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In case you missed the article/feature,
Amy and Jason Garner
In case you missed the article/feature,
Amy and Jason Garner
03/06/2008
 (Photo by Bobbi Brinkman Photography) |
It was Valentine’s Day 2003 when Amy Deibel and Jason Garner had their first date—to see the film How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. Their choice of movie would hardly seem to bode well for romance, but, as it turned out, there were no losers that night. And it wasn’t long before they each won each other’s hearts.
Friends since 2000, Amy and Jason met as students while working at the front desk of Maryville University Athletic Department. Even though they earned only minimum wage, they got maximum benefits not only in meeting each other, but also in sports celebrity encounters. Watching Albert Pujols at batting practice and seeing other Cardinals players compete in a game of pick-up basketball were just two of the unexpected experiences they enjoyed together.
It was during a winter vacation with friends in Hawaii that their friendship turned to romance. While ringing in the New Year of 2003 on the shores of Waikiki Beach, the pair realized the extent of their true feelings.
“I think that our Hawaii trip was the turning point in our relationship,” Amy said, remembering that time. “We got to spend a week together on the beach with our friends and really got to know each other on a more personal level.”
More than three years and several vacations later, Jason asked Amy to meet for dinner with some co-workers at Maggiano’s Little Italy in Richmond Heights. But when Amy got there, only Jason was waiting for her.
“I really wasn't sure what was going on because we had a conversation about getting married, but he said it would be sometime down the road,” Amy said.
After dinner, Jason blindfolded Amy and drove her to a magical place where roses bathed in candlelight hung from the ceiling. Now not blindfolded any longer, Amy saw that each rose bore a phase such as, “I love you because I am a better person now” and “I love you because you are beautiful, smart and fun to be around,” leading her ever closer to an yet unknown destination.
The last message instructed her to turn around, whereupon she found Jason down on one knee.
“Will you marry me?” he asked. “Yes,” she replied, after which he revealed they were in the Sherwood Forest-themed room at the Cheshire Inn and Lodge.
A little more than one year later, on July 20, 2007, 130 guests looked on as Amy and Jason tied the knot at St. Anthony’s of Padua. The wedding party consisted of brothers, sisters and a few close friends as attendants.
“All the hard work and time that our families and we put into the planning turned into a truly magnificent occasion,” Jason said. “I could not have asked for a more beautiful day, ceremony or bride.”
Following a reception at Windows Off Washington, the newlyweds honeymooned in romantic Italy. Shortly after their return, the couple moved to Chicago.
Their immediate future involves exploring the Windy City and furthering their careers while fulfilling two other very important roles: that of uncle and aunt to their 16 nieces and nephews.
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