Our story began in September 2011 at Silver Lake Regional High School, when fate brought us together in the same gym class. From the start, Morgan caught Jon's attention. He made several cringeworthy and embarrassing attempts to spark a conversation:

"Hey, those are really cool Nike Shox you have on."

"That Jersey Shore episode the other night was pretty crazy, am I right?"

"I just passed my driving test the other day. Second try. If you need a ride or anything, just let me know."

"Have you heard that new Katy Perry song?"

"No?"

"Me neither."

It was amazing how none of these smooth lines worked. Jon's braces and luscious bowl cut were a lady-killer combination that rivaled Tom Brady's flowing hair and chiseled jawline or Brad Pitt's sparkling white teeth and deep blue eyes. Sometimes you never know what you're missing out on, right, Morgan?

Fast forward to 2018, with the help of Morgan's brothers, Matt and Jake, our paths crossed again. By then, Jon had navigated puberty (barely) and had become somewhat better at speaking in full sentences, which successfully caught Morgan's attention.

The next few years were filled with love, laughter, and countless sushi dates at Mei Wei. However, their date nights of eggrolls and fried rice soon transformed into binkies and sleepless nights with dirty diapers when Jon and Morgan were blessed with the birth of their son, James, and daughter, Lilah. Just when Jon & Morgan thought they couldn’t get any closer, their two little babies brought them more love and happiness than they ever dreamed possible.

In 2023, amidst a summer filled with sunshine and trips to the lake, Jon gathered enough courage to propose to Morgan on Green Harbor Beach in Marshfield—a place that holds special memories for Morgan from many childhood summers spent at her Grampy’s house.

August 19th, 2023, started off slowly, partly due to the previous night's celebration of Luke’s 21st birthday. Jon and Jake had planned a brunch for themselves, Morgan, and Elena to check out the new restaurant in Plymouth, 71 West Atlantic Steakhouse. Morgan began to feel something was off, knowing that Jake and Jon rarely planned events, except for tee times, of course. The brunch went well, despite Jon's nervousness leading him to make comments about the changing tides and Elena locking herself in the utility closet at the restaurant, mistaking it for the bathroom. The brunch ended quickly as everyone tried to avoid giving Morgan any hints that something was happening.

Jon then took Morgan back to the McClintics' house, where Mark McClintic, thinking the big question had already been asked, casually grabbed Morgan’s hands. Morgan, confused, looked to Jon for an explanation. Mark then asked Morgan to check out his new mattress, as if that were a normal thing to do. Jon grabbed Millie and said to Morgan “let’s go walk the beach” (as if that was also the norm). Morgan went along with it all, suggesting Green Harbor, unaware that Allie, Jake, and Elena were already on their way to set up the perfect engagement spot and hide to take photos.

When Jon and Morgan arrived at the beach, Jon realized he had left his 'phone' in the car and then left Morgan and Millie on the boardwalk. Upon returning, as they began walking on the beach, Morgan’s nerves must have transferred to Millie as she began to have an accident right on the sand. Jon, anxious and eager to propose, saw an opportunity as he was already on one knee cleaning up Millie’s mess. Morgan’s first reaction was “no, no, no, no” referring to Millie. As the crowd on the beach started cheering, Morgan realized what was happening and immediately said “Yes” with no hesitation. Although the engagement didn’t happen at the “perfect” spot Allie, Jake, and Elena had set up, the hidden photographers missed the moment but recreated it beautifully.

Despite the imperfections, Morgan was overwhelmed with joy as she walked into Surfside to find all of their friends and family ready to celebrate their lives together.

We are excited to continue this journey with all of you by our side. Here’s to love, laughter, and countless more adventures together!