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21 de Septiembre de 2024 

Our Wedding

Abbey and Sebastian’s story begins in the fall of 2016. The short version of the story they usually tell goes as following: They met during move-in weekend at Robert Morris University. The first night after moving into the dorms, they both attended a freshman event where each of their friends happened to know one another, drawing them together. Sebastian tried talking to Abbey and got very little in return until one of Abbey’s friends expressed interest in one of Sebastian’s friends. The ball got rolling from there as Abbey and Sebastian hatched a plan to get their friends to fall in love. This resulted in a lot of time together scheming and planning, which meant spending hours upon hours with one another. They did as much scheming as one can do in a day, which resulted in a shift to discuss themselves. They soon began spending more time getting to know one another than they did calculating a love trap for their friends. The two friends quickly went in the opposite direction than Abbey and Sebastian hoped, going more for a “friends to enemies” trope rather than a “friends to lovers”. The story took a twist as Abbey and Sebastian realized the plot had shifted to them. The two of them spent so much time together that they ended up falling for each other. With sweet confessions of love, the story continues, which lands us here, 7 years later.&nbsp; The long version of the story is way more complex, involving: stolen phone numbers, first birthday parties, trips to Erie and Dayton, wind tunnels behind Washington dorms, school dances, fire alarms, trips to Patrick’s Pub, vacations to Canada (in the heart of winter) and Florida, sea sickness, online school, adopting a dog and taking custody of another, and a proposal at a lavender farm that had no living lavender.&nbsp; These past years have been filled with every emotion under the sun, but the one that always stands out in Abbey and Sebastian’s relationship is love. No matter the circumstances, the invisible string was always meant to tie the two together.

Neustra Historia en Español

La historia de Abbey y Sebastian comienza en otoño de 2016. La versión corta de la historia es la siguiente: Se conocieron durante el primera semana en la Universidad Robert Morris. La primera noche, ambos asistieron a un evento de estudiantes de primer año donde cada uno de sus amigos se conoció por casualidad, lo que los unió. Sebastian intentó hablar con Abbey y no obtuvo mucha respuesta, hasta que uno de los amigos de Abbey se interesó por uno de los amigos de Sebastian. A partir de ahí, Abbey y Sebastian urdieron un plan para que sus amigos se enamoraran. Pasaron mucho tiempo juntos maquinando y planeando, lo que significaba pasar horas y horas juntos. Hicieron tantas maquinaciones como se puede hacer en un día, lo que dio lugar a un cambio para hablar de ellos mismos. Pronto empezaron a pasar más tiempo conociéndose que calculando una trampa amorosa para sus amigos. Los dos amigos no tardaron en ir en la dirección contraria a la que Abbey y Sebastian esperaban, decantándose más por el tropo de "amigos a enemigos" que por el de "amigos a amantes". La historia dio un giro cuando Abbey y Sebastian se dieron cuenta de que la trama se había desplazado hacia ellos. Los dos pasaron tanto tiempo juntos que acabaron enamorándose el uno del otro. Con dulces confesiones de amor, la historia continúa, lo que nos sitúa aquí, 7 años después. La versión larga de la historia es mucho más compleja e incluye: números de teléfono robados, fiestas de primer cumpleaños, viajes a Erie y Dayton, túneles de viento detrás de los dormitorios en la universidad, bailes escolares, alarmas de incendio, viajes al Patrick's Pub, vacaciones a Canadá (en pleno invierno) y Florida, mareos, escuela en línea, adopción de un perro y custodia de otro, y una propuesta de matrimonio en una granja de lavanda que no tenía lavanda viva.&nbsp; Estos últimos años han estado llenos de todas las emociones bajo el sol, pero la que siempre destaca en la relación de Abbey y Sebastian es el amor. Independientemente de las circunstancias, el hilo invisible siempre estuvo destinado a unirlos.

Our Story

ENGAGEMENT PHOTOS

2016-2023

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Taylor is Abbey's older sister, and only sister.   The two of them grew up together in Kettering, Ohio. Taylor lives in Burbank, California  with her husband Jake. She shares an apartment with their two cats: Wilfred and Yoshi. 

