Our Story
Nineteen years in the making
Some love stories happen all at once. Ours took nineteen years, a few wrong turns, and a story only God could write. But every chapter led us right here—to each other, for good.
The Elevator
August 18, 2007. Move-in day at Eastern Kentucky University. We met in the elevator of our dorm. There was an instant connection—the kind of chemistry that doesn’t make sense and doesn’t need to. God put us in the same place at the same time, and nothing was ever the same.
The In-Between Years
Life pulled us in different directions. Different relationships, different seasons, different versions of ourselves. But we kept finding our way back to each other—late night conversations, unexpected moments, and a connection that refused to fade no matter how much time passed.
A Door Closed
Sometimes you have to lose someone completely to understand what they mean to you. We went our separate ways—truly, fully. It was painful. But God had a plan. We both had growing to do, lessons to learn, and lives to build on our own before we could build one together.
A Decade Apart
Ten years of separate journeys. We each walked through our own storms and found our own strength. We became parents. We grew up. And through it all, somewhere deep down, the story wasn’t finished. God was just turning the page.
He Chose Her. She Chose Him.
After all those years, God brought us back together. This time, we were ready. No more wrong timing, no more almost. Just two people who had finally grown into the love they always deserved. In October and November, we introduced our kids to each other—and our family began to take shape.
The Question
On February 13, 2026, he asked. She said yes. After nineteen years of finding their way back to each other, it was the easiest answer she ever gave. And the most beautiful question he ever asked.
Home on the Lake
On March 27, 2026, we signed the papers and made it official: our lakefront home is ours. The place where we’ll say our vows, raise our family, and build everything that comes next. It was the first “ours” of many—and it changed everything, including when we’d get married.
Forever Starts Here
On May 2, 2026—Kentucky Derby Day—surrounded by our closest family and friends at our home on the lake, with Kenna, Kole, and Jaxon by our side, we’re making it official. No big production. Just the people we love most, a ceremony by the water, and a Derby party to follow. Simple. Intentional. Exactly us.
