Hello friends and family!

Our love story:

In June 2014, Madison was visiting her sister, Briana, who was living in San Diego. During this time, Thomas was stationed in San Diego while serving in the Marine Corps. During her trip, Madison and Briana went to grab lunch at a local bar/restaurant before laying out at the beach. Barely steps into the restaurant, Madison laid eyes on Thomas. That day, Thomas was at the bar with two of his friends watching the World Cup. Madison could not stop talking about Thomas to Briana and for reasons you would not expect. At this time, Thomas had a pretty sweet mustache and Madison thought this was really cool; however, she didn't say anything to him. Briana thought that Madison was crazy because Briana misunderstood who she was talking about. After eating the burgers and closing the check, Madison and Briana left and went to the beach. While leaving the restaurant, Briana finally understood who Madison was talking about. About an hour later, Thomas and his friends were laying down their towels in front of Briana and Madison at the beach. Briana spotted this and yelled "there's mustache man!" Thomas heard and Madison had no choice but to explain to him why her sister just yelled that. Madison told Thomas, "in the best way possible, your mustache is filthy." Thomas replied "Really? You're the only woman who has ever said that." From that moment, they did one year long distance (Chicago and San Diego), lived together for two years in Chicago, and two year of long distance (San Diego and Los Angeles)

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After 5 incredible years of dating, we chose to tie the knot! We chose to have a private civil ceremony between the two of us on March 8, 2019. We are so appreciative that many of you reached out to us asking where we are registered!

For those who may not know yet, we are moving to North Carolina in June. For the last two years we have lived apart (long distance in two separate apartments) and have accumulated lots of stuff between the both of us (duplicative things / things we may not have).

Given these two things, we really have no idea what we both have already and what we will need until we move and settle in! Therefore, we cannot register for specific items from places! We know that we will need a couch, table, rug, and larger/more expensive things when we move. A friend mentioned registering through Honeyfund, where family and friends can contribute any amount of money that can be used for all things wedding!

We're so lucky that our friends and family to celebrate our love with us by showering us with gifts. Please enjoy browsing this wish list, where you can contribute to our future and help make our dreams come true.

Thank you for visiting. We can't thank you enough for the gift and for supporting us during this next adventure as husband and wife!