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June 12, 2021
Shelbyville, Mi
#balczakandchain

Justin + McKenna

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Justin Balczak

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McKenna Newell

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June 12, 2021

Shelbyville, Mi

How We Met

First comes school, then comes marriage

It all started when Justin transferred from Lake Superior State University to Azusa Pacific University to pursue his love for filmmaking. Mckenna was in her senior year as a Sports Medicine student at APU. Justin's first day in California, consisted of him going to his sports physical to get cleared for competition. As fate would have it, Mckenna was in charge of his physical, and was also the athletic training student assigned to the Track & Field team. Now, it wasn't all sunshine and rainbows right off the bat. But, after a few meets of engaging in awkward small talk and glancing at each other in passing, the unspeakable happened. Justin, shared a sleeve of Thin Mint cookies, with Mckenna. No truer act of love has been displayed in history, and Mckenna accepted. Over the course of the next 5 years, they both graduated college with their dream degrees, and moved to Phoenix, Arizona to pursue their passions. Mckenna is the Head Athletic Trainer for the GCU Track & Field Team, and Justin operates his own Video Production Company. They have their own apartment, 2 cats, and little did Mckenna know, a ring.

The Proposal

The 16th green

Justin planned for both of their parents to visit Phoenix, right before Christmas 2019. This specific endeavor, consisted of not 1, but 2 surprises. Surprise number 1; Justin and Mckenna planned to surprise their dads with a round of Golf at TPC Scottsdale, home of the Waste Management Open. The boys played golf, and the ladies silently judged their swings, from the carts, with drinks in their hands. Surprise number 2; unbeknownst to everyone except Mckennas dad, Justin was also planning on proposing to Mckenna at the famous 16th Hole, right before sunset. They played the hole, Justin took Mckenna's hand, got down on one knee, and conveyed his love, with a ring. Ugly crying ensued, and a single "Yes", was uttered. Oh, and it was all captured on camera. Enjoy!

Proposal Video

Created by our videographer and friend Jose Pacheco

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPCz0fnm9Cw&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3W3UxjQBzx-Wd1wDuWCmmg4DEuwZhYeNDnB1u-t6e6x5FUt3mxydPIvsk *Copy and paste the link

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