We wanted to share an update on the current status of our wedding. We have had numerous conversations on guidelines that pertain to our wedding, July 25th. Unfortunately, due to COVID and the restrictions in place, we are forced to reduce our guest list. We plan to call this week to notify people as needed. Clayton and I are very sad that we are not able to host everyone at the wedding, but we hope you understand. We truly appreciate all the love and support we have received on our journey to the next stage in our lives together! We hope to share a video and pictures of the wedding so everyone can see our special day. It is with great sadness that we have to reduce our guest list, but we are thankful that in the midst of all this craziness, we are still able to get married.

Since I was a little girl, I dreamed of having a fun love story to share about how I met my future husband (I grew up watching Hallmark so I had high expectations haha!). Little did I know my future husband went to the same high school I did and lived five minutes down the road. We didn't meet in our hometown though. We met while learning to surf in Florida. A big group of families spent spring break in Indian Shores during my senior year. Clayton joined his family and his buddy Tom on the trip. While in Florida, he wanted to try surfing but couldn't convince anyone to go with him. One of my mom's friends (shout out to Karen Williamson) said she knew someone who would be up for an adventure! Karen called my mom to ask if I would like to go surfing. I thought why not! Clayton and I introduced ourselves on our way to pick up the surfboards. We surfed that afternoon and early the following morning. The picture below was taken the first day we met. After graduating from TK, I went to GVSU where Clayton was attending. We played a few tennis matches, joined some campus ministry events, and went swing dancing together. We "found" each other while just enjoying life and having fun - - the rest is history!