Jenna & Brant’s LOVE story…

It Started With Meiomi Now We're Here…

On a wintery night in Chicago we had our first date at the amazing Italian Restaurant Topo Gigio. From the moment we held hands and Brant lead the way through the ‘pre-covid’ Friday night crowd, we had an instant connection. Our first date started with our favorite wine Meiomi and effortless conversation, laughs, and openly sharing countless stories and future adventures we planned to have together....we ended up staying past closing with the restaurant owner. It was an instant connection that we knew was special and we have been inseparable ever since.

Early into our relationship we were faced with a Global Pandemic, a City shutting down, and a world that would test us in our blossoming relationship. The immediate reaction was to lean on one another. We both don't know what we would have done without one another in such a frightening time. So, it is only right that we did what every young couple plans not to do....we drove 19 hours across the country and moved back in with our parents. It was an amazing feeling to know that we had both families to open their arms, homes, and hearts. We were lucky enough to form such an amazing relationship with both sides of the family early on. We had a chance to escape the reality around us, but we were then faced with an even more terrifying reality coming out of our fictional retirement when we returned home. We drove into a city on fire, looting all around us, and a sense of fear for what was to come. As intense as a time it was, we made the best of it and had an absolute blast, together. We escaped to lake houses with our friends, had the best times at home playing games, talking about everything and anything, and listening to Paradise until the sun came up. We had the time to truly fall in love.

We have been lucky enough to be able to travel with friends and family and attend several sporting events….and somehow managed the house rule ‘go Bears, go Patriots.’ We confidently know our Top Chef skills are Food Network worthy and have expanded on our skills in the kitchen. We love going to our favorite restaurants and exploring new ones, although Grubhub and McDonald’s still may fall under fan favorites…guilty. (Please allow the excuse that there is no Federal Hill in Chicago for all the Italians & New Englanders cringing right now).

We constantly amaze one another with the fact that as unique and eccentric as each of us is, we have so found our perfect match and complement one another perfectly. The sense of balance and constant joy is truly a blessing. We are living an absolutely amazing love story and are so grateful to live it and share it with all of you.

“I knew life would be alright, but who could have known it’d be this good...And they tell me, they say it gets better, better, better, this is more than life, this is paradise.”

Jenna & Brant are living an amazing love story and were excited to share it with their closest family and friends at their wedding. They wanted it to be an elegant and vibrant evening filled with great food, drinks, dancing, and fun. Not only did they celebrate their marriage but they also rang in the New Year with the ones closest to them. Happy 2023 everyone 🥂

Lead Photographer | Rebecca Zoumberos
Associate Photographer | Jackie Pizio