We're getting married!

Our story began in August of 2021 at Erik and Courtney’s combined bachelor/bachelorette party in Las Vegas. With Bradley as the Best Man and Brianna as a Bridesmaid, an immediate spark was cast, growing into the kiln we find ourselves in today. Erik & Courtney’s introductory services seemed natural, as Brianna originally introduced Erik & Courtney to each other in 2011 at the UW-Milwaukee Library. As Bradley was moving to Washington, D.C. and Brianna was remaining in Milwaukee, WI, the starting gate of Brianna and Bradley’s time together still only existed in the future. Bradley, the day after the wedding, saddened that his life-long prospect may have slipped away, immediately knew without a shed of doubt, “She will be back.” The following 6 months, unbeknownst to each other, both Brianna and Bradley had the other running across each other’s minds in repetitive, unprovoked manners, distracting Brianna mid-ultrasound scans and Bradley mid-meetings. After it had been 6 months of no communication, a message from Brianna hit Bradley’s phone. The ember of interest between the two had not faded, but Bradley was restrained and reserved the first few weeks, holding off too high of hopes, but eventually gave way to Brianna’s irresistible smile and contagious laugh, FaceTiming for hours into the early morning each and every night. Come 1 month later, Bradley surprised Brianna with a screenshot of the flight he just booked to Milwaukee for the following week. From there, Bradley amassed unthinkable airline miles traveling between Milwaukee and D.C. to spend as much time as possible with Brianna. In 2023, Brianna moved in with Bradley to experience the two’s favorite city full time—D.C.—followed by frequent trips to new and favorite destinations such as Siesta Key and the Appalachian Mountains. Come 2024, the two said goodbye to their D.C. apartment and moved full-time to their house in Milwaukee. On June 6, 2024, on the white, sandy beaches of Siesta Key, Bradley proposed that the two of them commit to continuing the happiest years of their life forever. She said yes. To this very day, as you’re reading their story, the love between the two remains undisputable, as it was the day they first met.