Steve & Lenna: Our story

Steve & Lenna met through their friend Garth when they were just 15 and 16 years old. Steve admits now he had a crush on Lenna, but didn’t let her know because he thought he wasn’t her type. They got married 33 years later! Did they have a long courtship? No! Do they believe fate was involved in getting them together in 2004? Yes!

Our story begins in 1971 when Steve, Garth & their friend John all went to the same high school. That year, Lenna & Garth met at a summer camp and they briefly dated. The next year, Garth introduced Lenna to Steve… and a few years later he introduced her to John, who Lenna married in 1978.

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Lenna's “Boyfriends”

Steve joked about who was in this photo when it resurfaced in 2004. The photo was taken when Steve, Garth, John and Lenna shared a house together in 1980.

To save on expenses, the 4 friends rented a house together in 1980. John & Lenna moved out the next year and by 1984 they had two kids. Garth & Steve stayed in touch with them often came by to visit.

Fast forward to 2004. John & Lenna’s 26 year marriage fell apart when John had an affair. They separated knowing divorce would soon follow. Around the same time, Lenna found out from Garth that Steve had gotten divorced. She was surprised to learn this and the next day, decided to call Steve at work. He was always easy to talk to and she hoped he might be able to give her advice on going through a divorce.

Steve was totally unprepared for Lenna’s call. He didn’t know that she & John has separated; it had been 5 years since they last talked. He jumped at the opportunity to reconnect and rekindle their friendship. After that phone call Steve and Lenna started emailing each other several times a day, sharing stories. A few days later they met and did more catching up while having dinner. Spending this time together was just what they needed. A plan was made to visit Garth in upstate NY and tell him that he was to blame for getting them back together… it was obviously all his fault!

Lenna was surprised to find she had any romantic feelings for Steve… she never felt this way about him before. In just 3 weeks time they wrote an impressive amount of 300 emails and they fell in love. Initially, Steve attempted to slow things down because of Lenna’s recent separation. But after many conversations, they knew their feelings for each other were true. Plans were made to get married when Lenna's divorce was final. Steve proposed to Lenna by saying, “You KNOW we’re going to get married, don’t you?”

On June 11, 2023 - Steve & Lenna celebrated 18 years of marriage ♥

❤ steve & lenna on June 11, 2005

Our Wedding Day

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My wedding dress reflected our moon & star theme.. The moon was prominent during our courtship and we thanked our lucky stars we were a couple!

collage for steven

What If?

A collage I made for Steven soon after I called him. Looking back the words “What if?” had much greater meaning than we knew at the time.


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Some of Our Favorite photos: 2023 - 2004

 

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