Bryan and I were married on December 17th, 1999. Definitely was not the wedding all girls dream of having. We were married in the courthouse due to finances and we both were miserably sick with the flu. My mom lost her wedding ring when she took it off so as not to snag the dress I wore (not a real wedding dress).

My parents were the only witnesses that were able to attend. My nose was so red like Rudolph the Reindeer and my sweet mom kept putting makeup on my sore nose to hide it- that really hurt! We were then supposed to go out to dinner but my new husband and I didn't feel good enough so ended up just going home to sleep off the flu. We were miserable for 2 days afterwards. No reception either due to our being so sick and weren't able to reschedule.

We didn't even have any photographs taken of our marriage since we just looked horrible and didn't want memories of a horrible day that was supposed to be the happiest!

Things have gone downhill ever since.-we could not afford a honeymoon, my Dad had two open heart surgeries and just recently had his gallbladder removed. My uncle was recently diagnosed with cancer and had to have his kidney removed.
Instead of bad days to remember -I would love to have a truly great day to remember. To renew my vows with Bryan and to have an actual wedding day to celebrate would be this women's dream come true!

I would love to have a better memory of our wedding and to have a chance to show how much we still love each other.

We have been married for 14 years- together for 19 (and many more). We have a beautiful 13 year old daughter whom I would love to give a memory of her parents renewing their wedding vows and a day for my family to celebrate and to remember forever!

I know there will be a lot of people trying to win this, and we all deserve to have a chance of winning such a wonderful prize.

I just want to thank you for reading about my awful wedding day and how things were for me. Please make this hopeful women, once a girl with a dream, have just one come true.

I have been going to Brewers games since I was two-years-old. When I was ten, I got season tickets. I couldn't imagine anything better then baseball. To me opening day is my Christmas. It is the day I look forward to and count down to. When I was a little girl most girls played with Barbies and I played with bobble heads. Brewers baseball was my first and one true love. Anyways when I was a little girl I dreamed about this day and it was always at Miller Park. It wasn't with my fiancé though it was to Geoff Jenkins whom was my first crush. I even met my matron of honor at Miller Park!! When my fiancé proposed to me in October my first thoughts were finally and I hope we can get married at Miller Park. We planned Miller Park down to every detail. Our colors are Brewers colors our reception is tailgate food and our centerpieces our even baseball theme. We even took our seven-month-old son to his first opening day this year. I walked around Miller Park with a different perspective it was about my special day that I am going to have in 2015. Waiting to set a date because we need to see the 2015 Brewers schedule in order to set a date. But we realized we couldn't afford Miller Park. My heart was broken and crushed. I actually cried for three days. Then my friend Jamie called me and was like did you see the Sunday paper? There is a contest to win a Big League Wedding at Miller Park. I totally geeked out and got super excited. My spirits were lifted and I had hope that my dreams may once again be able to come true.

Our Love Story...7th Inning Stretch Style!

Take me out to the ballgame, Meet me there in the crowd,
Buy me a beer and some cracker jacks, My friends won’t know if I never come back,
Cause we first met with the BREWERS, exchanged our numbers and name,
Now it’s two, three, four years later, and it’s time to change my name!

Loren and I met by chance in the summer of 2009. It was the start of the online dating boom, and we were drawn to each other through the written word. After a few weeks of communicating, we knew we had to meet in person! As it turns out, we were both heading to Miller Park on September 26, 2009; him with his friends and me with my family. We left our respective groups in the middle of the 5th inning and headed toward Friday’s Front Row. It was there that we met for the first time, and we have been together ever since!

After four and a half years together, Loren bought the ring of my dreams and I, of course, said YES! As we begin to plan our wedding, we know one thing for sure – we want it to be an amazing party for our family and friends! We want it to be a wedding that will be remembered for years to come, and one that will keep our guests laughing, dancing, and drinking all night long! We would also love to incorporate our favorite memories of our relationship into the event, allowing everyone to see how we have grown together throughout the years.

