We didn’t find a fairytale.We built a partnership. Through laughter, challenges, family, and new beginnings, we’ve chosen each other.
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We didn’t become a love story overnight. Ours started with a first date in 2016 and was written one day at a time through baseball games, concerts, family milestones, and the decision to keep showing up for each other. That’s what made it ours. We married in September 2025.
What is your favorite memory you've shared as a couple?Baseball. Concerts. Music. A lifetime of music! But my favorite memory is traveling to Shreveport, LA to see our favorite local band, The Suffers, open for Leon Bridges. And of course every baseball game we attend.
What would you do with $20,000?We would probably use that money to restore his first car (‘62 Impala) that he still has in the garage. He held off on restoration to buy me my dream car as a wedding gift. He might say he’d like to buy more records for his “Vinyl Vault” which is just fine with me. Music is his life.
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