Amy's favorite date:

Early on in our first year of dating, Brett invited me to downtown Frederick Maryland for an event - Alive at 5. This event had drinks and live music along the canal of downtown Frederick. During the concert, a huge storm broke out and we both got soaked! We did not know each other that well at this point, but we started running in the rain and took shelter together at a very small local pizza shop- Pizza Pretzel. Talk about great pizza- the dough is all pretzel! We just talked and ate until the storm passed, but during this time, I really got to know Brett. Sometimes the most simple dates are the best ones!


Brett's favorite date:

Amy gifted me tickets to the Maple Leafs hockey game in Pittsburgh, PA on my actual birthday. As a lifelong fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs, this was a perfect birthday gift. We went and explored Pittsburgh, had a drink and meal at Church Brew Works, and then enjoyed a night of great Hockey. The Maple Leafs lost, but it was otherwise a great birthday shared with Amy.

We love outdoor adventures! We like to run (Brett maybe more than Amy) and take bike rides together. We also enjoy hiking and we now have all our gear to start backpacking! We also enjoy eating out and family game nights! Amy is the queen of the game Catan, but Brett can smoke Amy in any trivia game.

In April 2022, we took a 5-day vacation and went to a total of 11 states! Most of our time was spent in Boston, Massachusetts; Freeport, Maine; and Newport, Rhode Island. Brett ran his second Boston Marathon and then a road trip to Maine and back occurred. During this trip, we also spent some time in Bar Harbor, Maine, and explored some of the beauty of Arcadia Park. Of course, this trip is most memorable as it was in Arcadia that Brett and Amy got engaged.

1) We have been long-distance 100% of our entire 9+ years of dating and engagement time period. Most of the time together we have been 3-4 hours apart, but we have made long-distance work! One hour is nothing these days!

2) Both Brett and Amy are avid eBay sellers (we have to pay for this wedding somehow). Check out our eBay stores and maybe get friends and family discount!

3) Amy and Brett are both runners who were athletes on their high school and college teams. The two running courses that Brett and Amy have both competed on happen to be Amy's high school and college home courses. We both continue to run- Brett more so than Amy!

4) Brett is the proud owner of Winston, a cat and Amy is the owner of Fluff AKA Doddle, a bunny. We are not quite sure yet how the two will do together.

5) We both took on the long journey of earning our advanced degrees. This doctor duo has you covered in the field of plant pathology and physical therapy. Brett holds a Ph.D. from Virginia Tech while Amy has earned a DPT (Doctorate of Physical Therapy) from Slippery Rock University.