We're doing a Sequel!

We already said “I do”… and now we’re doing it again—this time with all of you. Same love. Same marriage. More people. More dancing. Better snacks. We can’t wait to celebrate with you.

We met in a place that nobody expects to find their partner for the rest of their lives- middle school. Although we didn't know it then, what began as a group of lunchmates would eventually turn into a love story that would make even Shakespeare wish he had thought of it. Starting in the eighth grade we became fast friends, spending before class and during lunch with each other. Until after our sophomore year of high school when Ben had to move away with his family. We still managed to somewhat keep in contact, messaging back and forth periodically on social media for five years until one day when our reconnect stuck. We started messaging, then messaging every day, and then calling, until eventually (to the occasion annoyance of Ben's roommate) we were calling every day. Although we were a thousand miles apart from Texas to Virginia, over the phone we were inseparable. One day we decided to take the phone out of the equation and meet again in person. Christmas break of our senior year of college we finally reconnected in person and went on our first actual date. From then on we really became inseparable. Every possible moment was spent on the phone until Ben graduated and moved to Virginia while he waited for his next phase of military training and HannahMarie finished up school. We lived together in an apartment for a few months until he had to go to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, but before he left in December of 2023 he proposed on the top of Crowder's Mountain. After his training was complete he came back, HannahMarie graduated from CNU, and we eloped in front of their closest family. We then moved together to Fort Campbell, Kentucky where Ben is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division. We live here with our dog Cerberus and the three of us tackle any new adventures that come our way! And now, nearly exactly 2 years (minus 1 day) after we first eloped, we get to have the wedding of our dreams with all of our friends and family with us to celebrate! Thank you so much for being here with us, it means the world to have you all here to watch us make the greatest sequel of all time!