We first met in the fall of 2016 when our mutual friend Anna brought Emily to a community party. Anna very quietly played the matchmaker card, and we felt a spark but let it fly away that fall. After a convoluted set of rekindling events over a year later, we had our first date Memorial Day of 2018. What started as a perfectly romantic canoe ride on Cedar Lake got rained out and stranded us on Hidden Beach, forcefully making us problem solve together from day one. We have been a loving team ever since. Fairly early on we knew that we wanted to commit to each other in an official capacity, and celebrate that commitment with family and close friends. We have asked Anna to guide our ceremony, as she is not only a dear friend but also our first bridge.