Their Story

Ashley and Tommy’s story began at Marian University in 2013. Ashley was studying Elementary Education, and Tommy was studying Educational Studies when the two found themselves in the same class. Their friendship began simply. Tommy started helping Ashley by giving her rides to her student-teaching classes. And somewhere among classes, car rides, conversations, and the ordinary routines of college life, something extraordinary was beginning. On September 14, 2013, they went on their first date—to a Ritter football game. They have…