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Our Wedding

Zachary&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;first&nbsp;met&nbsp;in&nbsp;2011&nbsp;at&nbsp;SUNY&nbsp;Canton&nbsp;in&nbsp;our&nbsp;photography&nbsp;class.&nbsp;He&nbsp;was&nbsp;wearing&nbsp;an&nbsp;anime&nbsp;jacket&nbsp;with&nbsp;one&nbsp;of&nbsp;my&nbsp;favorite&nbsp;characters&nbsp;on&nbsp;it&nbsp;(kakashi).&nbsp;I&nbsp;was&nbsp;super&nbsp;shy&nbsp;but&nbsp;I&nbsp;walked&nbsp;up&nbsp;to&nbsp;him&nbsp;and&nbsp;told&nbsp;him&nbsp;how&nbsp;much&nbsp;I&nbsp;loved&nbsp;his&nbsp;jacket&nbsp;and&nbsp;then&nbsp;I&nbsp;joined&nbsp;him&nbsp;at&nbsp;his&nbsp;table.&nbsp;Turns&nbsp;out&nbsp;we&nbsp;had&nbsp;a&nbsp;lot&nbsp;in&nbsp;common&nbsp;-&nbsp;including&nbsp;the&nbsp;fact&nbsp;that&nbsp;we&nbsp;were&nbsp;both&nbsp;dating&nbsp;someone&nbsp;:P&nbsp;People&nbsp;kept&nbsp;telling&nbsp;me&nbsp;that&nbsp;they&nbsp;were&nbsp;convinced&nbsp;that&nbsp;Zachary&nbsp;had&nbsp;a&nbsp;thing&nbsp;for&nbsp;me,&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;would&nbsp;dismiss&nbsp;it.&nbsp;One&nbsp;because&nbsp;I&nbsp;had&nbsp;a&nbsp;boyfriend&nbsp;already&nbsp;and&nbsp;two&nbsp;because&nbsp;how&nbsp;could&nbsp;anyone&nbsp;as&nbsp;great&nbsp;as&nbsp;Zachary&nbsp;possibly&nbsp;like&nbsp;me?&nbsp;(Yes,&nbsp;I&nbsp;was&nbsp;against&nbsp;myself&nbsp;a&nbsp;lot)&nbsp;But&nbsp;we&nbsp;remained&nbsp;best&nbsp;friends&nbsp;and&nbsp;after&nbsp;I&nbsp;went&nbsp;to&nbsp;SUNY&nbsp;Potsdam&nbsp;and&nbsp;he&nbsp;went&nbsp;back&nbsp;to&nbsp;Syracuse,&nbsp;he&nbsp;would&nbsp;come&nbsp;and&nbsp;visit&nbsp;me&nbsp;whenever&nbsp;work&nbsp;let&nbsp;him&nbsp;off.&nbsp;He&nbsp;would&nbsp;come&nbsp;to&nbsp;birthday&nbsp;parties&nbsp;and&nbsp;visit&nbsp;me&nbsp;when&nbsp;I&nbsp;inevitably&nbsp;got&nbsp;hurt.&nbsp; What&nbsp;I&nbsp;didnt&nbsp;know&nbsp;or&nbsp;at&nbsp;least&nbsp;was&nbsp;blind&nbsp;to,&nbsp;was&nbsp;that&nbsp;Zachary&nbsp;had&nbsp;been&nbsp;in&nbsp;love&nbsp;with&nbsp;me&nbsp;since&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;day&nbsp;we&nbsp;met.&nbsp;He&nbsp;just&nbsp;remained&nbsp;an&nbsp;incredible&nbsp;friend&nbsp;and&nbsp;never&nbsp;crossed&nbsp;any&nbsp;lines&nbsp;with&nbsp;me&nbsp;-&nbsp;granted&nbsp;I&nbsp;was&nbsp;never&nbsp;single&nbsp;long&nbsp;enough.&nbsp;After&nbsp;moving&nbsp;to&nbsp;Philly&nbsp;and&nbsp;then&nbsp;to&nbsp;VA&nbsp;after&nbsp;a&nbsp;bad&nbsp;break&nbsp;up&nbsp;-&nbsp;Zachary&nbsp;finally&nbsp;revealed&nbsp;to&nbsp;me&nbsp;that&nbsp;he&nbsp;had&nbsp;been&nbsp;in&nbsp;love&nbsp;with&nbsp;me&nbsp;all&nbsp;this&nbsp;time.&nbsp;Well&nbsp;at&nbsp;first&nbsp;I&nbsp;was&nbsp;hesitant&nbsp;and&nbsp;unsure&nbsp;about&nbsp;his&nbsp;feelings,&nbsp;but&nbsp;I&nbsp;started&nbsp;thinking&nbsp;back&nbsp;to&nbsp;all&nbsp;those&nbsp;times&nbsp;and&nbsp;all&nbsp;the&nbsp;things&nbsp;he'd&nbsp;say&nbsp;to&nbsp;me,&nbsp;and&nbsp;do&nbsp;for&nbsp;me..and&nbsp;it&nbsp;all&nbsp;started&nbsp;making&nbsp;sense.&nbsp;I&nbsp;didn't&nbsp;confess&nbsp;to&nbsp;him...until&nbsp;I&nbsp;went&nbsp;to&nbsp;a&nbsp;gay&nbsp;bar&nbsp;with&nbsp;my&nbsp;cousin&nbsp;and&nbsp;got&nbsp;far&nbsp;too&nbsp;drunk&nbsp;and&nbsp;then&nbsp;screamed&nbsp;into&nbsp;the&nbsp;phone&nbsp;at&nbsp;2am&nbsp;that&nbsp;I&nbsp;loved&nbsp;him.