Justin and I met in high school in 2003 and I fell in love with him almost instantly. I would sneak to the back of the school every morning and sit in his Camaro and just stare at his beautiful face.

Unfortunately, in 2005 I moved across the United States to Michigan.

I came back in 2007 and after about a month and a half after I got back, Justin and I found each other on MySpace. After a few short conversations Justin expressed that he loved me and asked me to make the choice to be by his side.

I chose to be with Justin almost instantly and moved in with him starting our life from rock bottom. A few short months of being together, we discovered he was deploying to Iraq. I asked him, “Does this mean we are getting married?” (What kind of proposal was that? Lol.)

In May of 2008, we slapped together a $500 wedding on the front porch of his cousins house. While it was a great day, it wasn’t our dream wedding and we also didn’t get a honeymoon of our own, we just joined the family vacation.

Over the next few years justin and I went through things and treated each other in ways that would destroy most marriages. Sometimes we were toxic and sometimes it was amazing, but ultimately we separated for a year in 2011 so that we could focus on ourselves and being better as people. I made the choice to love to Wisconsin.

I got home sick and Justin drove all the way from Tennessee to Wisconsin to pick me up and immediately turned around and brought me back in the same day. I told him the entire way down we were not getting back together. I was adamant on it.

We were back together the next day. ❤️

We have since then greatly improved our marriage, communication, understanding, and even strengthened our love. We have endured events together and even said goodbye to a few great people who left us too soon.

We now have two of the most beautiful children, we own a home and have things our 13 year ago selves ached and dreamed of.

While at my cousins wedding, we were inspired to express once again how we feel for each other and to promise once more to love each other for the rest of our lives.

This being said we have chosen on October 26 of 2024, to renew our vows in front of our family and friends and have our dream Harry Potter themed wedding!

We look forward to our family and friends being there and our kids developing towards their teenage years knowing that their mom and dad loved each other so intensely that they said I do twice.

B&J

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