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ALEXA & PATRICK
The mother-in-law suite located in Patrick’s parents’ backyard became our new home for approximately 11 months while we continued to plan the wedding, have one house fixed while building a new one, and getting accli- mated to my new job, not to mention being enrolled in a master’s program to top things off. Through all of these hurdles we came to- gether as a team and tackled each challenge and somehow, despite all odds, love each oth- er more. We have had numerous people say that if we can live together in a one-bedroom mother-in-law suite and not hate each other by the end, then marriage should be a cakewalk.”
The fun and outgoing couple met four years pri- or when Alexa had just started nursing school. Alexa remembers, “It didn’t take long to see how well we worked together and enjoyed each oth- er’s company. I’d say after around one year we knew we loved each other. One of the things that
All eyes were on Alexa when she stepped through the doors of the wedding chapel with her typical contagious smile brightening her face.
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