How did you meet your husband? Tell us a little bit about your relationship.

We met freshman year of college while we were both dating other people. Over the next decade, we became close friends and one another’s plus one to weddings when we were single. We were just friends for 12 years before he’d shoot his shot on St. Patrick’s Day with a little liquid courage. It was a little rocky at first because I was apprehensive about moving him out of the friend zone since we had been friends for so long! However, my girls told me that he was my whole husband and that I should stop blocking my blessing, and well, they were right!

How did you find your perfect dress?

This was a process! I feel like I tried on every dress in the city of Chicago. I could tell early on though that I just had a natural lean towards anything by Galia Lahav. I prefer to be different/unique and I wanted my dress to be a conversation starter. I tried on two looks that I liked but I just didn’t get that feeling that you think is going to happen from watching “Say Yes to the Dress”. My stylist at Bella Bianca Bridal Couture (shout out to Jenna) actually called me and told me she specifically requested a Galia Lahav dress that she believed would make me have all the feels. I’ll be honest, once I saw Rhiannon, I was in love. It was unique, did a lot for my shape, and simply put the details were to die for.