We're so excited to get married, better yet, with all of you at the lake! Here you will, or should, find all you need to know!

Alright, this story may vary, but I'm going to let Sam tell you how it all started! The first time I saw Ashley I was sitting under a shade umbrella on the infield at a conference track meet at NDSU. She ran up, said something to someone else that was sitting there, and went running off. But the first time we ever talked was later that same weekend when I inebrieatedly (after having a few too many drinks) kept her and her friend from leaving a party, so that my good friend Nolan, could tell her good friend Melissa how he felt about her. (Spoiler, they’re married now!) Fast forward to the first time we ever hung out together, was over a year after that. I was back in Fargo to see friends, and there was an ugly sweater party. I was wearing this giant fur coat, matching rabbit mittens, and a mad bomber hat, with a red shirt on underneath that had a huge Santa face on it. In other words, living my best life. Clearly, Ash was immediately drawn to this man adorned in expensive furs, singing Garth brooks at the top of his lungs. (Not true) I took the route of going through a friend. I told Melissa that I kind of had a thing for Ash, and she relayed the message almost instantly. Ash and I found ourselves hanging out the rest of that night talking and getting to know each other a little bit. I even snuck in a goodnight kiss. And the rest as they say, is history. In the last few years we have been on adventures all over the place, and our love for each other keeps growing stronger and deeper.