Our story begins 40 years ago. We were 17, young and full of dreams, believing that life would always be as vibrant as it was then. We met, fell in love, and shared a beautiful journey that gifted us with two incredible children, Traci and Tyler, who quickly became the center of our world.

But life, as it often does, led us down separate paths. After six years together, we realized that the timing wasn’t right, and so, with heavy hearts, we chose to go our separate ways. Over the years, we were there for every milestone, coming together to celebrate birthdays, holidays, and the births of our grandchildren, always connected through the family we had built but never daring to imagine that our own story might find its way back to us.

Then, in early 2024, as if no time had passed at all, fate decided to weave our paths back together. We found each other again, but this time with all the wisdom, laughter, and love that a lifetime brings. It was as if we were picking up a beautiful book we’d set aside, only to find that the story had always been waiting for us, patiently, to be continued.

Today, we celebrate not only our wedding but the incredible journey that brought us here—a journey that began 40 years ago, shaped by love, family, and time, and that finally comes full circle as we begin this next chapter together.