Long before their days of camping dates in the living room, nightly ribeye dinners on the grill, and country mile walks with their adorably rambunctious fur babies, Tessa and Eldon crossed paths at Pontiac Township Highschool in 2006. This chapter begins and ends here however, because as a sophomore, Tessa was extremely shy, and as a tri-athlete, Eldon was extremely busy. In fact, it would be 13 years before the true love story began. In 2019, an inebriated Eldon came across Tessa’s Facebook page at 2 AM.  He proudly sent her uncut footage of his late night antics with his AGR brothers from their glory days at UofI. Confused, and hardly impressed, Tessa half-heartedly responded from her couch 345 miles away in Louisville, Kentucky. Before long, late night phone calls and early morning texts became routine, as did the many 5 hour road trips to visit one another. Eager to wake up beside Eldon each day, Tessa submitted for a promotion at work, conveniently located in Bolingbrook, IL. Of course she landed it, and the rest is history! The pair soon became proud parents of the sweetest (and baldest) baby Noah, and have begun renovating Eldon's childhood home to build a future for their growing family. Together, they welcome you to celebrate their happiness and commitment to each other as they begin this new chapter as husband and wife.