We met when Tyler was a 3rd year medical student at the University of Illinois and Maddie was first starting as a medical student in Rockford Illinois in August of 2018. At the time, Tyler only had one dog, a black lab cocker spaniel mix named Leonardo. On Tyler and Maddie’s first date, they ate at a local restaurant called Shipwrecked and saw a boy-band cover band and fell in love. While in medical school, Tyler and Maddie enjoyed hosting parties for their class, taking trips into Chicago, and watching TV shows together. In late winter of 2020, Maddie and Tyler had a new addition to their family in the form of a mini goldendoodle named Maisy. This was followed by the emergence of a global pandemic as Tyler was getting ready to start his residency training at Saint Louis University and Maddie was finishing medical school and starting her intern year at the University of Chicago. In Chicago on New Year's eve in 2022, Tyler proposed to Maddie and celebrated with their friends and family! Finally, after spending 3 years doing long distance, Tyler and Maddie finally united in Cincinnati Ohio as Tyler accepted a position as a family medicine physician and Maddie began her dermatology residency training at the University of Cincinnati. We began planning our wedding ceremony to celebrate with family and friends shortly after and are so excited to have you with us to celebrate!