Our story is filled with miles and memories:

It began in the fall of 2022 in the mystical land of Ohio. Mitch was called to a project in Findlay where he decided to use his 20 minutes of free time to join a dating site. After several weeks of conversation on the Hinge app, Mitch finally asked Jennifer on a date and they met at a small restaurant in downtown Findlay on October 3rd, 2022. And as they say, the rest is history. Okay, just kidding.

As Jennifer recalls, Mitch was kind, smart, very cute and laughed incredulously at her jokes. At the end of the first date she called her cousin and told her that she thought she was going to fall in love with this tall redhead she had just met. And by the third date she pretty much knew she was already in love with him. As Mitch recalls, he knew right away that he was outkicking his coverage so to speak. He could not believe that this beautiful, spunky woman before him could not see that she was out of his league but thought how incredible the life he saw with her could be, even after a mere couple of hours together.

Needless to say the first date went well and many more dates and conversations continued in the months that followed. Line dancing, late night bike rides, dinners in vagrant hotels and Airbnbs where Mitch was staying, and many long car rides on the 2 hour each way drive between Dayton and Findlay. As the conversations grew and the love between them fostered, their commitment did as well. Between the two of them, it seemed they had about 5 minutes extra each week. Mitch was working seven days a week on twelve hour days and completing his Masters Degree from Oklahoma at night. Jennifer was working hard long days in the hospitals and clinics completing her residency programs on day shift, night shift, and everywhere in between. But, despite their crazy lives at the time, they committed to each other to make time and make each other a priority. Each knowing that the future for them together would be bright.

As work was beginning to wane for Mitch in Ohio, it was time for him to leave and return home to Wisconsin. Still, the commitment and conversations continued and they tried to find the time in their schedules to see each other. It wasn’t always easy and took a lot of sacrifice, with uncountable miles and hours spent on the road and on the phone trying to make the distance work. Three countries, 10 states, living in over 15 different locations since they first started dating, but there was never a doubt in their mind that they would make it. Road trips, ski trips, Christmas at the cabin in MN, and many more memories were made between them in the months that followed. After months of long distance, Mitch finally gained the courage to ask Mr. Schmitz (Steven) for her hand in marriage and the plan was set in motion. On May 11th, 2024 after Mitch surprised her with a proposal on the dock on their family property in Missouri, she said yes!!

After years of long distance, they have finally relocated to Minnesota where they will begin their careers and lives together at last.

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Looking back on the long journey, to this, our wedding day, it is evident of God’s divine plan. All the decisions, throughout our lives, that led us to finding each other in Ohio is not by chance. Our fate and future are gifts that we will not take for granted. We will love, honor, and cherish each other in good times and bad, and to live each day with the love and support to build a strong marriage built on the cornerstone of Christ.

We cannot wait to share our special day with you, our family and friends, and to begin our lives together as husband and wife.

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