Click on the pictures below to take a ride through our journey!
September 2007 - It all started when we met on the first day of 7th grade. Aaron had just transferred to Chittenango. We quickly became best friends (although Aaron always wanted to be more).
September 17th, 2010 - On this day, almost exactly three years after we met, Aaron finally left the friend zone & asked me to officially be his girlfriend following the football pep rally.
May 18th, 2012 - Junior Prom
June 7th, 2013 - Senior Dinner Dance
June 2013 - We knew we wanted to make our relationship work after high school, long distance or not. Maddie started her freshman year at Rochester Institute of Technology, and Aaron at Buffalo State.
December 3rd, 2017 - Maddie graduated from SUNY Oneonta with a Bachelors in Fashion Business Management, and an Associates from Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC in Fashion Merchandising.
May 12th, 2018 - Aaron graduated from St. John Fisher with a Bachelors Degree in Education and a focus in Special Education and History.
For the entirety of our college years we were long distance. Maddie studied abroad in Italy & moved to NYC, while Aaron lived in Rochester attending school and playing on the Fisher football team.
May 31st, 2019 - Maddie got a job in Rochester allowing her to move to Rochester. After 6 years of long distance, we were so excited to finally start our life together!
October 10th, 2020 - Aaron decided he wanted to make it even more official and popped the question on top of the mountain in one of our favorite places, Old Forge, NY.
Aaron helped to design the most GORGEOUS ring!
Aaron planned the most perfect engagement weekend full of surprises, our closest family and friends, and memories that will last a lifetime.
April 16th, 2021 - Bought our first home together in our favorite neighborhood (and have spent countless hours making it our own ever since).
We took our engagement photos right in the same spot where we got engaged. It was so special and the views could not be beat!
Up Next - OUR WEDDING! 12 years in the making,
We can't believe those two young kids will finally be husband & wife!