We met through our best man and maid of honor, Jon and Mary Schriever's wedding, in which we were their best man and maid of honor. We originally met at their engagement party and saw each other a couple times at church throughout the year leading up to their wedding. The Schrievers, along with many other guests at the wedding, suggested we get to know each other, but we were unaware of each other receiving these comments. About a month after the wedding, a group 'hangout' was organized to get us in the same room again. After that night, I was convinced Anthony was not interested in me. In reality, he had just gotten back from a two week trip to Korea and was severely jet lagged. A few weeks later, and after some talking on the phone, I made it very obvious to Anthony that I would be visiting Mary in Buffalo and had a free night. Finally, Anthony asked me on our first date and after talking for hours that night, we knew that God had brought us together for a purpose. The next day, on December 3rd, while attending a Sabres game, Anthony asked me to be his girlfriend, to which I said yes. There were a lot of unknowns as I still lived in Erie, PA and Anthony was living in Akron, NY - a two hour drive between us. We spent the next few months putting a lot of miles on our cars and falling in love. We quickly realized we couldn't imagine spending life without each other. So, in May, I moved to Holland, NY to be closer, left my job in Erie, and found a job working at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo. Moving to Buffalo was a leap of faith, however, I felt an overwhelming sense of peace about it, and Buffalo quickly felt like home. It was easy to imagine a future here, but it quickly became talking about our future together. We knew God had big plans for our life’s mission. On September 7th, 2024, Anthony got down on one knee at Akron Falls and asked me to marry him! I quickly said yes! Since then we have purchased a home that we will start our future in together after the wedding! We are so excited to get married surrounded by our closest friends and family and cannot wait to see all of you in August!