We met in graduate school at Marquette. It was Jess's first weekend in Milwaukee when Bobby's class was hosting an orientation for new students in the class below. It was a great first night meeting everyone but much to Bobby's dislike (not without trying!), it took two years of being friends and one year of consistently asking before a first date actually happened. But when it did, we both knew there was a connection. Since that first date in April of 2015, there's not a day that's gone by where we haven't spoken to each other. Now fast forward to 2020 and a golden retriever later, we are finally tying the knot as husband and wife!
Bobby tricked Jess into thinking she was doing another photoshoot with their dog, Remy, and Jenn from Dogs of Mke. (If you are a dog lover, you should definitely check out the instagram!) What better way to propose along the riverwalk in their favorite downtown location in Milwaukee and a walk that Bobby, Jess and Remy do together often. Even more heartwarming was the fact, that to Jess's surprise, Jenn was not there to photograph but instead Bobby got down on one knee (with two of their friends secretly photographing the whole thing!) Just before Bobby popped the question, he put a specially made bandana on Remy saying "My humans are getting married." The whole proposal was perfect, better than Jess could have ever imagined. The rest of the weekend was spent celebrating with family and a surprise party with friends! All in all it was the most amazing weekend. We are excited to spend the rest of our lives together and cannot wait to see what the future holds. We are so blessed and overjoyed to celebrate our love story with those who have impacted us the most.