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August 6, 2021
Wheaton, IL

Connor & Jess

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Jess Warfield

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Connor O'Brien

Wheaton

IL

August 6

2021

Our Story

It was a crisp spring morning in Fargo, North Dakota as Connor sprinted into the airport to catch his flight back to Chicago for spring break. While Connor was sitting at the gate, the prettiest girl came walking up in North Dakota swimming gear. She was beautiful. As Connor was waiting to board, all he could think was, "Does this chick go to UND?", "Is she from the Chicago area?", "Do I have the courage to talk to her?". Well, two out of those three things were true and Connor did not have the courage that day to approach Jess. But all he wanted to do was find out more about this girl. They reconnected that summer while Jess was studying abroad in Rome, Italy. When Jess finally arrived back in Illinois, Connor had to take her out on a date. Their romance continued in Grand Forks as football and swimming both had to report back for the rest of summer. Running into each other at practice and lifting turned into fun date nights and spending every free moment they had together. After college, the two were faced with long distance for two years as Connor was in Rochester, MN at The Mayo Clinic and Jess was in Chicago, then Oklahoma, then Minneapolis. In March of 2020 Jess was given the opportunity to come back home to Chicago and train as an Air Traffic Controller at O'Hare. Less than a month later Connor was hired at Rush Hospital. This was such exciting news as the couple got to go back to Chicago with their friends and family. That August, they got engaged! Their engagement was one of the best days of their lives. Connor proposed on the Chicago Riverwalk in front of O'Briens, they ate lunch at Gibson's Italia, and then spent the rest of the night on a party trolley with their best friends in Lemont. The timing of everything played out perfectly. They strongly believe that God had a plan to bring them back to Illinois. They are so excited to celebrate their special day with their family and friends at Cantigny Park in August!

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