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May 22, 2022
Ashland, VA

Laurie & Joshua

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Joshua Smoot

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Laurie Kraus

May 22, 2022

Ashland, VA

How it all began

A Serendipitous Scene

Our story started with a notification. *ding* *ding* [You have a new match!] Yep, that's right. We. swiped. right. Thanks to technology and the power of online dating, we found each other. Well, not exactly. You see - we chatted briefly online before a hiatus of several months of *crickets*. Josh will tell you that I "ghosted" him. I say the conversation fell flat and there was no plan to meet... So yeah, I guess we ghosted each other. Then, one fateful day, we crossed paths in person...at the local high school...where we both worked...and didn't realize it. Cue the notification. *ding* [You have a new message from Laurie] "Was that you I saw at the high school?" "Yeah it was! I wasn't sure if that was you or not." "So crazy, I didnt know you were a coach here." ... And so the flame of conversation was sparked. We started talking again, met for our first date, and have been inseparable ever since. 11.20.2018 We swiped right 01.20.2019 Our first date 06.02.2021 He proposed 05.22.2022 We'll commit

For all the days along the way
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