Sam had recently moved to Appleton and was looking for recommendations of things to do in the Fox Valley Area so she downloaded Tinder. Within a few days a cute farmer with Packer season tickets caught her eye. Born and raised in Wrightstown, Mason had more than a few recommendations for the new girl in town to have a good time, including meeting up for a few craft beers. After the first date, where drinks turned into dinner she was pretty sure Mason had more to offer than restaurants and tickets to Packer games.

Dates of dinner, mini golfing, and youth football followed which set the tone for future craft beer dinners and sporting events. Sam knew it was serious when she took Mason to her family cottage in Waupaca where Mason soon fell in love with the magic of Camp Cleghorn, where Sam’s parents met and spent their summers together. Mason knew it was serious when he decided it was time to go shopping for a good shirt and tie, that she of course picked out.

Proposal : Mason proposed with his maternal grandmother's engagement ring after a weekend with friends. Sam wondered why he was brushing his teeth at 8:00 pm but rolled with it as they ate dinner sitting on the couch watching Pretty Woman, but was totally shocked as he dropped down to a knee and asked to spend the rest of their lives together. Sam responded perfectly by asking to pause the movie and to ask it again.

Wedding: We decided to get married in Mason’s childhood church, St. Clare’s, and celebrate the wedding on what was once Mason’s maternal grandparents farm land and has become a favorite dinner place for the couple, Royal St. Patrick’s Golf Links.