Jeff and Shannon met in Greensburg, PA while they were attending Seton Hill University in November of 2017. Jeff, a sophomore at the time, just so happened to be the Resident Assistant of the floor below Shannon's (a freshman at the time). They were introduced at a birthday dinner for a mutual friend, where Shannon spent the evening making fun of Jeffrey, and Jeffrey spent the evening falling in love.

About two weeks after the initial introduction they had their first real date, which ended in Jeff purchasing 3 items from Walmart while they were driving back from dinner. He said he only needed 'the essentials' and wouldn't be very long. When he returned, he had a box of GoGurts, butt wipes, and canned chicken. That was when Shannon realized, 'Geez, what is wrong with this guy'. They have been together ever since.

Jeffrey, wasted no time taking Shannon to all the large family gatherings and throwing her into the center of his holidays, small town celebrations, and firehall events. Shannon, wasted no time showing Jeff what a real cheesesteak was, and what it was like growing up in a town that did not have a "Bring your tractor to school day".

Shannon and Jeff managed to survive undergraduate schooling, and ended up graduating college in the same year. Jeff graduated in May of 2020, and Shannon followed in his footsteps in December of 2020, neither of them managing to have an in-person ceremony or celebration.

After college, Jeff moved back home (a whopping 20 minutes from Greensburg) to start work and adulting with a math degree, while Shannon ended up attending medical school at LECOM in Greensburg, beginning in fall of 2021. Amidst the schooling, the two of them found a love of traveling, even if it was just to visit Shannon's family scattered around the country.

Shannon and Jeff adopted their first (fur) child in April of 2022, Ruger. By the time wedding day rolls around, Ruger will be about 3.5 years old and ready for another furry sibling.

Jeff proposed to Shannon on the top of Rich Mountain Fire Tower in NC on July 17th, 2022. Surrounded by family, it was easily one of the best days of their lives. They both knew they wanted to get married surrounded by the Smokey Mountain range, to celebrate the day that has been in the making since they were 18 and 19 years old.

J&S

Wedding Day

3:30 PM

Ceremony

4:45 PM

Reception