Rehearsal Dinner

Wedding Day

Ceremony

The Powerhouse by The Rich Entertainment Group

Reception

Our Wedding

I&nbsp;am&nbsp;always&nbsp;so&nbsp;proud&nbsp;and&nbsp;grateful&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;fact&nbsp;that&nbsp;Paul&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;are&nbsp;high&nbsp;school&nbsp;sweethearts.&nbsp; But&nbsp;in&nbsp;fact,&nbsp;our&nbsp;story&nbsp;begins&nbsp;farther&nbsp;back&nbsp;in&nbsp;ABC&nbsp;Central&nbsp;School,&nbsp;where&nbsp;Paul&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;attended&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;pre-school&nbsp;program.&nbsp;Our&nbsp;moms&nbsp;were&nbsp;even&nbsp;the&nbsp;teaching&nbsp;assistants&nbsp;for&nbsp;our&nbsp;class!&nbsp;We&nbsp;went&nbsp;to&nbsp;different&nbsp;elementary&nbsp;schools,&nbsp;and&nbsp;our&nbsp;paths&nbsp;didn’t&nbsp;cross&nbsp;again&nbsp;until&nbsp;high&nbsp;school.&nbsp;Paul&nbsp;was&nbsp;a&nbsp;senior,&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;was&nbsp;a&nbsp;junior.&nbsp;My&nbsp;first&nbsp;job&nbsp;was&nbsp;at&nbsp;a&nbsp;Hallmark&nbsp;card&nbsp;store,&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;had&nbsp;to&nbsp;work&nbsp;on&nbsp;Valentine’s&nbsp;Day,&nbsp;February&nbsp;14,&nbsp;2014.&nbsp;Paul&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;had&nbsp;been&nbsp;talking&nbsp;and&nbsp;getting&nbsp;to&nbsp;know&nbsp;each&nbsp;other,&nbsp;and&nbsp;on&nbsp;this&nbsp;particular&nbsp;Valentine’s&nbsp;Day,&nbsp;Paul&nbsp;surprised&nbsp;me&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;Hallmark&nbsp;store&nbsp;with&nbsp;chocolate&nbsp;covered&nbsp;strawberries,&nbsp;flowers,&nbsp;and&nbsp;a&nbsp;teddybear&nbsp;The&nbsp;best&nbsp;part&nbsp;was&nbsp;that&nbsp;Paul&nbsp;took&nbsp;the&nbsp;time&nbsp;to&nbsp;prepare&nbsp;the&nbsp;strawberries&nbsp;how&nbsp;I&nbsp;liked,&nbsp;and&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;time&nbsp;he&nbsp;didn’t&nbsp;have&nbsp;a&nbsp;car&nbsp;of&nbsp;his&nbsp;own,&nbsp;so&nbsp;he&nbsp;was&nbsp;accompanied&nbsp;by&nbsp;his&nbsp;mom,&nbsp;who&nbsp;waited&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;car,&nbsp;to&nbsp;deliver&nbsp;the&nbsp;surprise.&nbsp;The&nbsp;sweetest&nbsp;surprise! Fast&nbsp;forward&nbsp;9&nbsp;years,&nbsp;we&nbsp;got&nbsp;engaged&nbsp;on&nbsp;May&nbsp;27,&nbsp;2023.&nbsp;During&nbsp;those&nbsp;9&nbsp;years,&nbsp;we&nbsp;grew&nbsp;up&nbsp;together.&nbsp;We&nbsp;went&nbsp;through&nbsp;undergraduate&nbsp;college&nbsp;together,&nbsp;law&nbsp;school,&nbsp;trips&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;Grand&nbsp;Canyon,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Pacific&nbsp;West&nbsp;Coast,&nbsp;Mexico,&nbsp;and&nbsp;more.&nbsp;We’ve&nbsp;been&nbsp;together&nbsp;through&nbsp;different&nbsp;jobs,&nbsp;through&nbsp;living&nbsp;apart&nbsp;for&nbsp;over&nbsp;two&nbsp;years,&nbsp;through&nbsp;losing&nbsp;loved&nbsp;ones,&nbsp;and&nbsp;witnessing&nbsp;each&nbsp;other&nbsp;and&nbsp;our&nbsp;relationship&nbsp;grow&nbsp;through&nbsp;it&nbsp;all.&nbsp;We&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;by&nbsp;each&nbsp;other’s&nbsp;side&nbsp;for&nbsp;over&nbsp;a&nbsp;decade. And&nbsp;now,&nbsp;11&nbsp;years&nbsp;later,&nbsp;we&nbsp;are&nbsp;getting&nbsp;married!&nbsp;We&nbsp;were&nbsp;17&nbsp;when&nbsp;we&nbsp;first&nbsp;started&nbsp;dating.&nbsp;How&nbsp;fortunate&nbsp;are&nbsp;we&nbsp;that&nbsp;we&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;together&nbsp;for&nbsp;11&nbsp;years,&nbsp;and&nbsp;we’re&nbsp;just&nbsp;getting&nbsp;started.

Jocelyn & Paul

Jocelyn & Paul

J&P

Wedding Day

Reception