Welcome to our wedding website, we can’t wait to celebrate our special day with you. We’ve created this website as a convenient and interactive way to share all of the important details with you in the lead up to our wedding. Please check back with this website periodically for new information as we get closer to the big day. You can also read more about our love story, get to know our awesome bridal party, and check out travel and accommodation info. Finally – thank you for your ongoing love and support. We are so excited to share this day with you and look forward to dancing the night away with all of our favorite people!

Our love story began in a magical place hosted on the internet called Match. After Melissa finally responded to Andrew’s message, the initial couple weeks following didn’t allow for a first date. Melissa was on a girls trip in Denver, and upon her return, Andrew travelled to Illinois to join his family for Thanksgiving. However during that time, they were able to learn a lot about each other, sharing a mutual interest in travel, the outdoors, and their love for their pups. In fact, Andrew's very first message to Melissa noted how he liked her use of #dogmomlife, and he also wanted to learn her pups’ name. Finally both back in Arizona, Andrew had a good idea of Melissa’s interests and planned the best first date she’d ever been on. December 2nd, 2017, they met for a Chicago style, deep dish pizza at Gino’s East in Phoenix, followed by a visit to the Phoenix Zoo to stroll through the beautiful Christmas light display. To say it went well is an understatement. Conversation flowed easily, and discoveries of common interests kept piling up throughout the evening. Andrew was in awe over Melissa’s genuine and caring personality and her ability to put away a serious amount of deep dish pizza. Melissa was impressed by Andrew’s thoughtfulness in planning a very memorable first date, and his generosity in letting her take home the leftovers! Although feeling a little nervous, Andrew made Melissa laugh and smile and she knew that Andrew was a special man. Despite living about an hour drive from one another, they were inseparable after that first date. The following months led to more dates together including a range of things from cozy nights with takeout at his house, to weekend trips including one of their favorite places, Sedona. After six months, they were eager to spend more time with one another and decided to rent a condo together. Their dogs, Finny and Buddy instantly adopted each other as brothers, further assuring them that yep, this is right!

One evening, Andrew came home and found Melissa in a bit of a grumpy mood, tired from a long week for various reasons. Andrew capitalized on this moment as an excuse to take her up to Sedona for a quick weekend getaway. Andrew had big plans for this quick Sedona trip, but to Melissa it just seemed like a nice weekend to get away and relax. November 17th, 2018, they headed up to Sedona and started with a nice hike of Melissa’s choosing, then grabbed a light lunch. While at lunch Andrew suggested they make it out for one more hike to catch the sunset; music to Melissa’s ears since she loves sunset hikes. The hike was a short but steep climb that offered 360 views of stunning Sedona red rocks. They found a nice spot to relax and view the sunset, and as the sun went down, Andrew got down on one knee and asked Melissa to marry him. Dreams came true that day, and memories were made that will last a lifetime.

To those who lovingly nagged Melissa to take the plunge into the online dating world, you know who you are, and we can’t thank you enough.