Cancelled :(

Hi All, Apologies. Especially because we just sent out the Change the Date cards. But we had an altercation with the venue this past weekend and won't be moving forward with our second Reception. Everything else is booked, we're already married and it was something we'd thought about all year. Once we had that experience we decided that was our sign. We are going to try and make visits to the different states that couldn't come last year (Utah at the end of June! Texas and Colorado), so Josh can meet my Friends/Family. Y'all were one of the biggest reasons I wanted to have this second one. Jewetts, lets make a reunion happen! We love you all. We still hope to go on a real Honeymoon at some point. But, financially and for our peace of mind, this is the best move for us right now. Thank you, Jessica

Yes, we did keep our date and officially got married in a small, local, outdoor ceremony. We gathered at the local tiny ski lodge, Pat cooked us some amazing BBQ and we had an ice cream truck! We also got to keep Tammy Michaels as our wedding photographer, which was important to all of us. While masks as favors and required COVID tests wasn't at all what we had pictured, it was a wonderful day. Now we are going to pick up where we left off and have a real Reception with you!

A tale as old as time... We met on Plenty of Fish. I had been talking to Josh for about a month before I accepted a date with him. I wasn't sure I was attracted to him (because he chose THE WORST profile photos and everyone knows they always look like the worst picture in real life, never the best). I'd really enjoyed talking to him, however, so I met him at noon on a Sunday without many expectations. Once I saw him in person, I think I literally sighed with relief. Our date was at an adult arcade, but all we did was sit and talk. For 4 hours. We only ended the date because a storm was coming and he had a long drive home. I believe, at the time, I'd encouraged him to choose better pictures. Looking back, I'm sure glad he didn't!

Josh told me, approximately three weeks into our relationship, that he would make me his wife. So, by December, it was pretty much assumed that we would spend our lives together. I had no idea he'd already bought a ring, talked to my Parents and asked Parker if he was ok with it. I did know it was a special day, because it was the day his Grandfather passed away and they were very close. We were hanging out at home, getting ready to host Family Dinner that week, when Josh called me into the livingroom with concern in his tone. I found him down on one knee... hunched over and breathing weird. I put my arms around him, rubbing his back and asking what was wrong. He said he was dizzy, etc. Basically, he was having a heart attack. After a minute or so of this he took my hands, looked up with tears in his eyes and asked if I would marry him. I'm pretty sure I yelled at him first, and said something along the lines of "Are you serious?? What are you doing?? You don't even have a ring!" He'd asked me before what I was looking for in a ring, but I had never really considered it, so I had no idea. When he reached in his pocket and opened the ring box, I realized that was exactly what I wanted. He had chosen the perfect ring. In case you haven't guessed, I said yes and we had a toast with his Family later at dinner. Now December 5th is special for two reasons. One happy and one sad, but both about love.