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Update: In light of COVID-19, we wanted to let you know our wedding is going forward as planned. If you’re no longer able to attend, we completely understand. You can update your RSVP anytime on our site, and we wish you health and safety during this difficult time.
Update: In light of COVID-19, we wanted to let you know our wedding is going forward as planned. If you’re no longer able to attend, we completely understand. You can update your RSVP anytime on our site, and we wish you health and safety during this difficult time.
October 10, 2020
Santa Cruz, California
#marryyourbestfriend

Shayna & Patricia

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Patricia Atkins

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Shayna Troy

#marryyourbestfriend

October 10, 2020

Santa Cruz, California

Being in love with your Best Friend

We find our friendship much different than most best friendships. We have a deeper connection with each other than we have ever experienced before. When you are in love with someone, you are in love with their spirit, their abilities, their mind, their heart, their soul, their love, etc. Love does not always have to include physical intimacy, although in some cases it does. Not in this case. We are in love because we share the same thoughts, the same ideas around societal situations, raising children, how to respect others. The combination of spontaneity between the two of us is the glue that first stuck us together. We do absolutely everything together. At one point we lived, worked, and traveled together. Everyone says you should marry your best friend. We try to explain the reason behind this unity but not all can understand, so we will do our best. We are not sexually involved with each other, we date men. We find it important to teach our children that not every family looks the same. We find it comforting knowing that you will always have your best friend at the end of the day to pick up the slack. We could choose to be godmothers or "aunties", but that's not enough. We need each other to achieve our future goals without the distractions that come on a regular basis. Shayna needs Patricia to maintain positivity, allow simplicity, continue to love and appreciate humans for exactly them, to accept and love all living people and things, and to be more outdoorsy adventurous. Patricia needs Shayna to get her out of her comfort zone, to keep finances in alignment, to successfully plan and execute a plan, to build straight forward honesty, and to get shit done! The perfect depiction of our relationship is yin and yang. We hope you enjoyed our story and it inspired you to do something that is outside of the "norm".

For all the days along the way
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