Finally!

Tori and Gabe both had the misfortune of working at a Papa Murphy's Pizza when they were in high school. While they did not emerge from that job with a lifelong passion for take and bake pizza, they did have each other. They bonded over teenage angst and a similar friend group, and spent many nights driving around in Tori's beat up old Camry and getting into trouble. Tori could be found cheering on the sidelines of every single rugby game that Gabe played, and Gabe could be found dutifully tagging along to craft stores, art shows, and thrift shops. The next few years brought a couple of prom dresses, graduation dinners, and Freshman Orientation. Through their careers at their respective schools, Tori and Gabe stayed in touch. By 2017, long distance wasn't cutting it anymore and Gabe moved to Bloomington to be with Tori and their dog, Finn. In May of 2018, with the help of their friends band, Gabe got down on one knee. Tori picked out her own ring, obviously. In true Gabe fashion, he forgot to tell his family. Two years in their tiny, overflowing apartment has proven that they can live anywhere together. The last few years has brought a lot of late nights, craft beer, homecooked meals, and weekly live music shenanigans. Gabe still tags along to craft stores, but Tori can be found cheering for games of pool now. Despite all his protests to the contrary, Tori has somehow turned Gabe into an animal lover, and we're hoping that Tori learns how to wash her own dishes by 2025. While they certainly aren't the same people who met all those years ago, they have grown together and grown up together and are figuring this whole life thing out hand in hand. Through this marriage, they are gaining siblings, niblings, parents, and aunts and uncles, and an official spot in families that welcomed them long ago.