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We met in the most serendipitous way. In many ways, meeting at a dinner held by mutual friends sounds like a reasonable circumstance to meet your future spouse. Our first time meeting did not go according to plan and changed our lives forever. We would love to share with you in person more details of how we met - Tess and Randall In kindergarten, Randall met his childhood neighbor, Alex Thibodeau, and created a lifelong friendship. He was working as a trooper for the State Patrol and was granted a random Tuesday off. Randall thought, what better way to spend an off day than to meet up with some of his best friends for dinner? Good food and even better beer, check. Randall drove an hour one way, craving some much-needed time with his friends at Fifty West Brewery. Tess had recently moved from New England to Cincinnati to work as a nurse at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. At the new-hire orientation, she was luckily partnered with Abi Thibodeau, Alex's wife!!! They instantly had chemistry and became great friends. One Tuesday, Tess had an extremely long shift at her work and called Abi to do something fun and unwind. Abi invited her to meet and join a group of friends at Fifty West Brewery. Randall was enjoying a craft beer, Doom Pedal, he received from 50 West's epic Tuesday night promotion, “Penny Flip Tuesday." Your server would flip a penny, and if you correctly called heads or tails, your beer was only one cent. As described by Randall, his world stopped when Tess entered the room. She was wearing a black dress and was stunning and confident. He instantly felt a cosmic connection and told himself, “I have to know this girl!" Randall initially thought she was a part of another group in the room but was ecstatic when Abi and Tess greeted and gave each other hugs. Both ladies joined the table of friends, and Abi sat between Tess and Randall. Randall decided this was an opportunity to take charge of his own destiny. He quickly moved down the table and took a seat next to Tess when Abi momentarily got up. Randall asked Tess if she would like to try his beer, to which she obliged. He then won at the penny flip and bought her a beer for a penny. Talk about having luck that evening! The two chatted the night away, exchanged numbers, and agreed to see each other again. Randall planned their first date, and both had their last, first kiss in the parking lot that evening. They have been inseparable ever since. THE REST IS HISTORY! We are beyond in love with our love story and how much we have grown together!!!