Wedding Day

College Avenue Presbyterian Church

Ceremony

Mercer County Fairgrounds

Reception

Our Wedding

Our story began with me (Ryan) breaking “Bro Code” and asking Hannah’s oldest brother, Jake, one of my best friends, what he would say if I happened to start talking to her. His response was “Good Luck.” After few days later, Jake and I went for a round of golf with another friend, Ty. After the round, we went to Joe’s for some pizza where Jake asked me if I had texted his sister yet. I said I hadn’t, and then Jake texted Hannah to come into town and eat at Joe’s with us. What started out as an awkward first encounter, turned into texting and talking to each other every single day since then.   With Hannah going to school a couple days after we first met in August, our first actual date did not happen until October 8, when Hannah’s other brother was getting married. It turned out to be a fun night.   Our next date was a couple of weeks later when Hannah asked me to come to her fall date party. I was a little nervous as that is something younger me probably would have said no to. I got the courage to say yes and went and we had a fun time together and with her friends.   With her being at Bradley and me being 3.5 hours away at Central College, in Pella, Iowa, we did not get to see each other for a couple of weeks after that. Hannah decided to make the long drive to Pella for the weekend that first weekend of November. We went out to eat, hung out in the dorm with friends, and even went on a hike. The weekend ended when she had to drive back to school on Sunday. Before she left, I asked her if I could tell my friends that she was my girlfriend. After talking to each other since August, we were finally officially a couple on November 6, 2016.   Being 3.5 hours apart made things difficult at times, especially in the spring when I was busy with baseball and it was almost impossible to see each other more than one weekend a month. But after two years, I graduated and moved to Davenport.   Going from 3.5. hours to an hour and forty-five minutes away was much better, but still not the greatest. With Hannah still being involved with work and ESA at school, she did have obligations on weekends that made it difficult to see each other more than every other weekend fall. With me no longer playing baseball, I decided to coach in the spring and that took us right back to struggling to see each other more than one weekend a month. But we made it.   After about a year of living in Davenport, Jake bought a house in Aledo in October 2019 and I moved in with him and became his roommate. The weekend his family was back I got the courage to talk to Hannah’s dad when he was outside and away from everyone. I asked his permission to marry his daughter. Then it just became a matter of figuring out how to go about proposing.   Hannah’s parents came back a few times after that and we worked on a plan. I wanted to involve her younger 3 siblings somehow. Since we had done family pictures the year before I thought that could be a good idea where she would not notice anything different. We finally came up with a way to ask her to involve the littles.   The day came and it was Thanksgiving Day in 2019. It was cold and I was nervous, causing all kinds of shaking. Finally, it was our turn to get our picture taken with the littles. They were to write something about us, take the picture, and then turn around and show us what they came up with. I knew what the chalkboards said, but Hannah had no idea. We got our picture taken, then they turned around and we read “Please say yes.” We all know I am a man of many words, so after just a few words, I got down on a knee and asked Hannah to marry me.   While COVID-19 caused 2020 to be far from what we expected, we were still able to buy a house, rescue a kitten, and rescue a puppy. Even with all of these big moments in 2020, I cannot see it topping 2021.

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Emmalee is Hannah's younger sister, best friend, and basically her other half (besides Ryan). She is always onto the next adventure and keeps all of us on our toes - you never quite know what to expect from her. She's a wondering soul and we love her for that. 
Fun Fact: Emmalee recently moved to Georgia with her husband, Jacob!

Emmalee Jenkins

Brad is Ryan’s younger brother. They share the same interests in watching sports, playing golf, and both got their Bachelor's in Accounting. Fun Fact: Brad and Hannah went to Senior Homecoming together!

Brad Garrett

Kenzie married Hannah's brother, Darrin, almost 5 years ago. Kenzie quickly became a very important part of Hannah's life - Hannah likes to refer to her as "the older sister that she never had". 
Fun Fact: Kenzie is the mother of three beautiful children!

Makenzie Harrison

Jeff is Ryan’s youngest brother. They also share the same interests in watching sports and both have played collegiate baseball. Fun Fact: Jeff plays baseball at Monmouth College!

