Update: We're Still Celebrating... In 2022

It was over 15 years since the Lewis family left St. Stanislaus Elementary School and headed across town, unknowingly separating the future relationship of two elementary school sweethearts, that Kelly was living and working in Sacramento after graduating from Sacramento State. Giovanni was a few months into his new career and life in Sacramento after a collegiate football career and graduating from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. The last thing either one of them expected was bumping into the 25 & 26 year old versions of those 8 & 9 year-olds running around the playground at St. Stans. Kelly was enjoying a night out with her girlfriends when fate brought Giovanni to the same popular country bar and he spotted a familiar face... Giovanni shot his shot with the very smooth line of "Hey, you look really familiar..." and they quickly realized they were from the same hometown and connected through many mutual friends. This led to reminiscing about the days of growing up in Modesto, attending mass and receiving sacraments at the old St. Stanislaus Church, and a shared hobby of hunting; they knew instantly that there was a ton of lost time to catch up on. A few dates, a Ducks Unlimited event, early morning donut & OJ deliveries accompanied by love letters left on Kelly's front porch, and a first kiss on the Sacramento Kings kiss cam later, Giovanni and Kelly knew that their relationship was undeniably going to define the future of their lives, together. Less than a year later, Giovanni and Kelly found themselves moving out to Denver, CO for work, followed by an engagement, a house, and a puppy - they couldn't imagine spending the rest of their lives together any other way! It's a love story years in the making, rooted in Modesto, CA. Neither knowing that the separate paths they took from 3rd and 4th grade at St. Stanislaus Elementary School would bring them back together, getting married in the same town and church that built them, surrounded by their friends and family.