Welcome to our wedding website! We are so excited to have you celebrate with us. To learn more about our story, you can read the tale from our two perspectives below :) AMY A couple summers ago, I made a pact with a friend that if one of us went on a dating app, the other had to follow. I thought I was in full control of that situation, but I was wrong! Fast forward to early 2023 and Courtney beat me to the punch, so I had to live up to my end of the bargain. I got on Hinge, agreed to a date with Tyler, and prayed he wouldn’t murder me. After sharing my location with Allee, I enjoyed a lovely first date brunch with Tyler. I went home and called my friend Alyssa. I told her I was relieved that I had now held up my end of the bargain. This date also satisfied my 2023 New Year’s Resolution titled “go on one date.” Alyssa pushed and asked me if he did anything that would make him undeserving of a second date. I assured her he was nothing but nice and then realized I should probably see him again. Date two was a nice walk by the river, and on date three I realized I actually liked him (and panicked). I was so convinced he wasn’t going to murder me that I even let him walk me home. We hit the big topics early in our relationship – faith, kids, lifestyle, money, etc. Once we talked all that out, I was able to relax and just enjoy being together. Getting toward my upper twenties and never having dated, I was starting to wonder if I’d ever find anyone. Now here I am unable to imagine life without Tyler! We have so much in common, from foundational beliefs like loving Jesus to quirks like being painfully early risers. We enjoy doing everything together- watching Bengals games, playing pickleball, reading, watching Suits, and winning solitaire. Thank you to Courtney for forcing me onto Hinge, Alyssa for making me go on a second date, and to everyone who has encouraged us along the way. We are so excited to celebrate with you! TYLER After quite a few failed 1st dates and finding out the Christian girls aren’t livin right, I matched with Amy by messaging her about her favorite ice cream – Half Baked. I said, “when it’s warmer I hope I can take you out for ice cream” and her response was, “it’s never too cold for ice cream.” So I got to work trying to "wow" her. Amy was good for sending a message every 1-2 days. In the meantime I would lay up at night wondering if I worded the message correctly or if she would ever talk to me again. She slowly kept responding. It’s hard being a guy. I set up our 1st date as a simple brunch after church to keep the pressure low. I had plenty of time to think about the first date coming up- after making the plans on a Sunday, Amy never responded until the day of the date. I figured I would be eating alone. To my surprise Amy showed up! She wore a floral shirt and jeans; I had on a red polo in case I got embarrassed my face wouldn’t look too bad. My buddies Nate and Dustin always told me I share way too many details on the first date and get into too deep of conversations; they advised I don’t do it for this girl who seemed like a winner. I didn’t listen. On the first date we discussed work then jumped to our churches, their core beliefs and what Jesus means to us. After the date, I locked down a walk by the river. The walk was great, we got deeper into conversations since I was in a book study with Richard on Family Shepherds. I asked Amy if she would like some Graeter’s. She declined since she had “errands to run” and quickly disappeared. I left feeling pretty down since the errands were a better option than Graeter’s. It’s hard being a guy. Our 3rd date was at Knockback Nat’s. I had to elbow our way into 2 stools next to each other where we chatted until the sun went down. She kept where she lived a secret but I asked to walk her home since it was dark. Amy said she’d prefer that too. My heart was so full of joy as I got to walk her to her building. It’s great being a guy.