Tom & Alyssa

11.8.2025 • Holland, MI
196 Days To Go!

Tom & Alyssa

11.8.2025 • Holland, MI
196 Days To Go!

Our Story

Our Story

We met in nursing school at Saginaw Valley State University. We happened to be placed in the same clinical group which meant we would be spending a lot of time together. Alyssa would tease Tom that he transferred to his rival school. Go Cards!

October 04, 2019

We met in nursing school at Saginaw Valley State University. We happened to be placed in the same clinical group which meant we would be spending a lot of time together. Alyssa would tease Tom that he transferred to his rival school. Go Cards!
One thing led to another and Alyssa brought Tom to meet her family for her sister’s high school homecoming.

October 05, 2019

One thing led to another and Alyssa brought Tom to meet her family for her sister’s high school homecoming.
Our first vacation together & Alyssa’s first time leaving the US! They went to Amsterdam for a study abroad. This place will always hold a special spot in our hearts.

February 29, 2020

Our first vacation together & Alyssa’s first time leaving the US! They went to Amsterdam for a study abroad. This place will always hold a special spot in our hearts.
Our first 4th of July spent with Tom’s family in Bay Harbor, MI. We love spending time together in northern Michigan.

July 05, 2021

Our first 4th of July spent with Tom’s family in Bay Harbor, MI. We love spending time together in northern Michigan.
Alyssa & Tom finally graduated nursing school! If you ask us, there is no way we would have made it through without each other.

December 12, 2021

Alyssa & Tom finally graduated nursing school! If you ask us, there is no way we would have made it through without each other.
Our first apartment together! This is the place we spent many of our firsts together. Our first adult jobs, hosting friends & family, and many more.

December 17, 2021

Our first apartment together! This is the place we spent many of our firsts together. Our first adult jobs, hosting friends & family, and many more.
Thanksgiving spent in downtown Detroit! We watched the Thanksgiving parade, went to some really good restaurants and had so much fun at the Lions game on Thanksgiving Day!

November 25, 2022

Thanksgiving spent in downtown Detroit! We watched the Thanksgiving parade, went to some really good restaurants and had so much fun at the Lions game on Thanksgiving Day!
Two years after our first apartment we decided to purchase our first home! We spent many days (and nights) with our friends and family to make our house a home.

October 05, 2023

Two years after our first apartment we decided to purchase our first home! We spent many days (and nights) with our friends and family to make our house a home.
If you know anything about Alyssa, she has always told everyone she would marry Tom one day. On this night at Alyssa’s cousins wedding, Tom got the call that the ring he had picked out had arrived at the store to be picked up!! (Alyssa was completely clueless).

July 21, 2024

If you know anything about Alyssa, she has always told everyone she would marry Tom one day. On this night at Alyssa’s cousins wedding, Tom got the call that the ring he had picked out had arrived at the store to be picked up!! (Alyssa was completely clueless).
Alyssa was a model for a styled shoot at Stillwater Stables in Ortonville, MI. She spent the day getting her hair & makeup done and taking photos in wedding gowns. Little did she know that Tom had been planning this day for months…. (Everyone in this photo knew that this day would end in a proposal, except Alyssa).

July 30, 2024

Alyssa was a model for a styled shoot at Stillwater Stables in Ortonville, MI. She spent the day getting her hair & makeup done and taking photos in wedding gowns. Little did she know that Tom had been planning this day for months…. (Everyone in this photo knew that this day would end in a proposal, except Alyssa).
It was at this moment Alyssa knew exactly what was going on.. She did mention on her way down to the lake before she sat in the ranger “we have those same Marriott Beach Place towels at home!”.

July 31, 2024

It was at this moment Alyssa knew exactly what was going on.. She did mention on her way down to the lake before she sat in the ranger “we have those same Marriott Beach Place towels at home!”.
Finally the day has come! Tom had put together such a beautiful proposal. He had everything thought out from the photographers, to the location, the outfits, and having Alyssa getting her hair and makeup professionally done for crying out loud! This was one of the best days of our lives and we can’t wait for our special day. November 8, 2025 can’t come soon enough!!

July 31, 2024

Finally the day has come! Tom had put together such a beautiful proposal. He had everything thought out from the photographers, to the location, the outfits, and having Alyssa getting her hair and makeup professionally done for crying out loud! This was one of the best days of our lives and we can’t wait for our special day. November 8, 2025 can’t come soon enough!!

The Proposal (As told by Tom)

January 24'

Alyssa worked with her beloved friend, Heather, who had done a photoshoot as a model for a group of wedding event planners who coordinated events to promote wedding venues, photographers, and other vendors on social media, Maye Events. In the next photoshoot, Heather had reached out to the same group to include Alyssa in this event to take place in July 24'.


February 24'

Tom had schemed up a proposal idea with Heather over the phone to coordinate details and plan the proposal to occur on the same day as the photoshoot with Maye Events.


March 24'

Tom worked out the details with Maye Events to begin the planning and timeline of the day in July! This occurred over many strategically planned phone calls and emails not to spoil the surprise.


April 24'

Tom, after working from 7pm to 7am in Midland, drove to Bay City to work with another one of the Maye Events vendors, First Look Bridal Boutique & Tuxedo. Tom was fitted for a navy tuxedo for the special day in July!


May 18th

Tom and Alyssa went wedding ring shopping after Free Play Sand Day in Mount Pleasant at Silverberg Jewelers!


June 26th

Tom conveniently has a dentist and doctor's appointment (as an excuse to go to Mount Pleasant without Alyssa) on the day the ring was bought!


July 24th

The ring arrives without a hitch! It sparkles in the sun and Tom knows it is exactly what Alyssa dreamt of.


July 30th

Today is the Day!


Tom is initially scheduled to work this day and was able to trade the day of work to be able to have this special day.


While getting ready for the event, Alyssa finds the tux Tom sneakily hid in the back of the closet and asks "what's this?" Tom had some reply of "Don't worry about it, it doesn't fit anymore anyways, it is an old suit" (he said during the only lie he has ever told in his whole life....).


Alyssa had left with Heather to head down to the event and begin the as-scheduled photoshoot event.


Tom, accompanied by another one of Alyssa's closest friends, Alli, drove down to the event, all dressed up in the provided tux with the ring!


The many photographers (12!) were fighting for the best angles to capture this memory for us at the end of the day, as the sun set over the lake!


All those involved in this proposal made it very special for both of us!


July 31st

The wedding planning started!