We met in the most modern-day fairytale way possible… Facebook Dating. Romantic? Absolutely. Slightly terrifying? Also yes. But after surviving the app, we quickly moved our
romance to texts and phone calls—constant ones—and before we knew it, we were hooked. Since we both love animals, our first date at the Minnesota Zoo was an easy choice. It didn’t hurt that Tyler came equipped with an impressive amount of animal knowledge (and knowledge about everything else), later officially named “Tyler’s Tips of the Day.”
From there, our love grew through fun date nights both out on the town and cozy nights in—where intense board game wars were born… and somehow still continue to this day. We
spent countless late nights acting like kids, laughing way too hard, learning everything about each other, and falling more in love with every moment.
Then came the road trip to St. Louis to visit our friends Shaylan and Shane—a trip it was…the realization that we were love… we felt at home with each other. Through random roadside attractions, haunted houses, concerts, festivals, moving boxes, and Tyler fully accepting just how OBSESSED Steph is with Bailey, we fell in love with our very best
friend.
In February of 2025, Tyler got down on one knee, and Steph gave the easiest YES of her life. What seemed like a regular date night turned into a real-life fairytale when Tyler brought Steph back to the spot of one of their first dates—right next to the bench where they once sat eating ice cream years ago. With a photographer secretly capturing the moment and both of our families and friends waiting nearby to surprise Steph, the celebration began instantly.
And that brings us to today—our wedding day! We are beyond excited to start this next chapter together and so grateful to have everyone here to celebrate the love, laughter, and lifetime ahead of us. 💍✨