&nbsp;I&nbsp;then&nbsp;&nbsp;told&nbsp;the&nbsp;uber&nbsp;driver&nbsp;how&nbsp;much&nbsp;I&nbsp;loved&nbsp;him....&nbsp;and&nbsp;that&nbsp;was&nbsp;that.&nbsp; Zachary&nbsp;came&nbsp;to&nbsp;visit&nbsp;me,&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;went&nbsp;to&nbsp;visit&nbsp;him,&nbsp;and&nbsp;it&nbsp;was&nbsp;a&nbsp;back&nbsp;and&nbsp;forth&nbsp;thing&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;while..and&nbsp;then&nbsp;we&nbsp;decided&nbsp;for&nbsp;me&nbsp;to&nbsp;move&nbsp;in&nbsp;with&nbsp;him&nbsp;in&nbsp;Clay&nbsp;NY.&nbsp;He&nbsp;came&nbsp;by&nbsp;train&nbsp;(which&nbsp;was&nbsp;awful&nbsp;for&nbsp;him&nbsp;being&nbsp;car&nbsp;sick)&nbsp;and&nbsp;helped&nbsp;me&nbsp;pack&nbsp;and&nbsp;move&nbsp;to&nbsp;his&nbsp;house&nbsp;-&nbsp;but&nbsp;first&nbsp;he&nbsp;had&nbsp;to&nbsp;get&nbsp;the&nbsp;approval&nbsp;of&nbsp;my&nbsp;Grandmother,&nbsp;to&nbsp;which&nbsp;she&nbsp;said&nbsp;to&nbsp;me;&nbsp;"that&nbsp;boy&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;keeper,&nbsp;you&nbsp;hold&nbsp;on&nbsp;tight&nbsp;to&nbsp;him."&nbsp;With&nbsp;her&nbsp;approval,&nbsp;we&nbsp;went&nbsp;home.&nbsp; One&nbsp;of&nbsp;my&nbsp;favorite&nbsp;stories&nbsp;to&nbsp;describe&nbsp;what&nbsp;kind&nbsp;of&nbsp;Man&nbsp;Zachary&nbsp;is...is&nbsp;to&nbsp;start&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;sad&nbsp;note.&nbsp;I&nbsp;got&nbsp;a&nbsp;call&nbsp;that&nbsp;my&nbsp;Grandma&nbsp;had&nbsp;died...&nbsp;I&nbsp;was&nbsp;a&nbsp;mess,&nbsp;and&nbsp;home&nbsp;alone.&nbsp;Zach's&nbsp;best&nbsp;friend&nbsp;Kayla&nbsp;said&nbsp;I&nbsp;should&nbsp;tell&nbsp;Zach,&nbsp;but&nbsp;I&nbsp;didn't&nbsp;want&nbsp;to&nbsp;bother&nbsp;him&nbsp;at&nbsp;work&nbsp;-&nbsp;she&nbsp;told&nbsp;him&nbsp;and&nbsp;he&nbsp;raced&nbsp;home&nbsp;and&nbsp;held&nbsp;me&nbsp;in&nbsp;his&nbsp;arms&nbsp;and&nbsp;said,&nbsp;"when&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;funeral?&nbsp;We&nbsp;will&nbsp;leave&nbsp;tomorrow&nbsp;if&nbsp;we&nbsp;have&nbsp;to!"&nbsp;-&nbsp;The&nbsp;funeral&nbsp;wasn't&nbsp;right&nbsp;away,&nbsp;but&nbsp;he&nbsp;made&nbsp;sure&nbsp;to&nbsp;take&nbsp;time&nbsp;off&nbsp;for&nbsp;it&nbsp;and&nbsp;we&nbsp;drove&nbsp;to&nbsp;VA&nbsp;for&nbsp;her&nbsp;funeral.&nbsp;I&nbsp;was&nbsp;beyond&nbsp;a&nbsp;mess,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Zachary&nbsp;had&nbsp;only&nbsp;met&nbsp;my&nbsp;grandma&nbsp;once...&nbsp;but&nbsp;he&nbsp;cried&nbsp;at&nbsp;her&nbsp;funeral.&nbsp;This&nbsp;is&nbsp;only&nbsp;one&nbsp;of&nbsp;many&nbsp;great&nbsp;things&nbsp;about&nbsp;Zachary.&nbsp; 2&nbsp;years,&nbsp;1&nbsp;new&nbsp;cat&nbsp;addition&nbsp;later,&nbsp;we&nbsp;found&nbsp;out&nbsp;I&nbsp;was&nbsp;pregnant.&nbsp;Surprise!&nbsp;Zachary&nbsp;had&nbsp;to&nbsp;deal&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;stresses&nbsp;that&nbsp;came&nbsp;with&nbsp;moody&nbsp;crazy&nbsp;me,&nbsp;which&nbsp;was&nbsp;nothing&nbsp;for&nbsp;him&nbsp;as&nbsp;he's&nbsp;been&nbsp;here&nbsp;for&nbsp;panic&nbsp;attacks,&nbsp;and&nbsp;2&nbsp;months&nbsp;of&nbsp;not&nbsp;walking.&nbsp;He&nbsp;dealt&nbsp;well,&nbsp;and&nbsp;9&nbsp;months&nbsp;later&nbsp;we&nbsp;were&nbsp;introduced&nbsp;to&nbsp;our&nbsp;son&nbsp;Finn&nbsp;♡&nbsp; And&nbsp;now&nbsp;we&nbsp;are&nbsp;off&nbsp;on&nbsp;yet&nbsp;another&nbsp;adventure....&nbsp;Our&nbsp;wedding&nbsp;♡

