Our story begins at Parlor Pizza in Chicago, where we met at one of our groomsman's birthday party. We quickly became and stayed good friends after that, until our first date at Willow Room in Chicago towards the end of 2021. Once we started dating, our adventures truly began. Our shared love for travel brought us on many trips around the world together, while our love grew stronger with each one. Together we have traveled to 19 National Parks, Iceland, and Hawaii just to name a few favorites! In 2023, we made the decision to move to Colorado together, where we could enjoy the outdoors year round, while Patrick attended business school. We decided to grow our family by one, adding a Bernedoodle named Vinny to our pack. In 2025, after Alyssa had finished her FSA and Patrick had finished his MBA, we took a celebratory trip to Italy. On the third day of the trip, Patrick proposed on the shores of Lake Como, which was followed up with by a private boat ride around the lake and an amazing meal in the small village of Blevio. We are so excited to be back in Wisconsin celebrating with those who mean the most to us! After our wedding we will be spending our first days as a married couple on Safari in Tanzania!