Commonwealth Commerce Center

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Reception

After Party

Fall

Our Wedding

Zakk&nbsp;and&nbsp;Bridget&nbsp;met&nbsp;through&nbsp;the&nbsp;father&nbsp;of&nbsp;Bridget's&nbsp;sons.&nbsp;Both&nbsp;Zakk&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;boys'&nbsp;dad&nbsp;attended&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;class,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Zakk&nbsp;would&nbsp;give&nbsp;him&nbsp;rides&nbsp;to&nbsp;and&nbsp;from&nbsp;class&nbsp;and&nbsp;every&nbsp;once&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;while&nbsp;come&nbsp;in&nbsp;and&nbsp;hang&nbsp;out&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;bit,&nbsp;only&nbsp;seeing&nbsp;Bridget&nbsp;in&nbsp;passing.&nbsp;Zakk&nbsp;was&nbsp;also&nbsp;the&nbsp;one&nbsp;to&nbsp;film&nbsp;Bridget's&nbsp;gender&nbsp;reveal&nbsp;for&nbsp;her&nbsp;youngest&nbsp;son,&nbsp;Broly.&nbsp;It&nbsp;wasn't&nbsp;until&nbsp;a&nbsp;couple&nbsp;of&nbsp;years&nbsp;later&nbsp;that&nbsp;they&nbsp;would&nbsp;see&nbsp;each&nbsp;other&nbsp;again&nbsp;at&nbsp;school&nbsp;during&nbsp;drop&nbsp;off&nbsp;and&nbsp;pick&nbsp;up&nbsp;since&nbsp;their&nbsp;kids&nbsp;were&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;grade&nbsp;and&nbsp;were&nbsp;in&nbsp;each&nbsp;other's&nbsp;buddy&nbsp;class.

How We Met 

After&nbsp;both&nbsp;Zakk&nbsp;and&nbsp;Bridget&nbsp;had&nbsp;separated&nbsp;from&nbsp;their&nbsp;kids'&nbsp;parents,&nbsp;they&nbsp;took&nbsp;some&nbsp;time&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;single,&nbsp;and&nbsp;then&nbsp;one&nbsp;day,&nbsp;Bridget&nbsp;sent&nbsp;Zakk&nbsp;a&nbsp;friend&nbsp;request&nbsp;on&nbsp;fb.&nbsp;To&nbsp;her&nbsp;surprise,&nbsp;Zakk&nbsp;accepted.&nbsp;Only&nbsp;a&nbsp;couple&nbsp;hours&nbsp;later,&nbsp;Bridget&nbsp;received&nbsp;a&nbsp;message&nbsp;from&nbsp;Zakk&nbsp;cracking&nbsp;a&nbsp;joke&nbsp;which&nbsp;lead&nbsp;to&nbsp;them&nbsp;conversating&nbsp;everyday&nbsp;before&nbsp;Zakk&nbsp;got&nbsp;up&nbsp;the&nbsp;nerve&nbsp;to&nbsp;invite&nbsp;Bridget&nbsp;out&nbsp;for&nbsp;coffee&nbsp;after&nbsp;they&nbsp;both&nbsp;dropped&nbsp;kids&nbsp;off&nbsp;at&nbsp;school,&nbsp;which&nbsp;Bridget&nbsp;accepted.&nbsp;They&nbsp;met&nbsp;at&nbsp;Jump&nbsp;start&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;Tuesday&nbsp;morning&nbsp;to&nbsp;find&nbsp;out&nbsp;that&nbsp;Zakk&nbsp;does&nbsp;not&nbsp;like&nbsp;either&nbsp;tea&nbsp;or&nbsp;coffee,&nbsp;so&nbsp;he&nbsp;respectfully&nbsp;declined&nbsp;anything&nbsp;but&nbsp;still&nbsp;took&nbsp;the&nbsp;time&nbsp;to&nbsp;get&nbsp;to&nbsp;know&nbsp;Bridget.&nbsp;They&nbsp;both&nbsp;sat&nbsp;there&nbsp;the&nbsp;entire&nbsp;school&nbsp;day&nbsp;talking&nbsp;and&nbsp;getting&nbsp;to&nbsp;know&nbsp;one&nbsp;another&nbsp;only&nbsp;to&nbsp;find&nbsp;out&nbsp;their&nbsp;stories&nbsp;were&nbsp;almost&nbsp;identical.&nbsp;It&nbsp;was&nbsp;an&nbsp;instant&nbsp;connection.

Our First Date

Zakk&nbsp;and&nbsp;Bridget&nbsp;shared&nbsp;their&nbsp;first&nbsp;kiss&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;Tuesday.&nbsp;They&nbsp;had&nbsp;spent&nbsp;a&nbsp;couple&nbsp;of&nbsp;hrs&nbsp;together every day,&nbsp;getting&nbsp;to&nbsp;know&nbsp;each&nbsp;other&nbsp;even&nbsp;more.&nbsp;Conversations&nbsp;came&nbsp;so&nbsp;easy&nbsp;at&nbsp;this&nbsp;point.&nbsp;Zakk&nbsp;had&nbsp;locked&nbsp;eyes&nbsp;on&nbsp;Bridget's,&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;look&nbsp;of&nbsp;deep&nbsp;thought&nbsp;when&nbsp;he&nbsp;put&nbsp;his&nbsp;hand&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;back&nbsp;of&nbsp;her&nbsp;neck,&nbsp;pulling&nbsp;her&nbsp;to&nbsp;him&nbsp;and&nbsp;gently&nbsp;kissing&nbsp;her.&nbsp;Playing&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;background&nbsp;was&nbsp;"Until&nbsp;I&nbsp;Found&nbsp;You"&nbsp;by&nbsp;Stephen&nbsp;Sanchez

