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Our Wedding

Tristan and I met while we were both working at OSL. It wasn't love at first sight, but we quickly built a friendship and a strong understanding of each other. One day, a friend told me he was interested in me. In a complete panic, I told him that I thought of him as a brother. Unfortunately, Tristan was standing right next to me, and in trying not to hurt my friend's feelings, I accidentally brother-zoned Tristan instead—a story we still laugh about years later. Over the next month or two, we joked and flirted before he officially asked me out on July 2, 2020. Then, in the early morning of July 5, 2020, we officially became a couple. The first thing I did was introduce him to my mother a week later, and soon after, to my cat, Cinnamon, who fell in love with him just as much as I did. In June 2021, we decided to move in together and got our first apartment, bringing Cinnamon with us. I had already fallen in love with his personality and his kind heart, but his amazing cooking certainly didn't hurt! A year later, we welcomed our second cat, Sugar, into our family, and I started a new job. Through every challenge and difficult moment, he was always there for me, calming me simply by being close and caring for me whenever I needed him. In September 2023, we bought our first house together. Around that time, we also met our online friends, who have become incredibly dear to us. Together, we've built an amazing community with them, while he happily listened to me talk and laugh about my other community, who are just as important to me. One of those close friends was Squirrel, whom we eventually took in because we both shared the desire to help. After a long and patient wait—five wonderful years together—he decided to recreate our very first date on July 5, 2025, right down to the food we had that day. While Squirrel distracted me for a moment, and Tristan secretly got the camera ready, he finally got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. Of course, I said yes. I can't imagine my life without him, and I am so excited to finally become his wife.

Our Story

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Ariel Danielle

Pauletta Mossor

Abby Lentz

Nia Alexander

John Barnes

Jonah Meiers aka Squirrel

John Sanders

Jesse Bottoms

Wedding Party

Dress Code will be business casual. Please do not wear white or anything too revealing as kids are invited. Also please do not wear purple as that is for the bridal party and family of the couple.

Janine & Tristan

Janine & Tristan

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