Our story began way back in kindergarten at Astatula Elementary, where we first met and became friends. When Sean’s locker was right beneath Samantha’s in middle school, a crush started to form. Fast forward to 2012, during our freshman year of high school, we started dating and have been inseparable ever since.

Even though college took us to different states—Sean to Piedmont College in Georgia and Samantha to the University of South Florida in Tampa — we made the long-distance relationship work through countless FaceTimes and monthly visits. After graduating, we moved into our first apartment together in 2020 and welcomed our adorable dachshund, Yoshi, into our lives in 2021.

In February 2023, we took another big step and bought our first house. Just a few months later, in June, Sean proposed during an unforgettable trip to Alaska, and of course, Samantha said yes!

We are thrilled to embark on this next chapter of our lives as Mr. and Mrs. Kennell and can’t wait to celebrate with all of you!