our first time meeting and I finally had the nerve to ask a mutual friend if Bethany was single. Luckily for me, she was and gave our mutual friends permission to give me her number. February 23, 2021 I sent Bethany a text message for the very first time. We texted endlessly for a few days, and ended up meeting up to hangout within a group of mutual friends the following Friday night. As we hung out, I could tell that there was something different about her and that she was a special person. Getting to know her over text was great, but being able to spend time with her in person was even better. As we were leaving our friend’s house for the night, I walked her to her car where I asked her on a date - officially. We went on our first date on Saturday March 7th, 2021. After a few Google searches (I was painfully out of touch in the dating world), I landed on taking her to a local aquarium followed by dinner at a restaurant near my sisters house that she had recommended highly. I assumed the aquarium was much larger than it was, and set dinner reservations for much later in the day figuring we’d need plenty of time to make our way through the aquarium. Well, we flew through the aquarium in about 45 minutes and still had over two hours time to kill before dinner reservations. We decided to just go for a drive around the area until dinner time. Talking with her was so easy. Conversation just naturally flowed between us as we spoke about our families and lives up to that point. I remember trying to catch looks at her at stop lights (I was driving so I couldn’t look at her much) and thinking about how lucky I was to have such a beautiful woman both inside and out willing to spend a day to get to know me. Dinner was basically a continuation of the conversations just with food in front of us, except now I could stop sneaking looks at stoplights and get to actually look at her while we spoke and get to fall in love with her beautiful smile. Less than one week later, on March 12th we had our second official date at Texas Roadhouse (a favorite of ours to this day), and later that night I asked her to be my girlfriend. My job at the time was less than 5 minutes from her apartment, so I spent lots of time there in the beginning of our relationship. By the end of June we signed our first lease and moved in together in a cute two bedroom apartment in Scranton with our German Shepherd, Savannah. In September we found out she was pregnant with Parker. Then in March of 2022 we bought our first home together in Jessup, where we still live today. Just over a month after moving into our new home on May 11th we welcomed Parker to the world! Later that year we added Poe, our Golden Retriever, to the family. I proposed to Bethany on May 11th, 2024, Parker’s second birthday. Life moved very quickly for us, but I knew she was my person from date 1. Fast forward to today and we are stronger than ever. Life has come at us both high and low and we have always remained at each other’s side through it all. She is truly my other half. She has helped me to be the man I am today, helped me achieve a lifelong goal of becoming a father and inspired me in more ways than I can count. If you made it this far, thank you for taking the time to read our story! We hope to see you on our special day as we begin a new and exciting chapter together on our wedding day! -Bethany and (mostly) Ryan

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Located less than a mile from Scranton Cultural Center, this Hilton hotel features a large indoor pool and modern guest rooms. Each has an elegant bathroom and a seating area. Rooms are decorated in warm, earthy colors. Guests can relax with a refreshing beverage from the tea/coffee maker while enjoying some cable TV. Accommodations features a work desk. A well-appointed business center is offered at Hilton Scranton &amp; Conference Center. The hotel also offers a fitness center, equipped with cardiovascular machines and free weights. Trolley’s Bistro serves a buffet of American dishes for breakfast and lunch. In P.J.’s 1910 Pub, guests can enjoy the game or unwind with a cocktail. A shuttle service is available at Hilton Scranton &amp; Conference Center. Houdini Museum and Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour are both 3.1 mi away.

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For your convenience, a block of rooms has been reserved at Spark by Hilton Clarks Summit, located at 811 Northern Blvd, Clarks Summit, PA 18411. Please use this link, https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/rooms/?ctyhocn=AVPCSPE&amp;arrivalDate=2026-04-25&amp;departureDate=2026-04-26&amp;groupCode=504&amp;room1NumAdults=1 to book at our discounted rate of $91 or call (570)586-9100 and mention the Shaffer/Welsh Wedding. Please book by April 4th!

Additional Options

- Hampton Inn Clarks Summit890 Northern BlvdClarks Summit, PA 18411 - Best Western Plus Clarks Summit820 Northern BlvdClarks Summit, PA 18411 - Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel700 Lackawanna AveScranton, PA 18503

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