Black Sheep Shelter

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Reception

Fall

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Our Wedding

An alto and a tenor walk into All-State Honors Choir and create a beautiful love story. In 2015, Jess and Shane both auditioned for and got into the All-State Honors Choir. This event is a weekend at Western Michigan University with lots of rehearsals and bonding events. We met through common friends and immediately had eyes for each other. Though, we were young and lived two hours away from each other. Skip forward 2 years and in 2017 we randomly reconnected. On March 28th, 2017, Jessica snapchatted Shane a picture of someone that went to his high school asking if he knew the person. This sparked conversation between the estranged couple and the rest was history. Jessica and Shane spent the next 4 years dating while living 1-2 hours apart (depending on when Jess was at Central Michigan University or at home in Grand Haven). Luckily, they were able to visit each other pretty often. Sometimes they would go 2 weeks between visits and sometimes it was 2 months. Then, after being long-distance for 4 years, Jess moved in with Shane for the summer of 2020. This was the best test for their relationship. They grew closer and closer and knew more than ever that this was a beautiful relationship. At the end of that summer, Jess had to move home to Grand Haven for her final semester of college to Student Teach at Mona Shores High School. Once all of her schooling was done and a semester of substitute teaching at her home school, Jess officially moved in with Shane in Owosso, Michigan on June 9th, 2021. Meanwhile, Shane was working at Gilberts and Jess started her first teaching job at Kearsley. Then they both decided to change jobs. In 2022, Jess got a new job teaching choir at Owosso High School and has been loving it. Shane switched careers and started working for a small construction company and is also loving it! On October 8th, Shane proposed in Jess's home town looking over Lake Michigan. It was beautiful. At the end of that month, they moved into a super cute rental house. The year was full of changes and all of them were for the better. 2023 is going to be the best year yet though! We truly cannot wait to see what this year has for us. Cheers to 2023!

Our Story

Photos

Lauren and Jess auditioned for On the Rox A Cappella (OTR) together and have been close ever since. Both of them were Basses in OTR and loved to joke around together. They became best friends when they started living together in 2018. They have become sisters and have so many amazing memories together. They have an undying bond. 

Lauren Hendrick

Allison and Jess have known of each other since high school. They both went to CMU for Music Education and spent the entirety of college together. They were both in On the Rox A Cappella and every class together. They are best friends and lived together starting in 2018. They have so many amazing memories together and have an undying bond.

Allison Taylor

Miranda and Jess have been best friends since Jess got into On the Rox A Cappella (OTR). They were both singing the same voice part, Bass. Miranda taught Jess how to Beat Box and they both ended up being the main beat boxers for OTR while they were in it. They have so many memories great together. 

Miranda Seigo

Shannon is Shane's sister and her and Jess immediately hit it off. When Jess first moved to Owosso, Shannon was her only friend besides Shane and Shannon was always there for her. They have lots of memories together and are about to be real sisters! 

Shannon Maginity

Josh and Shane have been friends since they were kids. They grew up together and have tons of great memories together. Josh moved away for a while but as soon as they were back in the same city, the friendship felt like it never stopped. 

Josh Decker

Andy and Shane became friends through working at Gilbert's about 6 years ago. They bond over their love for sports and get together to watch games almost weekly.  They also love playing Disc Golf together.

Andrew Kelpinski

Patrick and Shane have been friends since Patrick started working at Gilbert's. They quickly became close friends with their bond over sports. They play golf together and have recently gotten into Disc Golf as well.

Patrick King

Thomas is Jess's brother and him and Shane get along really well. They bond over outdoor activities such as rock-climbing and camping. One day they would like to get all of us together and go on a trip.

Jessica & Shane

Jessica & Shane

Travel

Baymont by Wyndham South Haven

Holiday Inn Express South Haven, an IHG Hotel