What do you get when you combine a Lady Gaga concert, a couple of 5ks, a cute physical therapist, a local park district and a broken arm? A love story for the ages! After about a year of running into each other throughout Highland Park, IL and a couple of flirty instagram messages; we finally had our first date! We instantly became friends and even coworkers. Ultimately we fell in love over outdoor adventures, endless giggles and the common belief that family and friends are everything. For four years we lived apart from each other while supporting each other through chasing goals and life changes. We cherished our weekends together where we loved spending our time sharing a delicious meal, visiting our favorite coffee shop, and chatting over cocktails. Then, on June 10, 2023, we went to our usual favorite spot along the lakefront and Allen pulled off the most beautiful surprise proposal. And just like that, the rest of our lives began! We are loving living in Chicago and soaking up as much time together as we can! But most of all, we can't wait to make our forever love official with our families and friends by our side. Thank you to everyone for supporting us and especially our parents for inspiring us with your own beautiful love stories. We can't wait to celebrate our wedding with all of you!

To Cathy's parents; thank you for giving us the opportunity to have the wedding of our dreams to celebrate our love story and start of our marriage. To Allen's parents, thank you for a beautiful rehearsal dinner to officially start the best weekends of our lives! And to our bridal party; we are so grateful to you for taking time out of your busy lives to help us plan and host this special day. You mean the world to us! We love all of you so very much and are so grateful to share this moment with you!