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August 18, 2018
Mankato, Minnesota

Michelle & Andrew

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Andrew

Javens

and

Michelle

Brainard

August 18, 2018

Mankato, Minnesota

How We Met

She was the hot bartender/waitress and he was the regular at the bar she worked at.

Michelle had served Andrew a few times before and decided one day to try talking to him. She asks how his day was as he starts showing her a picture on his phone... "look at this cool newspaper we found under the floor at my girlfriends house." (it was from like the 1950's so it was actually pretty cool, but in Michelle's head she was like oh he has a girlfriend. Of course he has a girlfriend. The nice guy always has a girlfriend.) They didn't really talk again after that except when she was serving him. Fast forward 8 months....Michelle is bartending on a Friday night when Andrew(with a little help from his friend Sailor Jerry) asks her for her number. Michelle was a little hesitant but quickly gave him her number before anyone noticed (She didn't want to get fired). The next day he texts her asking if she wanted to go to his family's winery later that day. She wasn't quite sure how to respond because in her head she was thinking “is it a date or just hanging out as friends, IDK if I want to go on a date with him, but maybe I should, but maybe it isn't even a date, ugh.” She didn't know so she just didn't respond...15 minutes later guess who shows up at the bar where Michelle was having a drink....Andrew! Now she had no choice but to respond and that is where their first date comes in....

Our First Date

Best and Worst Date Ever

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Why We Chose Our Venue

wine, memories and family

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