Where to begin? Well, arguably the story begins years before the couple even met because so much needed to happen for the Missouri girl and the Jersey boy to meet. Truly a 1 in a million chance that was obviously meant to be. -First and maybe the most important piece to this important string of events, Caitlin had to choose to go to Missouri State. -Next, she had to get elected as the Student Body Vice President as a junior giving her the opportunity to give a speech at a ribbon cutting ceremony for the business school’s new building. -Then, knowing that she was speaking to a crowd of important and successful alumni and donors, Caitlin ended the speech by telling the crowd of hundreds that she was in the job market… and if anyone wanted to help her with her career aspirations, to see her afterwards. -It just so happens that one of the schools top alumni (Jarrod) is also a Partner at the firm where Christian worked in Jersey City, NJ… he convinced Caitlin to take a chance and a week later she was on a flight to NY to interview for her future career. This is where the story really gets good.. Caitlin had a list of everyone that she was going to interview with, including her host for the day Joe Domanico (One of Christian’s Groomsmen). As it turns out, Joe was sick the day that he was supposed to host Caitlin so he asked Christian if he could cover for him. Little did Christian know, he was about to meet his future wife. Christian was on his way to pick up Caitlin from the reception area when one of the managers told him to “roll out the red carpet” for this candidate because Jarrod really wanted her to work for the firm. So Christian put on his charm when meeting Caitlin for the first time and after her interviews were over, Christian went as far as taking Caitlin to lunch before her flight back to Missouri (which was not normal protocol). Caitlin decided to take a chance and graduate Missouri State a year early to move to New York in July of 2018 with two of her best friends (Connor and Drew, BridesMen). It didn’t take Christian long to ask Caitlin to meet on a weekend for a cup of coffee, but when that cup of coffee turned into a few glasses of wine and hours of conversation, they both knew something was there. They continued to hang out on weekends for months and finally made the relationship official on New Years Eve 2018. You may be wondering how the office romance worked? They kept the relationship a secret for more than a year! Well, to everyone except a select few who are all in the wedding party today. (Shoutout to Maggie, Joe, Alex and Maria for really holding it together for them) The odds of them ever meeting were slim but the couple turned that 1 in a million chance into something amazing. The odds were stacked against them again when Christian accepted a position with the company to move to California. The couple spent almost 2 years in a 3000 mile, 3 time zone, long distance relationship. They beat the odds again and proved that some things are just meant to be. With that, the couple could not be more excited for September 21, 2024 to celebrate being reunited, not only with each other, but with each and everyone of you.