Jeff Garrett

Aubrey and Hannah met towards the beginning of their freshman year at Bradley University. They instantly clicked and have been besties for the resties.  Hannah likes to refer to Aubrey as a ray of sunshine. Fun Fact: Aubrey loves to bake and is going to be the next Hayley Cakes!

Aubrey Tate

Jacob is one of Ryan's best friends since high school and is also Hannah's oldest brother. Jake is the Head Coach for Mercer County where Ryan is one of his assistant coaches. Fun Fact: Jake is a die-hard Cubs fan!

Jacob Harrison

Dom and Hannah also met at the beginning of their freshman year of college at Bradley University. Although they may seem like an unlikely duo considering they have vastly different interests, Hannah and Dom have always had a really strong friendship. Dom is always the life of the party and has the best sense of humor. Fun Fact: Dom can speak Polish!

Dominica Rak

Darrin is one of Hannah's older brothers. Although Ryan and Darrin have different interests, they are still able to bond over a game of golf. Fun Fact: Darrin is an avid hunter!

Darrin Harrison

Katelyn and Hannah have been friends for just about their whole lives. Their friendship grew even stronger when they both attended Bradley for college and were roommates their junior and senior years. Hannah and Kate were inseparable. They are BFFLs (best friends for life). Fun Fact: Katelyn just had her first baby!

Katelyn Hermanson

Kyle was one of Ryan's roommates for 3 years before living off-campus after getting married before senior year. Ryan was a groomsman at Kyle's wedding and they played baseball at Central together their freshman year.  Fun Fact: Kyle has two wonderful kids!

Kyle Gritsch

Megan and Hannah were friends in college and roommates their sophomore year - although their friendship didn’t really blossom until junior year. Meg is more reserved but once you get to know her you’ll find out that she’s witty and has a heart of gold. Fun Fact: Meg is an amazing photographer in her free time! 

Megan Le

Jordan was another one of Ryan's roommates for 3.5 years before he graduated early. Jordan and Kyle were teammates on the Central football team. Jordan and Ryan shared interests in baseball and the St. Louis Cardinals. Fun Fact: Jordan took the Bar Exam this past summer!

Jordan Fox

Izzy and Elle are Hannah's youngest sisters. Hannah and the girls share a love for hugs, dad jokes, and doing girly things. They love having Super Secret Sister Time together. Fun Fact: Izzy is 1 minute younger than Isaiah! Fun Fact: Elle has glasses (ask her about them)!

Isabella and Elliot Harrison

Isaiah is Hannah's younger brother. Isaiah and Ryan share the same interest in playing games on the Nintendo Switch, which usually involve Isaiah kicking Ryan's butt in Smash Bros or Mario Golf. Fun Fact: Isaiah knows everything about dinosaurs!

Isaiah Harrison

Brooklyn and Brinley are Hannah and Ryan's nieces. They love animals and are total country girls. Fun Fact: Brooklyn started Pre-School this year! Fun Fact: Brinley favors Ryan over Hannah!

Brooklyn and Brinley Harrison

Luke is Hannah and Ryan's only nephew. Although he is only a few months old, he has everyone wrapped around his finger. Fun Fact: He is named after both of his grandpas!

Luke Harrison

Zach and Ryan knew each other in high school but did not really start to become friends until after Zach graduated. Zach and Ryan were roommates, along with Jacob for a year in Davenport. Fun Fact: Zach is a Boston Red Sox fan!

Zach Street

Ty and Ryan knew each other growing up and played baseball together in high school. Their friendship also grew more after Ty graduated. Fun Fact: Ty is pretty good at golf!

Ty Goben

Shaun and Ryan played baseball together for a year in high school in Shaun's senior year. They too began to hang out more after Shaun graduated. Fun Fact: Shaun’s middle name is Yuji!

Shaun Peterson

Jacob is Emmalee's husband. Jacob and Ryan came into the family within a year's time. Fun Fact: Jacob is in the Army!

Hannah & Ryan

Hannah & Ryan

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