Our story begins all the way back in 2007 (yes, you read that correctly) when we started working at the same Cold Stone Creamery in St. Cloud, MN. We had coincidentally lived just blocks away from each other for the majority of our childhood and had never really crossed paths. Jon asked Danielle to his senior prom in April of 2007 by writing her an adorable poem. A couple of weeks after prom, Jon asked Danielle to be his girlfriend. She said yes, and the rest is history.

We both went to college in St. Cloud, MN at St. Cloud State University and when Jon graduated in 2012 he interned with the Minnesota Wild NHL team. This led to his current job with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Jon moved to Pittsburgh to work for the Penguins in January of 2013. Danielle followed about a month later with her family's dog Patty. After a brief move back to Minnesota in the summer of 2013 between hockey seasons, we moved back to Pittsburgh in the fall of 2013 and have been here ever since.

We have since had countless adventures and several epic road trips. We also got to experience the fun of back-to-back Penguins Stanley Cup championships in 2016 and 2017. Some of our favorite things to do together are camping, hiking, catch-and-release fishing (especially for trout) and just about any outdoor activity that we can do with our dog.

We have experienced so many great joys and great losses together. Our beloved dog Patty passed away on January 3rd of 2018 after a long battle with a chronic illness. Danielle became a dogsitter to fill the void until November 1st of 2019 when we adopted our current dog Willow (if you haven't noticed yet, we are totally in love with dogs). Willow has been a wonderful addition to our family and we just adore her.

We lived in our apartment in the Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh from fall of 2013 until June of 2023 when we purchased and then moved into our first home in the Bellevue Borough of Pittsburgh. We refinished two entire floors of hardwood by ourselves before we even moved in, so it was quite a busy spring. It has taken some time to get used to being homeowners and living in an entirely different neighborhood, but we love it so far.

Jon shocked the heck out of all of his family and also Danielle when he took her on a beautiful autumn hike near State College, PA in late October 2023 and proposed at a scenic overlook (with Willow in tow of course). Danielle said yes (obviously), and here we are about to get married! We are so excited for you to share our special day with us.

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