Our First Adventure 

Catering

T O S S  &  F I R E

Our caterer will be Toss &&nbsp;Fire Pizza! They are our favorite place to eat, and we even got engaged at their restaurant!&nbsp;This was the one place we went all the time while I was pregnant, and Finn is definitely their mascot. They have amazing pizzas and we are so excited that they are catering our wedding! They will have their food truck at our reception, and will be serving 5 different types of pizzas, and also providing drinks for us as well.&nbsp;Feel Free to check out their website:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tossnfirepizza.com/" target="_blank">TossnFirepizza.com</a>

Our Story

Details

Tyler Harris

Emily&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;have&nbsp;known&nbsp;each&nbsp;other&nbsp;since&nbsp;we&nbsp;were&nbsp;3.&nbsp;We&nbsp;have&nbsp;had&nbsp;some&nbsp;tough&nbsp;times&nbsp;but&nbsp;are&nbsp;still&nbsp;best&nbsp;friends&nbsp;♡&nbsp;Its&nbsp;been&nbsp;my&nbsp;dream&nbsp;to&nbsp;have&nbsp;Emily&nbsp;as&nbsp;my&nbsp;maid&nbsp;of&nbsp;honor&nbsp;since&nbsp;we&nbsp;were&nbsp;5!&nbsp;

Emily Greer

Cassie&nbsp;was&nbsp;my&nbsp;first&nbsp;model,&nbsp;and&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;my&nbsp;"little&nbsp;sister"&nbsp;for&nbsp;9&nbsp;years!&nbsp;She&nbsp;is&nbsp;also&nbsp;my&nbsp;son's&nbsp;Godmother&nbsp;and&nbsp;Aunt&nbsp;♡&nbsp;

Cassandra Griffin

Kayla Fesinger 

Scott Engel

Gracie&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;met&nbsp;in&nbsp;college,&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;year&nbsp;I&nbsp;met&nbsp;Zachary!&nbsp;She&nbsp;made&nbsp;me&nbsp;her&nbsp;daughter's&nbsp;aunt&nbsp;when&nbsp;she&nbsp;was&nbsp;born&nbsp;and&nbsp;that&nbsp;made&nbsp;me&nbsp;so&nbsp;so&nbsp;so&nbsp;so&nbsp;happy!&nbsp;I&nbsp;have&nbsp;tried&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;a&nbsp;good&nbsp;friend&nbsp;and&nbsp;far&nbsp;away&nbsp;aunt,&nbsp;even&nbsp;though&nbsp;it's&nbsp;hard.&nbsp;I'm&nbsp;so&nbsp;thankful&nbsp;she's&nbsp;stayed&nbsp;in&nbsp;my&nbsp;life,&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;couldnt&nbsp;stand&nbsp;up&nbsp;there&nbsp;without&nbsp;her!&nbsp;

