Jenn and Will met in the spring of 2018 through the power of dance – their respective sorority and fraternity chapters were paired with each other for a dance competition (yes, it does still exist on the internet). Between practices, formals, and a plethora of other events, they spent quite a lot of time together that semester. As the school year ended, and as an excuse to make sure Jenn kept talking to him over the summer, Will insisted that she absolutely needed to watch The Truman Show, one of his favorite movies. Will insists Jenn was stubborn. Jenn insists if Will wanted her to watch the movie, he should ask her to watch it with him. Finally, a movie date was set, and after a few more dates, they officially started dating on July 13th, 2018.

Their love has endured plenty of challenges, including but not limited to: a global pandemic, Will’s insufferable jokes, and Jenn’s pre-caffeine crankiness. Despite all of that, they finally moved in together in the summer of 2021 after Will graduated from Northeastern, and Jenn had a year of working and grad school under her belt. After a little over a year together at their Commonwealth apartment, Jenn and Will moved to Newton with Jenn’s parents and the national treasure himself, Pugsly, and have lived there ever since.

Jenn and Will’s love has brought them far beyond the confines of Boston where they first met. They’ve spent time in Providence in search of adventure as one of their first trips together, in search of hot water when their water heater refused to work in the middle of winter, and in search of fitness running the Providence Half Marathon (which we will never do again). When their relationship was less than a year old, Will was invited to come to Vegas and Disneyland with the Seabolt family, where they got to experience the extreme desert heat and the Happiest Place on Earth (“with the person that makes me the happiest on Earth!” – Will. It’s okay to both say “aw” and cringe). They traveled to Hawaii in early 2020 to spend time with Jenn’s brother, sister-in-law, and nephew (and, with the gift of hindsight, were thrilled Northeastern’s spring break was at the end of February that year). Jenn and Will have also made a few trips to NYC and also visited the Bahamas and the Dominican Republic with Matt and Anne over the last couple of years.

If the only thing Jenn and Will both liked was The Truman Show, we wouldn’t be here today. So what else do they do? They root for the Boston Red Sox from Fenway and from the couch, and they hope one day to catch a game from on top of the Green Monster. Not to be outdone in the realm of athletics by the likes of JD Martinez, they’ve run a handful of half-marathons together, spent plenty of time adjusting the seat height after the other person rides the Peloton, and won a kickball championship (with hopefully many more to come). Jenn and Will often share hit tweets, songs, and most importantly, dog videos, with each other at least once a day.

Ever since Valentine’s Day 2019, Jenn and Will have spent Valentine’s Days, birthdays, and plenty of other special occasions at Mamma Maria, a quaint Italian restaurant in Boston’s North End. So, when Will was thinking of where to propose in the summer of 2023, there was no doubt as to where it needed to happen. After consultation with Jenn’s close friends, Will bought a ring and had it shipped to his parent’s house to avoid any suspicion from Jenn. He hid it with his Magic the Gathering cards, something that Jenn wouldn’t touch with a ten foot pole, so that she wouldn’t find it. When the moment came, Jenn still knew it was coming (so much for the surprise, but hey she’s smart). Regardless, Jenn said YES (and for the record, she freaked out in a good way when Will asked and cried when she saw the ring, so there was still some surprise!).

Now we’ve reached the present, and we’re so excited to see you at our wedding! We are looking forward to celebrating the love we’ve cultivated with each other, and are even more excited to celebrate that love with all of our friends and family. We wouldn’t be the people we are without your support, we love you, and we hope that you’re able to make it for our special day!

Yours,

Jenn and Will