Jimmy's Event Center

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Wedding

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Our Wedding

We met on an online dating site called plenty of fish. I had recently joined the site to find romance and stumbled upon her photo and had to send her a message. Even in that one photo she was so breathtakingly beautiful, her smile and eyes called to me. I messaged her, she messaged back and from that point on we chatted non-stop. After getting to know each other through text and phone calls we decided to met for our first date. She picked lunch at Barsa and ordered the fried catfish, i did the same. We spent the whole date talking and getting to know each other better. I remember her eyes and smile were even more mesmerizing in real life. I couldn't take my eyes off of hers and her personality was really starting to shine. The more we talked the more attracted to her i became. After lunch we parted ways but planned to meet up again soon. For me the second date couldn't come fast enough, I was falling for her. Over the next year we had many dates and each one seemed better then the one before. She got to know the kids and the kids got know her. When I realized the kids were falling for her as hard as I was I decided to take the next step and move us into her house. From the moment we moved in she made us feel like it was our house too. From giving the kids their own rooms to do re-doing the hard wood floors she has truly made it a warm, welcoming, home for our family.After settling into our new home and our new family the surprises started. My best friend Sam showed up unexpected one day and announced she would be taking care of the kids all weekend so that Jenny and I could take a vacation for my birthday. I frantically packed my bag with mixed emotions. I was excited but anxious as I was not expecting to be away all weekend and had no idea where we were going. When we arrived at Fitgerz Inn in Duluth MN I was in awe. The hotel was beautiful and the scenery was stunning. We had dinner and drinks at the brewhouse and then went for a walk along lake superior to catch the sunset. I noticed her hands were sweaty and she was avoiding eye contact but i chalked it up to her being excited. She took me down to a peninsula of rocks right off of the shore where we sat down to enjoy the view. I placed my hand on her thigh and she quickly brushed my hand away and smiled. At this point I asked her what was going on. She replied "I have to do something before my heart explodes". Then, as the sunset, she got down on one knee and pulled out the most beautiful ring I have ever seen. I gasped as she asked "will you marry me?". I couldn't speak, just cry and smile and hold her. Only when she asked "well?..." did I find the words, "Yes, yes, yes a million times yes!".

Our Love Story

Our Story

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Hunter Schwanke

Annie Liptak

Samantha Strain

Jim Harnett

Pat Harnett

Jessa Squire

Delia Levine-Horrigan

Kerry Stone

Wedding Party

Q + A

Registry

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Brittany & Jennifer

Brittany & Jennifer

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