Through the many years of Campmeeting Thearen had a consistent "crush" on Simone - just ask Micah and Zion! Another commonality we had as families and individuals, was our dedication to homeschooling. Both our moms shared homeschooling "stuff" through the years, and our parents even remember attending a Homeschooling Conference in Red Deer together.

Our personal friendship really began to bloom when Thearen joined PACeS, the on-line homeschooling school that Simone was a part of in High School. We would video chat for hours and as our friendship and mutual feelings for each other bloomed, Thearen asked Simone to be his grad date (as friends) 10 months before grad, long before we were even dating.

New Year's Eve 2021 was a turning point for our relationship as we rang in the new year together virtually along with some of our mutual friends. Thearen even stepped out of his comfort zone and texted Simone's mom asking if Simone could stay up (virtually) past midnight.

In February of 2022, Simone contracted COVID 19 and Thearen spent countless hours video chatting and keeping her sane when she wasn't doing so well. During this time, one night, Simone texted Thearen at 3:00 am asking for prayers as she wasn't doing so well, and he was up worried about her already. We ended up video chatting the rest of the night, laughing and crying together. This is when we both realized we had something special.

Registry

We're looking forward to celebrating with you on our big day. Having you attend our wedding is the greatest gift of all, however, if you're looking for wedding gift ideas, we've registered here at My Registry for things that we need to outfit our home.