We have known each other since Mrs. Doyle's 2nd grade class. We grew up in the same neighborhood of Evergreen Park and were friends throughout elementary school and junior high. It was't until junior year of high school when we really started talking, hanging out, and eventually dating. Our first date as "just friends" included a trip to Circle Park, Souzy's, Baskin Robbins, and walking around the neighborhood to each other's houses. It took Alyssa some courage to venture out of the friend zone, but thanks to much encouragement by loved ones, she took a leap of faith on Jan. 10th, 2010 and we made it official, aka Facebook Official. The rest is history! In the past 10 years, we have experienced so much together; from completing high school, navigating through 6 years of being in a long-distance relationship, summertime adventures, achieving college degrees, traveling the world, supporting each other in our pursuit of our careers, persevering through mental health struggles and relationship conflict, renewing ourselves in our faith and in each other, an unforgettable proposal, the excitement of buying our first and forever home, adopting our first dog, and of course welcoming our first child, sweet Payton Kelly to the world. Our love story would not be what it is today without everyone of you who have been on this journey with us. We cannot express how much you all mean to us but we want to say thank you to those who lifted us up when things were not always rainbows and butterflies. We also want to thank everyone who continues to encourage us and share their love and compassion with us and our families. Finally, we want to give an advanced thank you for being apart of our magical day where our love story is celebrated! We cannot wait! Love, Alyssa, Jimmy, & P