A Serendipitous Love Story: Jill & Dave’s September Wedding at Galleria Marchetti
There are some love stories that feel like they were written for the screen—and Jill & Dave’s wedding day in September 2018 felt exactly like that. Set against the romantic backdrop of Galleria Marchetti in Chicago, their celebration was the perfect culmination of a love that had quietly been years in the making.
Let’s rewind to where their story truly began. Imagine meeting someone and realizing, mid-conversation, that your paths should have crossed long ago. Jill & Dave attended the same college, shared mutual friends and had unknowingly crossed paths at parties, weddings, and bars. But it wasn’t until a seemingly ordinary conversation back in 2013 that everything changed.
A Delayed Beginning Turns into Destiny
That conversation sparked something special, though the timing wasn’t quite right. A year later, a meetup at Fort Mason Park in San Francisco gave them the moment they needed to begin something real. It was a slow-burning love that grew naturally—and intentionally—from shared stories, laughter, and a genuine desire to know each other more deeply.
The Date That Said It All
When I asked Jill & Dave separately about their favorite memory as a couple, their answer was the same: their first official date. No grand plans—just a day spent biking, hiking, talking, eating, drinking, and laughing. It was simple, spontaneous, and perfect.
Dave described it best: “The weather was perfect and we were on a high of the newness of what could be. We were able to share each other’s feelings and aspirations, and we both just knew we had found the one.”
Living Their Own Romantic Comedy
Jill & Dave’s love story reads like a romantic comedy—complete with near-misses, long-distance love, moving in together, an engagement, two beautiful sons, and three homes. Their life together is full of joyful chaos, construction dust, laughter, and late-night cuddles with their boys. At the foundation of it all is something powerful and enduring: a deep love and unwavering respect for one another.
A Ceremony Full of Meaning
The ceremony reflected that deep bond. Jill & Dave chose to include Roy Croft’s timeless love poem, a heartfelt ode to partnership and devotion.
They also performed a unity ritual involving roses—long-stemmed white roses to represent Jill & Dave, and shorter ones for their sons, Rylan and Boden. This bouquet was more than beautiful; it was symbolic. A reminder that their love story is not just theirs, but their children’s too.
“Your life is now one together—complementing each other’s personalities, loving each other’s strengths and weaknesses, growing together, devoting time to each other and to raising your children, and to creating a beautiful life with all of your hopes and dreams coming true.”
The Beginning of Forever
On that perfect September day at Galleria Marchetti, Jill & Dave promised forever in front of the people who had cheered them on along the way. Their love story, filled with fate, adventure, laughter, and family, is proof that the right person often arrives just when they’re meant to—even if your paths have been crossing all along. Cheers to 6+ years of marriage in this chapter of forever, Jill & Dave!
EVENT TEAM
Photographer: Anda Marie Photography
Planner: Anticipation Events
Floral: Field & Florist
Musicians: Renee Wilson (Harpist)
Videographer: Sandra Armenteros
Venue: Galleria Marchetti
Officiant: Zen Events
