July 19th is special to us - it’s Karlie’s grandparents’ 50th wedding anniversary. What better day to celebrate love?! We had a small ceremony October 4, 2024. While our day was special and nearly perfect to us, we missed all of you! We’re ready to celebrate! Read below to see how our love story started… we hope you’ll be a part of our next chapter <3

"I was working at Light Up Night and little did I know that night would begin to light up my life. It was on that evening that I would unknowingly speak to my future wife for the first time. It was a random phone call that was between acquaintances, but somehow led to me finding my person. Randomly, I was handed the phone, thinking to myself, 'this is great... start talking to a random stranger because I love to talk to random people *insert eye roll,*' but as awkward as the random moment was, it didn't feel forced. After talking through Messenger and going on our first date, there was something about this girl named Karlie who I couldn't help but become attached to. From that first date, I always knew she was special. Even after trying to keep her from my life because of my own issues, she somehow kept the faith for both of us to find each other again. And I can't understand what she sees in me, but I'm glad she sees it and am happy she is mine now forever."

"We met for the first time via phone, through a mutual acquaintance, on Light Up Night in November 2018. We ended the phone call, with him assuring me I'd be hearing from him "soon." I practiced patience [to the best of my ability] by waiting almost a full month (to the day) to find him on Facebook. February 2019, we were going on our first date - then a second in March. It wasn't long after that when I realized that my soul and heart had found comfort and safety. By August 2019, I was clarifying whether or not I was his girlfriend. And even though he didn't ask me then, he blew me away with his surprise proposal. Just when I think I love him the most that I could ever love someone, I fall for him more and more (for real, I have fallen for him at least 4 different flights of stairs worth of times). I can't imagine a world where my soul doesn't love his- and I can't imagine a life where my heart isn't safe with him."

With faith and God's plan & perseverance, we get to love each other for the rest of time. With both of us being Pittsburgh transplants, and not particularly "city people" - it was absolute fate & by the Grace of God our souls found each other. It is no coincidence that we worked our first three Pittsburgh jobs "together" but unbeknownst to each other. We're lucky God is more stubborn than we are.