A little bit about us

WHAT YOU "PROBABLY" SHOULD KNOW ABOUT US:  a brief story

After an awesome night of UFC and Carlsberg beers!

Mike and I met in October of 2008, brought together via an internet dating site. Originally I wasn't a fan of online dating after a couple of bad date experiences but upon the advisement and constant nagging from my mother, I gave it another shot. My mother was right (see I can admit you are right sometimes) and only after a month I started chatting with Mike. After chatting online and talking on on the phone (we once talked on the phone for over 12 hours straight!) we met up for dinner. He came to pick me up from my work and had brought me a DVD of a beloved childhood movie of mine. It was very sweet (pssst..nice move hunny!) He impressed me right off the bat. Half way through our date I figured it was going well as he was attempting to plan our second date before our first date was over! I of course played it cool and told him I had plans for the following day (which was true) but then he insisted on us getting together the day after that.

At the time I was unaware that I was in the beginning stages of Mono which became evident in the following week. Having only known me for a week and despite working 12 hour days Mike spent every waking moment that he wasn't working by my side. He took care of everything from cleaning my apartment to making my food, taking care of my two cats, even taking me to doctor after doctor. He told me how beautiful each and every day despite him seeing me in sweats with no makeup or even the attempt to run a brush through my hair. He won my heart in a very short amount of time. 

Sightseeing and trying to find a pub for some Carlsberg!

From the first day we met we have spent everyday together that we could. I always said that in a partner I wanted someone who was my team mate. Someone who would take on the worlds challenges with me, who I would love unconditionally, and that's exactly what I've found. I've never felt that I had to pretend to be someone I'm not to try to impress him, he loved me for who I was let me tell you it's the best feeling in the world and totally worth all the crappy dates and relationships prior. 

At six months into the relationship we were already talking about marriage and children. We discovered we wanted the same things long term and decided it made sense to move in together and give this relationship a real shot. From that day forward we've been working together to pay off debt and put away any extra money we could to save towards a down-payment for a home of our own. We are very focused and goal oriented in that respect.

Having a wedding is something we wanted to do but financially it wasn't realistic. Paying rent and bills plus paying down debt and saving for a house, there just wasn't any money left to save for a wedding. My mother, who just adores Mike to no end, pulled me aside one day and told me that she had a little money set aside and when we were ready to get married we were welcome to it. It warmed my heart and brings tears to my eyes when I think about it because I know she doesn't have a lot. 

We were presented with an opportunity from Mike's parents to move in with his Grandmother in her basement apartment as a means to fast track our savings. At first we were hesitant as we enjoy our independence and neither of us ever wanted to have to move "back home". But in the sake of being able to achieve our goal of someday owning our own home, getting married and having children we decided it was the most logical move to make. So we did.

Just like this contest to win our dream wedding, we saw a great opportunity and jumped in with both feet. We've made progress with our savings, I'm proud to say that this opportunity to live with his Grandma not only gave us a chance to move forward but also allowed me to becoming closer with Mike's family. After living with me for a year, Mike became very close with my family and it was something I envied. My family considers Mike own of their own and couldn't imagine him not being around. 

The chance to win the Carlsberg Big Wedding Bash really is a dream. Having the opportunity to celebrate our love and life together with the people who mean the most to us, without the financial stress often associated with weddings, would be a story told for years to come. It probably would be the best wedding in the world!

Santa was good to us this year, Carlsberg beers! Yes!

WHY YOU SHOULD "PROBABLY" VOTE FOR US:

Anyone who knows us, knows that we are a love to have a good time! We are a silly, fun loving couple that likes to break out into spontaneous unchoreographed dances at weddings that draw everyones attention. 

We want our wedding to be a memorable celebration, a spectacle, an event that everyone will enjoy and winning this contest would allow us to fulfill that dream.

We both have large families and we have talked before about having to limit our guest list because we just can't afford to invite everyone we would like. The Carlsberg Big Wedding Bash would allow us to invite everyone and even have some wedding crashers, which ironically is our favorite movie!

The best reason you should vote for us?
Because you want to come to our "Probably the Best Wedding in the World" Bash!

Not only would you get to share in our mushy love for one another, enjoy great food, Carlsberg Beers, and dancing, but we might be able to convince our dear friend Scott Mclean to perform his Scotty Dance, which is always a crowd pleaser! Here is a video from Joel and Kelly's wedding of Scotty after many Carlsberg beers!