In October 2016, on a chilly fall night, Amanda and Tim met on the campus of the University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign. Amanda and Tim were introduced by one of Amanda’s closest friends and law school classmates (shoutout to Natalie Ellis!) After a friendly exchange, Amanda and Tim parted ways but oddly kept running into each other on campus. After the second or third encounter, Tim invited Amanda to a pig roast after a football game tailgate, and the rest was history. The pair budded a special friendship in Champaign, IL until they graduated in 2018 from law school and engineering school (respectively). Tim and Amanda reconnected in September 2019 in Chicago at a mutual friend's barbecue (shoutout to Rob Wilson!). After the barbecue, Tim was eager to date Amanda and decided to invite her on a date to a gospel concert. (How could Amanda say no?) Well, she didn't and the rest was history (again!). Tim and Amanda started attending bible studies through Tim's church at the time, Renewal Church of Chicago, where they both decided to center their relationship on Jesus Christ. After 2 and a half years of dating, Tim popped the question to Amanda on her 30th birthday in front of their closest family and friends. Friends and family gathered from Detroit, Michigan, Charleston, South Carolina, Texas, Maryland, D.C., and Germany to celebrate the pair's proposal. Tim and Amanda are excited to share together forever, and are so excited you will join them! "We cannot wait to share our special day with our family and friends! We love you so very much!" - Tim and Amanda