Luke and I first met in high school, but we ran in different circles so our paths didn't cross very often. Although, Luke vividly remembers, in our one and only class together, I carried his textbook over to him. While the moment was fleeting to me, he thought it was sweet. Funny how some things stick in your mind.

It wasn't until the summer after our freshman year of college where we reconnected. Our first date was at Dairy Queen where we ate ice cream outside on the patio. We were accompanied by our dearest friend (and Luke's best man), Cole Cook, and he still tags along on our dates to this day. At the end of the date, we felt such a connection and knew the second date was definite. After about a month of fun dates, we made it official.

After we both completed our college degrees, we were determined to find a place of our own. After months and months of looking, the stars aligned and we ended up buying my childhood home!

The handyman that Luke is, he began putting our personal touches on the house to make it uniquely ours . It wasn't long until we added to our family. Ruger, our black lab mix, was the perfect surprise and has kept us on our toes the last two years.

While I always thought I would see it coming, Luke popped the question the summer of 2024 and it was yet another wonderful surprise! Between the seven years together, the house and Ruger, I already felt married but one day, Luke asked me to go mushroom hunting in our backwoods and without any clue, I agreed to the adventure. Little did I know, I was about to enter the moment that I thought about forever.

With a simple, "I think I found a big one!," I turned around to not a mushroom but a gorgeous diamond ring! He caught the moment on his trail cameras so we could relive the moment forever. It was the perfect proposal! We immediately FaceTimed our family and friends with the news and now we are here today.

After months of planning and the help of our gracious families, we are excited to celebrate our marriage with all of you very soon!