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Abi & Tommy

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To our friends and family: We're so excited to celebrate our wedding with you. Find all of the details you need to know about our big day here!

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Thomas Gerde

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Abigail Reed

September 4, 2026

Dayton, OH
371 days371 d19 minutes19 min3 seconds3 s

Our Story

First comes school, then comes marriage

We met in college after both signing up for the same biology class—one of those classes that makes even the most confident students question their GPA. Tommy was looking for a tutor, because, well, mitochondria may be the powerhouse of the cell, but biology was not the powerhouse of his transcript. What he didn’t know was that Abi had already developed a soft spot for him. She'd found him on social media, sent him a friend request, and hoped the universe (and maybe the algorithm) would take it from there. When Tommy finally noticed and reached out for tutoring help, Abi played it cool—like she hadn’t been low-key hoping for this exact moment. Over the next few months, they met up multiple times a week to “study,” though somewhere between quiz prep and shared laughter, something else was clearly going on. Then, during one of their sessions, Tommy made a startling discovery: Abi had never had Graeter’s ice cream. In Cincinnati, that’s basically a red flag. So, they made a pact—after finals, they’d celebrate with a trip to Graeter’s. One scoop turned into a movie night. That turned into Tommy helping Abi move out (and back in), which somehow included a few meals and a lot of shared time. It wasn’t planned. It wasn’t labeled. But it was something real. Tommy never officially asked her to be his girlfriend—but by then, it was obvious. Sometimes love doesn’t need a big announcement. It just shows up in biology classes, ice cream shops, and all the little moments in between.

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