White Birch Barn

Wedding Day

Wedding

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Our Wedding

We met the summer before our senior year in high school through mutual friends. We spent some time together but went our separate ways about halfway through the school year (aka Dan dumped me before Homecoming and I had to take my dress back but I’m not still upset about it or anything). Anyways, in the summer of 2015, Dan was working for a landscaping business and saw me drive by the job site and decided to give me a call. We reconnected at a Kenny Chesney concert at Blossom Music Center. The engagement: On December 25, 2015, I left my family's Christmas party and went to spend the evening with Dan. When I pulled in the driveway and got out of my car, Dan said "put your bags in the truck, we're going somewhere tonight." My first thought was Dan booked a weekend getaway as my Christmas present. So I got in the truck and Dan BLINDFOLDS me, and says "it's a surprise." We drove about 30 minutes. With the blindfold still on, Dan helped me out of the truck and we walked up a hill (as I’m tripping over what felt like tree roots or branches). Dan stopped and I felt him get down on one knee. I ripped the blindfold off, grabbed the ring, put it on my finger, and started crying and screaming "no, no, no!" I was in pure shock while Dans thinking to himself "does she really mean no?" No, I totally meant yes. But poor Dan didn't even have the chance to give his prepared speech or say "will you marry me." Once my emotions caught up to me, I gave Dan the chance to ask for my hand in marriage, and without second thoughts, I said yes. Where we are today: We live in an old farmhouse in Valley City with our fur children, Blue and Pearl.

Where It All Began...

Our Story

Details

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Matt Duplaga

Heather Simecek

Bill Doerge

Ashley Gerenday

Jamie Sobczak

Mikey Winans

Tyler O’Connell

Amber Craze

Mike Rain

Amanda Stawicki

Cody Heironimus

Dani Guardo

Tyler Carrow

Brad Stawicki

Wedding Party

Q + A

Registry

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Halee & Dan

Halee & Dan

Wedding Party