An International Love Story...

After meeting on a Taglit-Birthright trip, on which Shaked was an Israeli soldier/participant and Charley was the madrich (trip leader), a long-distance romance blossomed into a love for the ages. Shaked and Charley spent about three years courting one another from overseas, until Shaked joined Charley in Minneapolis in 2016. Shaked and Charley lived in Minneapolis for 2+ years, and adding to their family their best boy Gever (aka Kevin), where Charley worked in commercial real estate and then for the Minneapolis and Saint Paul Jewish Federations, and Shaked worked for Medtronic. In early 2019, Gever had had enough of the winters, and demanded that they drive south to sunny Miami. The bride and groom have lived in Miami for over a year when COVID-19 hit, and the wedding was postponed. During 2020-2021, Shaked and Charley have added another pup to their growing clan (Pam), and welcomed a new family member - Baby Edar (Eddy) Smith in October 14th, 2021! In their free time, Shaked and Charley like to spend time with their dogs, their family and friends, and often travel back to Israel. Shaked is passionate about supporting, caring for, and sharing the stories of Holocaust survivors and other folks from that generation. Charley enjoys visiting friends, biking and hiking, and is an avid reader.