Holly and Brad met on the first Eagle's playoff game in January of 2003. Her friend from highschool went to LaSalle University and brought Holly to her boyfriend's apartment one night. Brad was one of the roommates; the group went to a party together and there was an instant connection between the two. Holly had to sleep in the living room by herself that night and Brad was sweet enough to keep her company. Although they stayed up until 8 am talking and realized they had alot in common, they were both too shy to get the other's number. Later on in the week, Holly and her friend made a surprise appearance at Brad's apartment; Brad didn't want to miss this second chance so he invited Holly to the 3 Doors Down concert, where they had a blast. They went out every night after that until Holly went back to school.
On December 2, 2007, Brad took Holly to the restaurant at The Hilton in Christiana under the pretenses that he had received a soon-to-expire gift certificate. The hostess almost blew Brad's carefully constructed plan by telling the couple the reservations were for 5 people and that the restaurant didn't open for another half hour than what they had scheduled. Holly proceeded to the lady's room, which gave Brad ample time to explain the situation to the unsuspecting hostess. They were then seated to have drinks and peruse the menu until the restaurant opened. Brad excused himself to go to the restroom and out to the car to get the forgotten "gift certificate." Holly sat alone, awaiting his return, when to her surprise, her sister Lindsay walked in the room. "What the hell are you doing here?" Holly exclaimed. "Brad wanted me to give this to you," her sister replied, handing her a gold metal Christmas box. In the box was a poem on a bed of mints. The poem read how Brad had invited Linds to join them as a Christmas surprise...then, Holly's parents and Pop-Pop walked in with a silver Christmas box. Inside was another poem about how Brad had invited her parents to join and only one thing could make this night better...he then came in, got down on one knee and asked her to marry him! They then enjoyed a wonderful celebratory dinner together while Holly called everyone she knows.
And the wedding planning began....
The couple will exchange their long awaited vows of love and devotion at 2:30 pm at Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church in Abington, PA. This church holds significance to the couple as the childhood parish of the bride where her parents were wed almost thirty years to the day of the couple's wedding. The ceremony will begin at 2:30pm and will include a traditional Catholic mass. Holly & Brad look forward to sharing this important moment with family and friends.
Holly & Brad look forward to kicking off the celebration of their love with all of those who made their union possible. It will begin with an hour-long cocktail hour at 6:00pm located at Spring Mill Manor in Ivyland, PA. Dinner and dancing will follow, so be sure to bring your dancing shoes! Following the ceremony, guests are welcome to proceed to the Spring Mill Country Club Lounge until the reception begins. The country club is directly across the street from the manor.
After the wedding festivities, the newly weds will embark on a 7-day cruise, leaving from Baltimore and heading to Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos as well as Half Moon Cay, The Bahamas and Freeport, The Bahamas, They look forward to beginning their new life together relaxing and taking in some exciting new adventures.
We would like to express our love and gratitude to all of our family and friends. None of this would have been possible without your love and support. Thank you to each and every person who's touched our lives and brought us to where we are at today - we couldn't have arrived here without you! We are so excited and touched to be able to share this significant and meaningful moment in our lives with those who mean the most to us.
