In the fall of 2021, we were introduced through a friend because of mutually shared sobriety and recovery. Neither one of us was seeking anything at all really, but certainly nothing serious. Both of us thought, ‘well, at the very least, we’ll make a new sober friend.’ That first date with no expectations was a three and a half hour dinner. Though Shane was navigating single fatherhood, and Kara, early sobriety, our connection became undeniable not long after we started dating. Line by line, our story continued to be written, as we not only built our foundation, but we introduced Scarlett and August into our love story. We are so excited to celebrate with you as we embark on this new journey as husband and wife, official blended family of four, well, six because we can’t forget the dogs.