To set the scene… In the spring of 2022, just as the magnolias bloomed beneath the warm Florida sun, Ashley stepped across the stage at Florida State University with a diploma in hand and New York City shining in her dreams. She moved in with one of her best friends for a fleeting season, saving her pennies and savoring her final months in Tallahassee before chasing the skyline. Meanwhile, Parker was writing the last chapters of his own college story, finishing his second degree and weighing job offers that would carry him to Denver or Jacksonville after his fall graduation. Neither of them knew that before any city could claim them, fate had one more stop in mind. They did not meet through glowing screens or clever algorithms. No, their story began the old-fashioned way — beneath the twinkling lights of Madison Social, in the heart of Florida State. And if you’ve ever spent time there, chances are you shared a laugh, a drink, or a memory with one of them — perhaps without realizing you were standing inside the prologue of this very love story. Parker tended bar in those days, steady-handed and blue-eyed, while Ashley would visit with friends, one of whom worked alongside him. One ordinary evening, Ashley glanced behind the bar -- and there he was. She caught sight of those unmistakable blue eyes and felt something she couldn’t quite name. Parker, busy and unaware, never looked back that night. But she remembered. A few weeks later, destiny pulled its strings. Ashley joined the staff for a dinner out, and against all odds, she found herself seated directly across from Parker. What neither of them knew was that this simple dinner would become the first of a lifetime — their first shared conversation, their first shared laughter, the first quiet spark of forever. The night ended with Parker insisting that he needed her number and asking her on their first date. On a chilly November evening, Parker picked her up and whisked her away to District 850, the newest and most exciting spot in Midtown. They bowled (he claims victory, of course), laughed over arcade games, and when neither was ready for the night to end, Parker suggested an escape room. And so, bravely and perhaps questionably, Ashley followed a man she barely knew into a tiny, pitch-black room. Their mission? Turn on the lights. Instead, they dissolved into laughter as the room stubbornly remained dark and impossibly small. Eventually, the attendant rescued them from their defeat. They walked out still laughing and already jumping to plan their next date. From that night forward, the story unfolded as the best ones do. They made it official on December 2, 2022. They built a home together on July 3, 2023. And nearly three years later, standing atop the breathtaking Seven Sisters cliffs in Eastbourne, England, with the sea stretching endlessly behind them, Parker asked Ashley to spend forever with him. She said yes. And so here we are today. We are grateful beyond words that you will join us as we celebrate not just a wedding day, but a story that began with just a glance. Here’s to the future Mr. and Mrs. Shanahan!