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Update: We’ve made the difficult decision to cancel our wedding due to the COVID-19 outbreak. We wish you and your loved ones health and safety during this time, and thank you for your understanding.
Update: We’ve made the difficult decision to cancel our wedding due to the COVID-19 outbreak. We wish you and your loved ones health and safety during this time, and thank you for your understanding.
November 14, 2020
Laughlin, NV
#thatsgiannAMORE

Michael & Kathleen

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Lighted GarlandLighted Garland

Michael Giannamore

and

Kathleen Watson-Otani

#thatsgiannAMORE

Laughlin

NV

November 14

2020

How we met...

Our Softball Love Story

Softball has brought Mike and Kathleen so much joy in their lives. Mike was able to transition from baseball to softball, playing slow pitch, helping coach his younger sister Mallory, and eventually coaching college softball at the NCAA DII and DI levels. For Kathleen, it took her everywhere, her colleges, jobs and led her to Mike. Mike and Kathleen first met when Mike was recruiting for Ohio Valley University and Kathleen was an Intern at USA Preps, a recruiting company. They were first friends, when Kathleen graduated from college Mike helped her land her first job as a college softball coach. Kathleen took Mikes job at OVU when he went to coach at Salem International University. The hour commute for Mike was worth it. After a year competing against each other, Mike again helped Kathleen get another job, but now with him at Salem International University. The passion they had for softball helped them grow as a couple. Sure they had their fights, whether the long ball or small ball would win them games, whether the infield or outfield was more crucial, eventually they grew to have a compromised view that both slappers and home run hitters are important. Softball then took Mike and Kathleen to Georgia, they had reached their goal. Coaching together on a NCAA DI staff at Mercer University. While the weather, community, and softball team were amazing God had different plans for the couple. Kathleen visited her home town (Bullhead City, AZ) and she found that god needed them to take their coaching skills into the classroom. Now Mike and Kathleen are both teachers at Fox Creek Junior High. Still working side by side as they coach together at Kathleen’s High School Alma Mater. They may have changed the level that they coach at, but their passion for the game and each other has only grown deeper. Mike and Kathleen have been together for five years, coached at 4 different schools, accumulated over 100 wins together and love each other more and more everyday.

The Proposal

5/14/2019

As you can tell Michael and Kathleens life revolves aroumd softball, so naturally so would their engagement. In 2019 the River Valley HS softball team was ranked 2nd in the state, with a record of 10-0 in region, and 21-6 overall. Both Mike and Kathleen thought, this was the year to win state, this was the special team to go all the way. So Mikes plan was to ask Kathleen at the State Championship Game that is played at Arizona State University. Although the team had a great season they played hard and lost to the eventual state champion in the quarter final game. So no proposal.. Winning the region meant that Mike and Kathleen had to go to the state level meeting and vote for all state players. Going to phoenix is a 4 hour trip so they decided to go up the night before and watch the 2A state championship game, at ASU. A week after they would have been state champions, Mike and Kathleen walked into the stadium. In right field they stopped to take in the game, mike put his arm around Kathleen and said “I know we planned on being state champs, and how bad you wanted to win a ring this year but this ring is better” and then Kathleen turned to see Mike on one knee. He said “will you marry me?” Of course Kathleen said yes! Thankfully to our softball recruiting friend (Justine) we will forever have pictures that captured our special moment.

For all the days along the way
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