First Kiss

After&nbsp;almost&nbsp;a&nbsp;year&nbsp;of&nbsp;dating&nbsp;and&nbsp;living&nbsp;together,&nbsp;Zakk&nbsp;knew&nbsp;Bridget&nbsp;was&nbsp;the&nbsp;person&nbsp;he&nbsp;wanted&nbsp;to&nbsp;spend&nbsp;the&nbsp;rest&nbsp;of&nbsp;his&nbsp;life&nbsp;with.&nbsp;He&nbsp;reached&nbsp;out&nbsp;to&nbsp;Bridget's&nbsp;daughter&nbsp;Natalie&nbsp;and&nbsp;asked&nbsp;for&nbsp;her&nbsp;blessing&nbsp;and&nbsp;approval,&nbsp;which&nbsp;Natalie&nbsp;happily&nbsp;agreed&nbsp;and&nbsp;offered&nbsp;to&nbsp;help&nbsp;plan.&nbsp;Zakk&nbsp;picked&nbsp;out&nbsp;the&nbsp;perfect&nbsp;ring&nbsp;after&nbsp;listening&nbsp;to&nbsp;little&nbsp;comments&nbsp;made&nbsp;by&nbsp;Bridget&nbsp;of&nbsp;what&nbsp;she&nbsp;liked.&nbsp;Zakk&nbsp;and&nbsp;Natalie&nbsp;had&nbsp;made&nbsp;a&nbsp;plan&nbsp;that&nbsp;they&nbsp;would&nbsp;all&nbsp;go&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;walk&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;park&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;dogs&nbsp;and&nbsp;Zakk&nbsp;and&nbsp;Bridget&nbsp;would&nbsp;have&nbsp;their&nbsp;picture&nbsp;taken&nbsp;together&nbsp;except&nbsp;instead&nbsp;it&nbsp;would&nbsp;be&nbsp;Natalie&nbsp;filming&nbsp;the&nbsp;proposal........&nbsp;well,&nbsp;that&nbsp;didn't&nbsp;happen.&nbsp; The&nbsp;day&nbsp;Zakk&nbsp;had&nbsp;the&nbsp;ring,&nbsp;he&nbsp;hid&nbsp;it&nbsp;with&nbsp;this&nbsp;plan&nbsp;in&nbsp;mind,&nbsp;but&nbsp;his&nbsp;nerves&nbsp;and&nbsp;anxiety&nbsp;were&nbsp;eating&nbsp;at&nbsp;him&nbsp;all&nbsp;day.&nbsp;By&nbsp;the&nbsp;end&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;night&nbsp;they&nbsp;were&nbsp;laying&nbsp;in&nbsp;bed&nbsp;together&nbsp;doing&nbsp;their&nbsp;usual&nbsp;"I&nbsp;love&nbsp;you"&nbsp;"I&nbsp;love&nbsp;you&nbsp;more"&nbsp;"No&nbsp;you&nbsp;dont"&nbsp;disagreement&nbsp;when&nbsp;Zakk&nbsp;finally&nbsp;replied&nbsp;"don't&nbsp;make&nbsp;me&nbsp;prove&nbsp;it&nbsp;to&nbsp;you"&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;challenge&nbsp;like&nbsp;that&nbsp;Bridget&nbsp;responded&nbsp;"Prove&nbsp;it&nbsp;then"&nbsp;Zakk&nbsp;got&nbsp;out&nbsp;of&nbsp;bed,&nbsp;walked&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;hiding&nbsp;spot&nbsp;where&nbsp;he&nbsp;had&nbsp;the&nbsp;ring&nbsp;and&nbsp;pulled&nbsp;it&nbsp;out,&nbsp;got&nbsp;down&nbsp;on&nbsp;one&nbsp;knee&nbsp;and&nbsp;asked&nbsp;Bridget&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;his&nbsp;wife.&nbsp;Of&nbsp;course,&nbsp;she&nbsp;said&nbsp;yes.

The Proposal 

Our Story

Photos

Bridget's&nbsp;oldest&nbsp;daughter&nbsp;and&nbsp;best&nbsp;friend

Natalie Novak

Bailey Brockwell-Eaton

Bridget's&nbsp;sister&nbsp;and&nbsp;right&nbsp;hand&nbsp;woman.

Shelby Mayhew 

Kenny Laraway

Bridget's step sister and the organized person of the group

Taylor St Charles

Edgar Bodman

Bridget's&nbsp;step&nbsp;mom&nbsp;who's&nbsp;loud&nbsp;and&nbsp;lots&nbsp;of&nbsp;fun.&nbsp;Can&nbsp;keep&nbsp;the&nbsp;energy&nbsp;going!

Dawn Marks

Zakk's&nbsp;friend&nbsp;and&nbsp;amazing&nbsp;tattoo&nbsp;artist

Mike Hudson

Bridget's&nbsp;work&nbsp;sister&nbsp;and&nbsp;dear&nbsp;friend

Kitty Curtis 

Bridget's handsome son with a love for pokemon and music

Deegan Olszewski

Zakk's beautiful daughter with a love for pokemon

Anastasia Brockwell

Zakk's beautiful daughter with a love for cleaning and being our big helper

Estella Brockwell

Zakk's handsome son with a love for bluey and school 

Zakkariah Brockwell

Bridget's handsome son, the baby in the family with a love for knowledge and dinosaurs 

Bridget & Zachary

Bridget & Zachary

B&Z

Wedding Day

3:00 PM

Ceremony

4:00 PM–11:30 PM

Reception

11:45 PM

After Party