Family and Friends, In this unfortunate time, we have been praying and thinking about each of you. We hope that you and your families are remaining safe and healthy. Over the last few weeks we have been having to choose between what we want to do and what we need to do. What we want to do is have all our favorite people gather for our special day to celebrate the start of our life together. What we need to do, and what we have decided to do in hopes of keeping you all safe, is to forego our wedding ceremony and reception and get married with just our immediate families present. This decision is very hard. Its something we have talked about at length over the last couple weeks, but due to things not subsiding, we have made this hard but necessary decision. We are not entirely sure what April 18 will look like, and that’s okay. Throughout this wedding planning process, we have always said, “it’s just a day.” An important day. But still, just a day. What we are truly excited about is the marriage that will follow. While we may not be able to have you there for the start of it, what is much more important and meaningful is knowing you will be there for us in the days and years to come with love, wisdom, and support. Thank you again for your love and support always. Jim and Julie

We met on our first day at Indie Coffee. Jim initially thought “who is that?”, Julie thought “I wonder when I get to drink the coffee”? Over the first few months of working together, They slowly got to know each other over heaping piles of dishes and Saturday closing shifts. Jim, who was crushing hard, asked Julie hundreds of questions, trying his best to get to know her more. Julie shyly (and patiently) answered all of his questions... never asking him any questions back. Then, finally, on a snowy afternoon, Jim scraped all the snow off of Julie’s car on his lunch break. When Julie came out to a completely cleaned off car - he finally had her attention. Julie texted her friends about her “best bud Jim’s” act of kindness, and they gently pointed out that she may like him, since this wasn’t the first mention of him. Things really began to change when, over a plate of homemade waffles, they were able to hear each other’s stories and faith journey. This erased any questions about liking each other, and they were more or less all in. Not too long after that, Jim and Julie were spending every day together. Their texting amount throughout the day would put a group of high school girls to shame. The year that followed brought countless cups of coffee, road trips, long talks, and midnight cereal. Soon, they couldn’t imagine life without each other. One day, surrounded by hundreds of candles and photos of their favorite memories, Jim got down on one knee in the coffee shop they met at, and she said yes! So thank you coffee and waffles for bringing our two lives together