I first met Sarah back in 2012 working at camp. I remember that first summer we didn't talk much but bonded a little over Bob Dylan, Band of Horses and of course the innate bonds that camp staff inevitably create. We knew each other casually for a few years and didn't really hit it off until a few years later. Sarah was the arts and crafts person at camp one summer and I used to spend pretty much all my free time drinking coffee in the art grotto while she prepared for classes. Over the next few years we would meet up from time to time and pick up where we left off. I knew I was in love but I could never tell if she was serious about me or not. Eventually we got a little more serious and after a year of distance dating I moved up to Ithaca where we started to make a life together. We have done so much together over the years and built an amazing community around us with new and old friends. We’ve had some great fun traveling around the US, square dancing in Ithaca, and constantly building our culinary skills for each other. I can’t wait to officially join each other's families and celebrate with all of you.

There was only a short time between knowing Jordan and loving Jordan. He was a familiar face in a wacky cast of characters who worked on Silver Lake summer staff, a secret little circus we both joined. He was 2 years older which feels like a hurdle when you’re 17. In 2012 we only ever spoke when I complimented his JFK t-shirt or his taste in music. He seemed silly (you had to be if you’re working there), effortlessly cool (still is), and mischievous (you had to be if you’re working there). Only ever crossing paths in the summer, blessed with only sunny memories, it was easy to crush and crush hard. In the summer of 2014 we'd commiserate in the Art Grotto, making weird collages, and he got me to come early to my morning kitchen shifts to make me eggs at sunrise. After that summer he sent me a giant package of cassette tapes and a Walkman for my February birthday and I was confused because it was winter and I wanted to see him. We would orbit around each other for a few more years, meeting up on New Years Eve with our summer friends to kiss and catch up. He made me 9 playlists in 2016. Gravity got us and we started dating long-distance in 2017. When we moved in together in Ithaca in 2018 it felt like Silver Lake forever, it felt like family. It still does. Now it’s time to make Jordan family for real. We love a ceremony, a ritual, a party! Thanks for being here.