Taylor Zimmerman

Emma has been friends with the Zimmerman sisters since 2007. Emma started as Taylor's friend but Abbey was welcomed into the friendship, allowing it to become a trio. Emma grew up in Kettering, Ohio and currently lives there with her husband Ben. Emma has three sons: Everett, Rainn, and Luka. 

Emma Vanoss

Sofia and Abbey met at Forbes Hospital, prior to either of them working on the same floor. Sofia works as a labor & delivery nurse as well as postpartum. Sofia spends most of her free time with her niece, Giada. 

Sofia Bordanaro

Jillian is a special care nurse at Forbes Hospital, which is where she met Abbey.  Jillian loves spending time with her niece Addie, trying new spots to eat, and traveling. Jillian lives in Monroeville, Pennsylvania. 

Jillian Olson

Madison has been Abbey's best friend since the start of high school. Madison has enjoyed working everywhere from farms to flower shops. Madison lives in Dayton, Ohio with her partner Logan. They share their house with their adopted dog, Auggie.  

Madison Hayes

Courtney and Abbey met on the labor & delivery floor at Forbes Hospital. Courtney works as a patient care technician on the postpartum side of the unit. Courtney lives with her partner Jerry and their son, Xavier. 

Courtney Kost

Kayla works at Forbes Hospital with Abbey on labor & delivery as a special care nursery nurse. Kayla lives with her husband Anthony, their two cats Bailey & Kahlua, and their golden puppy, Remi. 

Kayla Aiello

Kearston works on labor and delivery, as well as Postpartum, with Abbey at Forbes Hospital. Kearston lives in Plum with her husband Josh, their puppy Dakota, and a house full of plants. 

Kearston Smith

Bryce has been Abbey's friend since 2013, sharing most of their high school years together. Abbey and Bryce originally only talked on Twitter before finally meeting each other at school. Bryce lives in Kettering, Ohio but spends most of her time in Cincinnati for work. 

Bryce Cunningham

Sydney was welcomed into Abbey's life once Abbey and Madison became besties, as Sydney is Madison's sister.  Sydney has studied all over, including Paris, NYC, Columbus, and Dayton. She currently resides in Columbus, Ohio with her dachshund named Oliver.  

Sydney Hayes

Chance is one of Sebastian's closest friends. They met in 2016 at Robert Morris University after joining the same fraternity. Chance had actually met Abbey first and they became fast friends. Chance has lived with Sebastian and Abbey for four years and has seen their journey from the very beginning . He is currently the proud dad to his cats Remy and Bogie.

Chance Straight

Jacob (known to all their friend's as Hardy) and Sebastian met in 2016 at RMU as well but their friendship really blossomed in 2017 after living together in a suite on campus with 8 other members of their fraternity. From there the friendship between the two has grown and thrived through the years.

Jacob Hardy

Billy and Sebastian met in 2017 at Robert Morris University when Billy was a freshman and Sebastian was a sophomore. Billy was friend's with Chance before college and this helped foster a friendship between him and Sebastian during their time at RMU. 

Billy Clegg

John and Sebastian met in 2016 when Sebastian was  a freshman and John was a sophomore. Their personalities did not click at first but after some time they became close, after Abbey spent some time trying to fix the person that he was. John has become one of Abbey and Sebastian's closest friends and lives with his girlfriend Lia.

John Nymick

Matthew is Sebastian's younger brother. They grew up together in Erie, Pennsylvania. Matthew currently lives in Erie, Pennsylvania.

Matthew Diaz

Bryan is Sebastian's older brother. They grew up together in Erie, Pennsylvania. He now lives with his wife Emily and their two sons, Jacob and John Julio (JJ), in Erie, Pennsylvania. 

Bryan Diaz

Wedding Party

Hotel BlocksZimmerman-Diaz Wedding Hyatt Place Airport/Robinson Mall6011 Campbells Run Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15205 Courtyard by Marriott Pittsburgh Airport Settlers Ridge5100 Campbells Run Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15205

Sebastian & Abbey

Sebastian & Abbey

Things to Do

Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium

Carnegie Science Center

Carnegie Museum of Art

Point State Park