Thank you for venturing to our wedding website; we look forward to celebrating our marriage with you this coming derby day; a day that has a special love story behind it. We met the old fashion way, on a christian dating app, in the fall of 2021 while haley was living in Lexington, KY just an hour from Matt. Despite attending the same college, our first date was the first time we had said more than hello to one another, and thankfully we never had to say goodbye. After several months of watching UK games, trying to find the best Mexican restaurant in town and getting to know each other's families we began our relationship. While the physical distance between us expanded to 2.5 hours when Haley moved to Columbus in the spring of 2022 we continued to grow closer together. Concluding our first year together by taking our first trip together to go see the Biltmore for Haley's birthday and spending time at the farm. As we approached our second anniversary we celebrated each other's achievements, birthdays, births and weddings together, appreciating the blessings around us. Working to find time in our schedules to pause and enjoy those blessings, which led us to the weekend of October 27th, 2023. We were going to have a relaxing weekend at the farm before life got busy with the holidays and hunting season; little did Haley know Matt had some other special plans for the weekend. Starting off with the proposal of her dreams, that Matt cleverly captured on his trail camera, under our favorite tree. After that Matt told Haley they were going home the next day for a "dinner", that turned out to be a surprise engagement party complete with Haley's immediate family who came down from Columbus and two of her best friends... one who had flown in from New York. That weekend went from being a relaxing retreat to being one of the most memorable, and incredible weekends of our relationship and lives. A feeling and sentiment we hope to encapsulate the weekend of May 4th as we celebrate our wedding with you! Thank you for taking the time to join us for this incredible day!