Wedding Day

Ceremony

Majestic Gardens

Reception

Our Wedding

<p>When&nbsp;Chris&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;met,&nbsp;we&nbsp;did&nbsp;not&nbsp;like&nbsp;each&nbsp;other.&nbsp;At&nbsp;all.&nbsp;Could&nbsp;barely&nbsp;stand&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;room.&nbsp;We&nbsp;were&nbsp;freshman&nbsp;in&nbsp;college&nbsp;and&nbsp;definitely&nbsp;mixed&nbsp;about&nbsp;as&nbsp;well&nbsp;as&nbsp;oil&nbsp;and&nbsp;water.&nbsp;But&nbsp;gradually,&nbsp;once&nbsp;we&nbsp;got&nbsp;over&nbsp;ourselves,&nbsp;things&nbsp;began&nbsp;to&nbsp;change.&nbsp;We&nbsp;started&nbsp;to&nbsp;warm&nbsp;up&nbsp;to&nbsp;each&nbsp;other.&nbsp;Dislike&nbsp;became&nbsp;tolerance,&nbsp;became&nbsp;a&nbsp;real&nbsp;and&nbsp;genuine&nbsp;friendship&nbsp;that&nbsp;is&nbsp;still&nbsp;the&nbsp;basis&nbsp;of&nbsp;our&nbsp;relationship.&nbsp;We&nbsp;started&nbsp;unofficially&nbsp;dating&nbsp;in&nbsp;July&nbsp;of&nbsp;2015&nbsp;but&nbsp;November&nbsp;13th&nbsp;2015&nbsp;is&nbsp;when&nbsp;I&nbsp;woke&nbsp;up&nbsp;and&nbsp;realized&nbsp;I&nbsp;was&nbsp;in&nbsp;love.&nbsp;Chris,&nbsp;to&nbsp;his&nbsp;credit,&nbsp;didn't&nbsp;hold&nbsp;it&nbsp;against&nbsp;me&nbsp;that&nbsp;it&nbsp;took&nbsp;a&nbsp;little&nbsp;longer&nbsp;for&nbsp;me&nbsp;to&nbsp;realize&nbsp;than&nbsp;for&nbsp;him.&nbsp;Over&nbsp;the&nbsp;years&nbsp;our&nbsp;love&nbsp;has&nbsp;only&nbsp;gotten&nbsp;stronger,&nbsp;surviving&nbsp;long&nbsp;distance,&nbsp;family&nbsp;difficulties,&nbsp;travel,&nbsp;a&nbsp;global&nbsp;pandemic,&nbsp;the&nbsp;heartbreak&nbsp;of&nbsp;losing&nbsp;both&nbsp;his&nbsp;Grandma&nbsp;Rosa,&nbsp;and&nbsp;my&nbsp;beloved&nbsp;Gramma&nbsp;and&nbsp;Poppa.&nbsp;Through&nbsp;it&nbsp;all,&nbsp;we&nbsp;only&nbsp;love&nbsp;each&nbsp;other&nbsp;more.&nbsp;We&nbsp;are&nbsp;each&nbsp;other's&nbsp;favorite&nbsp;person.&nbsp;Every&nbsp;day&nbsp;is&nbsp;an&nbsp;adventure,&nbsp;and&nbsp;we&nbsp;can't&nbsp;wait&nbsp;to&nbsp;see&nbsp;what&nbsp;new&nbsp;ones&nbsp;the&nbsp;future&nbsp;holds&nbsp;for&nbsp;us</p>

Enemies To Lovers Trope

Our Story

Photos

Oldest sister to the bride, the rock, the boarding pass to her passport

Leanne Calderone

Older sister, the fun one, vodka to her cran (or maybe the fireball in her shot glass?)

Gabrielle Calderone

Best friend of the bride, her other half, the one who keeps her sane when she's crazy and makes her crazy when she's sane 

Haillie Bautista

The person the bride can rely on for anything, her friend and confidante and therapist and bad idea sounding board 

Courtney Wall

The brides lovely, tall, ginger man, her photo-adventure partner, her darling friend. Tea aficionado, adventure planner, and best friend 

Sam Brown

Chris is one of the brides best friends and one of the best people she knows. He is kind, caring, loyal, smart, funny, and always up for an adventure- whether that's a last minute trip to Disney or a friend trip to IKEA.

Chris Ruch

The grooms best friend since childhood, they are thick as thieves and share a concerning sense of humor

Azzie Cree

The brides brother, and the grooms favorite brother-in-law. They share a love of video games, books, and bullying the bride

Nicholas Calderone 

Friend of the groom, he is the only one with common sense in the friend group. Truly the one that keeps them all alive. Has ownership of the majority of the shared brain cell 

Tim Ogle

Friend of the groom, they can often be heard mirroring each other due to partial ownership of the single group braincell as well as melanated fellowship.

Cam Carter

One of the grooms best friends, they have known each other over a decade and can be found playing nerd games over discord, opening packs of expensive cardboard together, and splitting the single brain cell four ways amongst the friend group

Billy Meekins

Wedding Party

<p>Think joyful, elegant, garden party! Don't be afraid to bring on the color</p>

Dress Code

Q + A

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Olivia & Chris

Olivia & Chris

Travel

Springhill Suites by Marriott