Gallery

Some photos of us over the years, from when we were best friends in middle school right up to our final year of college! (Desktop users: Click on photos for a description.)

Our first time at Soldier Field to see a preseason Chicago Bears game! August 2025.

One of our favorite engagement photos. South Haven, November 2023.

Less than one month after we started dating, we attended 10th grade homecoming together. February 2020.

We go to every WMU hockey home game together. Lawson Arena, October 2025.

One of our first dates, a University of Michigan men's hockey game. Yost Arena, March 2020.

Our first time in Kanley Chapel as we planned the wedding! July 2025.

Jay proposed to Lake in South Haven on November 18, 2023.

9th grade retreat! September 2018.

Our first time at the United Center to see the Chicago Blackhawks play the Detroit Red Wings in September 2025.

One of our first multi-night trips by ourselves, when we went to Mackinac Island together! July 2024.

Us at the Lansing Pride Festival! June 2022.

An Iskra family trip to the Lansing Lugnuts Baseball Stadium. August 2025.

Jay's first train ride to Chicago! August 2025.

Our first WMU football game as college students, when Lake still couldn't tell you what a first down is. Waldo Stadium, October 2022.

Graduating high school together. June 2022.

Celebrating Jay's 17th birthday with a cake clearly decorated by Lake. July 2020.

Our visit to Shedd Aquarium during Lake's 21st birthday trip to Chicago! August 2025.

Watching the WMU Broncos win the MAC football championship at Ford Field! December 2025.

Junior year prom. June 2021.

We tried to do a serious/"professional" photoshoot, but we couldn't stop laughing. Lincoln Brick Park, February 2021.

WMU football tailgating! October 2025.

At the South Haven pride festival! June 2025.

Lake, Sam, and Jay waiting in line for a Western Michigan Hockey game at Lawson Arena. November 2024.

At the Navy Pier Butterfly House in Chicago. This butterfly stayed on Lake's face for at least 20 minutes! September 2025.

We rope as many people into watching hockey with us as we can. Lawson Arena, October 2025.

Our high school visited the Michigan State Capitol in our senior year. November 2021.

Celebrating WMU's historic Penrose Cup win! Lawson Arena, April 2025.

Lake's snapchat filter era. October 2020.

Jay and Pierre meeting for the first time. December 2022.

Lake and Buster the Bronco. December 2025.

Go Broncos! Lawson Arena, February 2024.

Football games sometimes require ponchos. Waldo Stadium, October 2023.

Traveling to see an away WMU hockey game at Ferris State University! October 2024.

I pinky promise I will always love you. August 2025.

Our first Grand Valley State University football game! Lubbers Stadium, September 2022.

Beach day on Lake Michigan! South Haven, August 2023.

In our senior year of high school, our class visited Washington DC. It was over ninety degrees, but we still had a blast. June 2022.

Jay's first marching band performance. Lansing Christian School, September 2018.

The water was very cold that day, but the pictures turned out great! South Haven, November 2023.

Lake jokingly got on one knee during our photoshoot. Little did we know that Jay would be the one proposing 2 years and 9 months later. Lincoln Brick Park, February 2021.

We love our local ECHL team, the Kalamazoo Wings! Wings Event Center, November 2025.

Jay's 2025 Christmas present to Lake: tickets to a Detroit Red Wings game! Little Caesars Arena, January 2026.

Our second time at Yost Ice Arena, almost six years after the first, for a University of Michigan women's hockey game. November 2025.

Michigan State Capitol, June 2022.

Western Michigan played Michigan State for the first game of the 2025 season. This was Lake's first time rooting against the Spartans in football! Spartan Stadium, September 2025.