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All Because We Swiped Right

Like many love stories, ours came when we least expected it. But in order to truly understand our story, let's go back about 20 years. Drew and I first met around 2004 when we were students at Crescent High School and to say we did not truly fit in with our classmates was an understatement. Drew was the guy with long black hair, quiet and wore all black and I was the girl who wore ties and button up shirts with short hair and eyeliner. And although we never hung out, we did know some of the same people. Drew graduated in 2005 and we went on separate paths in life. We both would grow up, marry other people and he would become a father to Zoe and Eli. We both ended up going into public service, he would become a detention center officer and I would become an EMT. So how did two people who managed to go to high school together, who had very little interaction with each other manage to find each other later in life, fall in love and decided that they wanted to spend the rest of their lives together? Well here is the story. In 2023, I went through a divorce and bought a house shortly after. Drew was at the beginning stages of his divorce and what do two people do when they are trying to get back out in the dating world in a society where technology has basically taken over? They turn to online dating and that's what we did...Facebook dating to be exact. At the end of June 2023, I came across Drew's profile and remembered him as a former classmate and decided to swipe right, thinking there was no chance that he would remember me, let alone swipe right too. Yeah... I was wrong because he did swipe right and we started to talk and catch up on each other's lives. He asked me on a platonic dinner date only to realize he asked me out on the 4th of July and canceled. But obviously that did not stop us from talking because we continued to talk on and off via Facebook for the next two months until we decided to give the dinner another chance. On September 10, 2023 we went out to dinner for the first time and that dinner turned into talking into the early morning hours of the following day. Two days later, we had a second date and after that, we spent every minute we could together. In October of 2023, we went on our first vacation together and had an amazing time. In November 2023, we celebrated our first "Friendsgiving" with our friends We met each others parents and grew together as a couple. In December 2023, we decided to move in together and we celebrated our first Christmas and New Years Eve together. The following March, we traveled to Florida for a week where I met Zoe and Eli for the first time and I absolutely fell in love with them. Then...we decided we wanted to do something absolutely crazy... we decided we wanted to get married and spend the rest of our lives together.

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-best friend of the bride for almost 30 years
-wife to Juston
- dedicated mother to Hunter (who shares a birthday with the bride), Leigha, Eli, and Mason
-Queen of Conspiracy Theories
-Still trying to talk Juston into letting her have a farm 



Michelle Casey

-Friends with the groom for almost 20 years
-Works in Law Enforcement
-Married to Jessica and father to sons Blaze and Christian
-A member of a Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club
-Enjoys playing guitar and working on his project car when he has the chance.
-Known for his bad jokes on Tiktok

Jarrod Cooper

-Been friends with the bride since 2023 when they met in EMS
-Former military, current EMT and is currently in college to get her degree in Engineering.
-Is know for her feisty Puerto Rician personality and all the sass that comes with it.
-Loves her family and God
-When she's not working or doing school work, she is spending time with boyfriend, Noah

Geraldyn "Gigi" Pi-Bonilla

-Went to High School with both the Bride and the Groom
-Is known as "Yoshi", a nickname he obtained from his marching band days
-Married to Kayla and father to Claire, Jayce and Ian
-Known for his sense of humor

Josh Standridge

-Niece of the bride, only daughter to Michelle, the MOH
-A student at Easley High School (Class of 2026), active in theater
-Loves Anime 
-collector of antique porcelain dolls
-Is known for her sarcasm and dry sense of humor 
-Lover to all the animals especially her cat, Romeo

Leigha Hilton

-The elder brother of the groom  
-'Eligible' bachelor at 41 years of age, 
-Alumni of Stratford High and Spartanburg Community College who has spent the last 20 years working in a warehouse. 
-Born with a progressive hearing loss, he received a cochlear implant in 2012. 
-Still preoccupied with 1985, this cyborg roams the hellscape of Neo America, seeking solace in the trappings of the past with a particular interest in retro video games, new music from bands no one has cared about in 30 years, and pop/internet culture. 
-(Batteries not included, accessories sold separately)"

Adrian Tallent

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Travel

History of Anderson County

According to Wikipedia, Anderson is the 16th most popular city in South Carolina. Electricity was established by William Whitner in 1895 at a hydroelectric plant on the Rocky River, giving the name "The Electric City". It is known for its historical downtown, Anderson University, Denver Downs Farm and so much more. We have had several celebrities hail from Anderson County including James "Radio" Kennedy who was a beloved figure at TL Hanna High School, actors such as Chadwick Boseman, best known for "Black Panther" and James Michael Tyler, best known for Gunter in 90s TV show "Friends", as well as athletics such as Jim Rice who played for the Boston Red Sox from 1974-1989.

Anderson and Surrounding Areas

Anderson is close to Clemson (University of Clemson), Greenville and Hartwell, GA as it in close to the Georgia border.

Nichole & Drew

Nichole & Drew

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