Where do we begin. One could say their love story began in 6th grade at early morning jazz band. And the other one would say it started in 7th grade history class. Either way, it all started with a mint in middle school.

Taylor and Jade had many classes together in 7th grade and their friendship began to develop when Taylor would purposefully steal Jade's mints in every single class they were in. Jade would then go home and say "I need more mints. Taylor keeps stealing them." The name Taylor kept getting brought up in the Tutewohl household. Jade may have complained about this certain boy, but deep down, she started to have a crush on him. The two began to banter as friends for the next two years. Middle school came and went and now they entered high school.

Jade would plan when she could avoid Taylor in the halls her freshman year because she in fact "did not like him anymore." This was quite the opposite from the truth. Until one day, Taylor caught on to Jade's plan of dodging him when they had class across from each other, so he stopped her in the hallway. As one would imagine, this was about as awkward as it could have gotten. They talked for a few minutes and went their separate ways. It wasn't until a few weeks later when school was done that Taylor randomly texted Jade one day and said "I am going to marry you." They texted back and forth and Taylor was convinced that he was going to marry Jade. Long story short, this is where the conversation between these two started. There was a few weeks pause until Jade's nose piercing photo on Instagram is truly where the relationship of now almost 10 years kicked off.

Taylor and Jade talked the rest of the summer after freshman year. The two of them went on the Carstensen's boat, went on a lot of Jeep rides, and never stopped laughing. On September 7th, 2015, Taylor had asked Jade to be his girlfriend after getting Chipotle that night with a friend of theirs. Jade thought that he was joking... If you know Taylor, he loves to joke around and be sarcastic. So, one thing led to another and the two started dating.

Their love story continued through high school with 3 homecomings, 2 proms, graduation, Taylor leaving for military basic training, and now off to college. 4 years of long distance was not easy, but they made the most of it and came out stronger on the other side. They moved in with Jade's parents following college graduation, Taylor started his career in law enforcement, and Jade was off to her Doctor of Physical Therapy Program.

Now, onto the engagement. Taylor and Jade had went to pick out rings on their 7th anniversary. Eventually, Taylor ordered the ring, hid it at his parents house, and on May 27th, 2819 days after they started dating, he surprised Jade with proposing at the Tutewohl's lake home. It is one of their favorite places to be and it was so special to be surrounded by family that day and celebrate.

Engaged life has been quite the adventure for these two. Between a new job, graduate school, traveling in their spare time, buying their first home, and getting their dog Stella, life is continuing to be nothing but a wild ride.

Let the countdown to the wedding begin!

J&T

Our wedding!

4:30 PM–11:30 PM

Ceremony and Reception