During the early mornings of the winter of 2021, Kate would swim laps at the local pool before heading off to work as a preschool teacher. The one morning Kate's mom, Trish, decided to join her for a 5 am dip, was the day Lewis was covering for the usual lifeguard. Lewis and Trish have known each other for many years, but Lewis had no idea Trish had a daughter! After a brief introduction while Kate was still wearing her swim cap, Lewis was intrigued. The following day Trish gave Lewis Kate's phone number and they went on their first date, pond skating, soon after.

Once the snow thawed in MA, Kate and Lewis spent all their time going on adventures together. They loved to be on the water, nestled amongst the trees, and stopping to visit rural farm stands.

During this season of their relationship, Kate and Lewis bonded over finding beautiful places to dip their feet and hunting for the best ice cream flavor. Every weekend was booked with camping adventures!

In 2022, Kate and Lewis continued to adventure on the weekends and developed their deep love for Maine explorations. Hundreds of miles were soon going to separate the pair and they were determined to fit in all the adventures they could.

Lewis, Kate and Kate's fat cat, Henry, made the 10 hour trek from Acton, MA to Cleveland, OH where Kate was set to start graduate school for the next 2 years.

While Kate began studying in Cleveland, Lewis was 600 miles away beginning his own graduate school education in Baltimore, MD at Johns Hopkins University. Lewis the Lifeguard was going to be Lewis the Nurse!

Lewis visited Kate in Cleveland and he loved to spend time studying and eating meals on Kate's front lawn. While in Ohio, Kate showed Lewis her favorite coffee shop to write papers, the greatest place for Italian ice, and the best time of the day to catch the cute neighbor pug basking in the sun.

Kate would make her way to Baltimore every few months (they preferred Cleveland, however) and they would spend time by the harbor and visit with Lewis' best pals, Dom and Chandler.

As Kate and Lewis finished their first year of graduate school, they had adjusted to their long distance relationship. Lewis would call Kate after his shifts at the hospital, and Kate would FaceTime Lewis on her walks to class. Kate loved telling Lewis the stories of her Midwest adventures (who knew lake Erie had sea glass!) and Lewis could always be found smoking meat in Dom's backyard when she rang.

The second year of graduate school was filled with Kate working as a palliative care social worker at the Cleveland Clinic, while Lewis wore many types of nursing hats and spent time catching no fish in the Baltimore Harbor and using 3D printers.

Nearly two years of plane tickets and road trips were behind Kate and Lewis, and they accepted their first "big kid" jobs as graduation neared for them both.

Kate graduated with a Masters in Social Work and a Masters in Bioethics and Medical Humanities from Case Western Reserve University. Kate accepted a job at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston as a heart and lung transplant social worker. But what about Lewis?

With what seemed like ease, Lewis graduated from the number one nursing program in the country with a Masters in Nursing and had his eyes set on Massachusetts General Hospital, just like Kate. Lewis accepted a position on the neurosurgery and neuroscience floor as a registered nurse. Soon enough, he would start classes to become a nurse practitioner as well.

With a dream to live by the water, Lewis and Kate found a tiny third floor apartment in the heart Salem, MA, a lively coastal community. They fell in love with the city's history, cobblestone streets, and the Adirondack chairs facing the local lighthouse. With Salem being close to their beloved Maine, the couple spent many weekends driving up and down Maine's rugged coast. During these drives, Kate and Lewis fell in love with spotting lighthouses, stopping for sweet treats, and collecting postcards.

During a seemingly ordinary day trip to Maine, Lewis asked Kate to marry him! With a ring from the goldsmith next to their apartment, Kate said yes!

Kate and Lewis will say "I do" nearly 5.5 years after Trish insisted that she introduce Kate to Lewis the Lifeguard at 5 am. The pair have created a wonderful life together alongside their two cats, Henry and Boo, in Salem. They absolutely cannot wait to celebrate their marriage with you in the place they love the most.