We're Getting Married!

Kathleen and Alan met through mutual friends at a house party during their senior year at the University of Dayton. Kathleen (after having one too many Dirty Shirleys) proceeded to tell Alan that her name was "Janet," convinced him to go to a local bar with her, and then left Alan in line while she cut ahead. After gaining entrance into the bar, Alan remembers seeing Kathleen shoot him a look from across the crowd. The rest is history.

It was early/mid July of 2018 when Alan had asked Kathleen's family if he could marry Kathleen. Delighted that each family member granted him permission, Alan decided to continue with his plan to ask Kathleen to make him the happiest man east of the Mississippi. On August 4th, Alan took Kathleen to their favorite local eatery, a Thai restaurant named "Thai 9" with the plan of later walking towards a mural to trick Kathleen into thinking they were taking pictures to document the evening. Once there, Alan dropped onto one knee and mumbled words he still can't recall to this day. To continue the celebration, they ventured to a local brewery where Alan had arranged to meet up with friends and family from near and far to surprise Kathleen. The plan worked to perfection, and they spent the rest of the evening bar hopping around the campus where their adventure began.

Kathleen and Alan will be getting married in one of their favorite places, Yellow Springs. October 19th is especially important to them because it is not only their current dating anniversary, but also Kathleen’s Grandparent’s wedding anniversary. They celebrated 61 years of love this past October, and Kathleen and Alan hope to follow in their footsteps.