Black Sheep Vineyard

Bridal Shower

Diamond Lake Event Barn

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Reception

Our Wedding

Our story started in late October 2022, I was in the mindset that I wanted to be an independent woman and was not in the mood for a relationship. One night, one of my friends texted me and asked, Do you know my friend Shane? I proceeded to ask his last name and said yes. She ended up telling me he thinks that Im cute (I mean, who can blame him?) but I told her that Im not really looking for a relationship. Apparently Shane cant take no for an answer sometimes.. he messaged me anyways since we were already friends on snapchat. We continued to snap until he asked me out on a date. Freaking out, I of course went to my mom and said, What do I do? She told me, Drew, just GO on the date!! Thank goodness she always steers me in the right direction. We went on our first date November 5th, 2022. The first thing I said to my mom when he got out of his truck was, I think he might be taller than me. Thank gosh. If he wasnt I was going to cry. Our date consisted of going to Pickles Bar and Grill, Top Golf, and then we watched a movie at a friends house. If I can recall, the date lasted about 10 hours and I had class the next day. Since then, weve gotten to experience a lot of things together. He was by my side when I graduated college for welding. Then he helped me get a job where we could travel together for work, since hes a welder. We traveled together for about 10 months, we went from Texas, to Maryland, and then Arkansas. Shane saw that I wasnt as passionate as I should be with my career, and he pushed me to get into what I really want to do. Without his push, I probably would have not even considered going back to school and doing something that I have always loved. Weve been blessed to have the chance to travel a bit together. Weve gotten to go to Hocking Hills with my family, Florida with a friend and her family, and weve gotten to go visit some of his friends in Kentucky! We have even gotten to go to Punta Cana with family and friends in December of 2023, which was Shanes first time out of the country! Im glad that I got to experience that first with him. In August of 2024 we drove from Arkansas to Yellowstone! A 19 hour drive was a bit rough (for him, I only drove for 4 out of the 19 hours) Yellowstone was probably my favorite, we went through Grand Teton first, and then to Yellowstone. We got to go zip lining in Yellowstone! After Yellowstone we got to visit my aunt and uncle in Colorado. While there, we went skydiving and did a bungee jump type of thing! Apparently we wanted to be adrenaline junkies that week. I cant wait for all the other travels we take on. I never thought I would find someone who I would connect with so well. After Shane and I started dating, we realized how well our personalities matched with each other. We fell for each other pretty quickly, and I never saw it coming. We can be together 24/7 and not get tired of each other. We know how to joke around with each other because, thankfully, our humor is pretty similar. We know how to get under each others skin, which can be funny when we know what the other person is doing. I can honestly say that we are the happiest when we get to see each other. It can be difficult at times while Shane is traveling for work and Im back home, but the times we get to spend together makes everything worth it. Were best friends, and can always count on each other for support. I cant wait to spend the rest of my life with my soulmate, having the time of our lives and feeling so loved by one another.

Our Love Story

Our Story

Photos

Alyssa Baire

Emily Baire

Rachel Francis

Caleb Olson

Karlie Parker

Emily Wilson

Luke McDonough

Garret Burke

Jacob Farmer

Sam Farmer

Wayde Guzek

Kameron Hughes

Cooper

Wedding Party

Q + A

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Drew & Shane

Drew & Shane

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