We’re getting married!

As with most things in the 21st century, technology played a role in how we met. At the urging of friends, we both ended up on the app Bumble. For those not familiar, Bumble is a dating app where you are shown a few pictures, first name, location, and a little write-up that the person chooses to include of themselves. If you like what you see, you swipe right. If you both swipe right on each other, it's a match! Megan is the result of Phil having been active on the app for a whole 45 minutes before matching with each other. We messaged back and forth for a few days and about a week later, made plans for dinner at a restaurant between where we both lived. Dinner was good and the conversation was even better. We chatted easily and believe it or not, neither one of us looked at our phones the whole time. Soon, we noticed the staff was cleaning up and shutting down for the night and we realized we had no idea what time it was. Three hours had passed without us even realizing! As we left the restaurant, Phil asked Megan if she might like to see him again and she agreed she would. From there, the rest is history.

We were house hunting and fell in love with a house really quickly right after the New Year, 2019. Within a week, we signed the contract. It all happened so fast, there wasn't even a lot sign up on the property yet. Phil said he wanted us to put the 'SOLD' sign on the lot sign so we could get a photo because we are cheesy like that. We waited and waited to share the news, only our immediate family knew what the plan was. Little did Megan know, there was more to the plan than she knew. We were told by our lender that we couldn't make any major purchases until we closed, which wouldn't be for at least 5 months. Phil made it a point to mention this clause to Megan about how bummed he was that we couldn't get engaged until summer now. Megan was right there with him, but it was what it was. Cut to 10 days later, the lot sign finally up, we made plans to put our 'SOLD' sticker on it the next day when our realtor could be there to take the pictures & share it on his business page too. When Megan arrived at the lot, Phil & our realtor, Luke were there. Phil said Luke was going to take our pics putting the sticker on & then he wanted us to do a video saying, "MegaPhil have bought a house." Megan was on the fence about the video. I mean, we're cheesy, but are we that cheesy? But she agreed. We placed the sticker, posed for photos, & started shooting the video. After we said the planned line, Phil kept talking, asking Megan to marry him. He completely surprised her and it was perfect!

As we navigate through these uncertain times, we realize we may have to modify details of our wedding weekend. At this time, we are moving forward as planned, but we will keep you posted if changes need to occur. For now, please RSVP as you normally would. Please note that our venue is following all CDC and local Health Department guidelines to ensure the safety of all our guests. If you choose not to attend due to your health and safety, please know that we completely understand!