Justin and I met 10 years ago at our kids’ schools. We would bring our kids to school, drop them off and pick them up all on the same schedule. We each had two kids going to Vail Elementary and one kid going to Running Springs High School where we would bump into each other every single day. It was always so nice to see each other since we were single parents raising 3 kids alone. I would attend his kids' soccer and football games and he would come to my kids’ volleyball and softball games. We both worked full time. To this day, we still do not know how we both had time to maintain a household of 4, keep a fulltime job and manage to pick up our kids every single day. As my kids became older, they would joke with me how Mr. Howards likes me and I should ask him out on a date. I never had time for that and neither did Justin. Throughout the years, we kept a strong friendship and if one of us ever needed the other to pick up kids from school or practice, we were always right there for each other. About two years ago, Justin and I were at my son’s baseball game and something changed the both of us. We finally realized how strong and wonderful our friendship grew and decided to give dating a try. Something must have worked because after two years of dating we are now engaged! We are excited about getting married and making our smaller families into a new big family of 8! Wish us luck huh?

Since we both share the love of traveling, we thought it would be romantic having a destination wedding. Our wedding will be in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico at Crown Paradise Club Puerto Vallarta! It's only a matter of time until I take those first steps down the sanded aisle wearing my elegant white wedding dress looking at Justin in his tuxedo, and that special moment where we gaze in awe at how amazing and timeless we both look on our beloved day! This will be a day to remember and we cannot wait!!!

Please join us in celebrating our new lives together as Mr. and Mrs. Howards with dining, dancing, drinks, live entertainment and good times! Our wedding reception will be follow our wedding ceremony. For those of you who will not be able to attend our blessed day in Mexico, we are throwing an at-home wedding reception at our friend's residence in Dallas, Texas so we can bring the celebration of our new lives together to you! We will see you all there!

For those of you who will be joining us for our romantic wedding at Crown Paradise Club Puerto Vallarta, or are traveling from afar to join us in celebrating our wedding reception in New York, you must reserve your rooms and book your flights as soon as you can. To book and reserve your rooms, please contact us so we can put you in touch with our travel agent.

Justin and I would like to thank all of our dearest family and friends for simply being here for us. You all have done so much and have made such a remarkable positive difference in our lives. We cherish the friendship and love you gave us, and continue to give to us. Thank you for visiting our wedding website and honeymoon registry. You all have blessed our lives and we can’t wait to share our special day with you!