Gracie Krueger 

Andrew K

Stephanie&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;met&nbsp;through&nbsp;our&nbsp;boyfriends,&nbsp;my&nbsp;now&nbsp;x.&nbsp;But&nbsp;we&nbsp;thought&nbsp;we&nbsp;hated&nbsp;each&nbsp;other&nbsp;at&nbsp;first.....only&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;best&nbsp;friends&nbsp;today!&nbsp;Our&nbsp;babies&nbsp;will&nbsp;also&nbsp;be&nbsp;besties&nbsp;as&nbsp;well&nbsp;♡♡&nbsp;

Stephanie Rasmussen 

My&nbsp;two&nbsp;beautiful&nbsp;nieces,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Gracie's&nbsp;daughters!&nbsp;I&nbsp;couldn't&nbsp;imagine&nbsp;anyone&nbsp;else&nbsp;being&nbsp;my&nbsp;flower&nbsp;girls&nbsp;than&nbsp;these&nbsp;two&nbsp;♡&nbsp;I&nbsp;L&nbsp;O&nbsp;V&nbsp;E&nbsp;Them&nbsp;sooooo&nbsp;much!&nbsp;

Lucy & Amelia Krueger 

Randy&nbsp;is&nbsp;Zachary's&nbsp;9&nbsp;year&nbsp;old&nbsp;nephew!&nbsp;

Randy Sweet

Wedding Party

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Book Hotel with "Weissbard/Dornton Wedding"

Double Tree by Hilton Hotel

With a stay at Comfort Suites Cicero - Syracuse North, you'll be centrally located in Cicero, convenient to Cicero Historical Society and The Greens at Beaumont.  This hotel is within the vicinity of Oneida Shores Park and Fort Brewerton.Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 65 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Plasma televisions with pay movies are provided, while complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature deep soaking bathtubs and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and complimentary weekday newspapers.Amenities Be sure to enjoy recreational amenities including an indoor pool and a fitness center. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access, gift shops/newsstands, and a fireplace in the lobby.Dining Mingle with other guests at a complimentary reception, held on select days. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily.Business, Other Amenities Featured amenities include a business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and laundry facilities. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary during limited hours.

Comfort Suites Cicero - Syracuse North

Located in North Syracuse, Candlewood Suites - Syracuse Airport is in the business district and close to Hopkins Road County Park and Brooklawn Golf Course.  This aparthotel is within the vicinity of Erie Canal Museum and Museum of Science and Technology.Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 124 air-conditioned rooms featuring kitchenettes with full-sized refrigerators/freezers and stovetops. Wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary, while 32-inch LCD televisions with cable programming provide entertainment. Conveniences include desks and complimentary newspapers, as well as phones with free local calls.Amenities Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a 24-hour fitness center, or other amenities including complimentary wireless Internet access and a television in a common area. Additional features at this aparthotel include a picnic area and barbecue grills. Getting to nearby attractions is a breeze with the complimentary area shuttle that operates within 3 mi.Dining Grab a bite from a snack bar/deli serving guests of Candlewood Suites - Syracuse Airport.Business, Other Amenities Featured amenities include complimentary wired Internet access, a 24-hour business center, and express check-out. Planning an event in North Syracuse? This aparthotel has facilities measuring 4512 square feet (419 square meters), including a meeting room. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary at scheduled times, and a train station pick-up service is also provided at no charge.

Candlewood Suites - Syracuse Airport

Located in Liverpool, Fairfield Inn by Marriott Syracuse Clay is within the vicinity of Radisson Greens Golf Club and Liverpool Public Golf and Country Club.  This hotel is within the vicinity of The Greens at Beaumont and Foxfire at Village Green.Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 63 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Flat-screen televisions with cable programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and complimentary weekday newspapers, as well as phones with free local calls.Amenities Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an indoor pool, or other amenities including complimentary wireless Internet access and a television in a common area. Additional features at this hotel include a picnic area and barbecue grills.Dining Grab a bite from a snack bar/deli serving guests of Fairfield Inn by Marriott Syracuse Clay. A complimentary hot/cold buffet breakfast is served daily.Business, Other Amenities Featured amenities include complimentary wired Internet access, a business center, and express check-out. Free self parking is available onsite.

Hilary & Zachary

Hilary & Zachary

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