Carson and Joe’s story started on July 4th, 2004. Fourth of July was typically a weekend reserved for Joe and his friends to be at his beach house building bonfires and relaxing in the sun. Carson usually spent this weekend with family and close friends doing similar beach activities. This year was destined to be different. Carson and her friends were walking down the dirt road by the beach because one of her friends had a crush on one of the boys staying at Joe’s house. As the girls continued walking, Joe noticed a cute girl. The next time he saw Carson and her friends walking past his beach house he invited the girls up to hang out with him and his friends. As the story goes, Carson’s parents decided this would be a good time to embarrass her in front of these cute boys. After having to check in with her parents, Carson’s father sent her back to Joe’s house with a Walkie-Talkie. As the kids played cards, every so often Carson’s dad would call over the Walkie-Talkie, purposefully embarrassing her. Carson and Joe instantly hit it off. That summer encounter grew to be many years of friendship as Carson and Joe saw each other on July 4th for the next 10 years, until 2014 when their friendship turned into something more. Fast forward a few years, Carson and Joe cannot wait to celebrate their marriage with their closest friends and family!