Some moments happen only once in a lifetime. Come celebrate this one with us!

In July of 2018, I began working at Pace Analytical on the same team as Lucas and Lauren (Maid of Honor). I quickly befriended these people as we had a lot in common and similarly weird senses of humor (RE: the legendary Halloween horse mask of 2018). In 2019 amidst karaokee and happy hours, Lucas and I became better friends and when I accepted a job working for Pace Analytical at 3Ms global headquarters, he followed a couple months later. At 3M we became closer friends, often going on walks or grabbing lunch in the cafeteria. It was after I left 3M later that year when we truly became close though. Lucas became my unofficial roomate fall of 2019 when he would come over after work to cook dinner with me, stay up late talking, and watch (probably way too much) tv. He then became my official roommate in March of 2020 (uh-oh). Even amidst furlough and a literal pandemic we were never bored though. We went hiking, exploring Eagan, and even on a spontaneous 4 day roadtrip to Washington state! As our quarantine grew longer and longer, our respect and love for each other grew deeper and deeper. During this time, I slowly began to realize that Lucas was someone I wanted to always have by my side. As most of you know, Lucas and I started dating long before we actually started “dating” (lol). After meeting his family, it was only a matter of time before I admitted my feelings for Lucas. All of the family trips and days/nights spent at the lake, wondering when all of it was going to end when he met someone. Turns out, I was the person he wanted to spend the rest of his life with the whole time! :) Life is full of ups and downs, but I can honestly say that the best times of my life have been spent with Lucas and I’m overjoyed to be marrying him and celebrating our love with you all! <3

So how long was it before Lucas and Allie ‘officially’ started dating? Well, to be honest, that depends who you ask. If you ask anyone but Allie and myself, it was a year or two ago. They will tell you that we were too stubborn to admit it, or that we were secretly dating and not wanting to tell anyone. While we may have believed that we were just friends, I feel like deep down we both knew that we were so much more. I met Allie in 2018 at my first real job out of college. Having only talked to her for a few minutes, something about her felt special. Weeks went by and we talked more and more, slowly getting to know things about each other. After only a few months of working together we became friends, often working on projects together and listening to music or bonding over video games at work. We switched to different roles and eventually different companies. Fast forward to Fall of 2019, we were inseparable. I would always be over at her studio apartment in St. Paul watching movies, playing video games, or just talking until late at night. Eventually we decided to become roommates. We moved in together with her brother in March of 2020. As we all know, 2020 brought an almost immediate quarantine. Somehow, we survived being stuck together 24/7. Throughout Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter, Allie slowly started to play more and more of an important role in my life. She helped me through numerous hard times, went on tons of vacations with my family and I, and slowly eased her way into a permanent place in my life (even if I was too stubborn to admit it yet). So, what did this all lead to? Well, given that you are reading this on our wedding site I think you get a pretty good idea. I proposed to Allie at our favorite hiking spot on April 16th and have been looking forward to a life with her ever since.