Dear Family and Friends,

I’m thrilled to share our love story with you on our website! While Tobey finds this a bit “cheesy,” I believe that his kind, patient, and loving nature has played a huge role in bringing us to this moment. With that in mind, I’ll be sharing our journey from my perspective. I hope you enjoy it!

Much love,

Emily

Our story began at the age of 5 at Laconia Christian School, where we were classmates throughout elementary school (see photo below). Unfortunately, at the start of middle school, my family moved away. Despite the distance, we stayed in touch when I would visit old friends from Laconia Christian School.

At just 15, we began a long-distance relationship in the summer of 2008. We spent countless hours on the phone, deepening our connection even with the miles between us. However, with us both beginning high school that fall, I made the difficult decision to end our relationship, believing it was best since we were headed to different schools with the distance between us seeming even more difficult (Tobey puts full blame on me, and I accept it).

Over the years, Tobey made several attempts to reconnect, but I always had an excuse to not peruse anything between us. After the failed attempts, we both moved on, developed serious relationships, and welcomed our sons in 2016.

After both of those relationships ended, in 2019 Tobey attempted to reconnect with me. At first, I was hesitant and kept Tobey at an arm's length but after a year of persistence and patience on Tobey’s part, I finally decided to take a leap of faith and give the ‘nice guy’ a chance. This time our relationship blossomed quickly and passionately. In a beautiful twist of fate, I was the one who asked Tobey to be my boyfriend! Our relationship gave way to a beautifully blended family, and we introduced our sons, Jayce and Bodhi, when they were both 5—just like us when we first met in kindergarten!

Fast forward four wonderful years together, during which we built a beautiful life and welcomed our daughter, Everly to our family. Tobey proposed during a camping trip to celebrate Everly’s 2nd birthday. As we sang “Happy Birthday,” he knelt behind me, waiting for the moment after Everly blew out her candles. It was the perfect evening! Even so that the kids got away with smashing into the cake because we were so distracted by excitement!

T&E

Wedding Day

4:00 PM–4:30 PM

Ceremony

4:30 PM–5:30 PM

Cocktail Hour

5:30 PM–10:00 PM

Reception

10:00 PM

After Party Fire