Mary Sue Tanis invited us over to her home in the fall of 2021. Abbie had just finished the Jesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC) in Cleveland a year prior, having moved from Kansas City. Jack had completed JVC in 2018 and was moving back to Cleveland after finishing school in Cincinnati. This was the first time we met, sharing the bond of JVC and the love of the Tanis family. Throughout that fall and winter, Mary Sue’s son John, one of Jack’s best friends, continued to bring us together by hanging out with groups of friends around the JVC community. Having built a great friendship over about a year and a half, we decided to go on our first date on January 4th, 2023. Now, two years later, we’re getting married! We can’t wait to celebrate with you.