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They met a year ago online. She swiped on him because he had pictures of his dog, Dewey, on his profile; “an easy conversation starter.” They are both teachers so one of their first conversations was how their summer was going. Their first date was happy hour at Zeppelin’s. “It was still summer, so I […]

It was the perfect November day for a wedding! Sunny, warm, and colorful (green grass with orange leaves? yes, please!) Melissa and Ian laid out their wedding day non-traditionally and it was so intimate and calm, while also being so fun. They had their ceremony with just family and wedding party, followed by dinner. Friends […]

In the summer of 2018, Maggie was hired to be an engineering intern at a manufacturing plant in Davenport where Jordan was a production engineer. “When I first started out,” she said, “I asked questions to lots of people. I found that Jordan always explained answers the best so I started always going to him […]