While we have many amazing memories together, none stand out more than that first night that we met at Miller Park! It would be a great honor to exchange our vows at the place where it all began and to join our families under the retractable roof! This truly would be a dream come true for us and an amazing start to our lives together as Mr. and Mrs.!

Most girls dream of a fairy tale wedding. I dream of a Big League Wedding. I cannot think of a better place than Miller Park to hold our wedding. Miller Park and the Brewers play a large part in my family's life. My father is a former usher, and the one who introduced me to the Brewers at County Stadium. My brother and his wife are both former racing sausages who fell in love at the stadium, while dancing on top of dugouts to “Roll out the Barrel” in the 7th inning. Then there’s my little family, me and Jeff and our 5 year old son. We take in so many games that we are now season seat holders. We love cheering for the Crew, while teaching the game to our son, and of course, watching the sausage races. I remember attending the very first game at Miller Park, an exhibition game, and at the end the crowd watched in awe as the roof opened and closed. I fell in love with the stadium and consider it an architectural beauty. As silly as it sounds, I always have butterflies when coming to Miller Park. Jeff and I have been together for eleven years, and in March 2014, he proposed and we decided to make our family whole. I smile because Jeff picked a blue diamond, and friends and family ask if blue was picked for our love for the Brewers. Jeff and I met in a bridal shop in January of 2003, the two of us were asked to be maid of honor and best man for a pair of mutual friends for their wedding. I would say that it was love at first sight, there’s a connection between us that has never been broken. In eleven years we have seen friends divorce, family and friends have passed away, we have both grown up, created a home together and had our son, Chase (whose name suits him as we chase him around). Now, we want to show the world that we want to spend the rest of our lives together. A wedding at Miller Park is not only my dream wedding, I know that a wedding there would also be an amazing experience for our son. Chase was with Jeff when he proposed, smiling and holding a flower and the ring. Even at 5 years old, he understands how special a wedding is. He's also thrilled I am their last name. Not to mention the fact there will be a party. For us, a wedding at Miller Park is something I’ve been dreaming about, the smell of the grass, the freshly groomed diamond, and incredible energy that always seems to fill the air. I can’t think of a better place for us to say our vows and share our joyous occasion with our families. A Big League Wedding would be this Brewers fan’s fairy tale wedding and dream come true.

This year on May 16th we will be married 50 years. We were unable to have the large weddings of today. We have raised 3 wonderful children and worked through our marriage with never a thought of divorce or separation. Our love for each other was always worth any obstacle we encountered.

To be able to have a recommitment ceremony would be beyond our wildest dreams. I can envision all of our friends and family joining us at Miller Park, of all places. We are all sports lovers and get to see the Brewers as often as possible.

I’m not eloquent with words, so I can only hope that we could be considered for this wonderful event. I would be a dream come true for two 70-year-olds. Thanks for the opportunity.

Just hoping,
Lottie Bingham

My husband and I were best friends from the very beginning (2006), and after a few years of dating he purposed. I was the happiest woman in the world. Every year that went by we would say "maybe next year we'll have our wedding". We were never able to acquire the funds needed to have our dream wedding as I was in college to become a nurse at the time, and my husband worked full-time to be able to support our family. We then were blessed with our son (2008), and our priorities changed.

After a long engagement, approximately 4 years ago, we decided to marry at the courthouse. We came to the conclusion that we wanted to be married and could no longer keep waiting until we had the funds to do so. We had a small amount of family present and went out to eat at a local restaurant after. Although we were happy to finally be married, we promised each other to have a dream wedding to renew our vows when we were financially able to do so.

Our dreams of having a traditional wedding came to a halt when we found out that our son was diagnosed with leukemia two and a half years ago (2011). All of our efforts and funds went to caring for our son, which was of utmost importance. My husband had quit his full-time job to care for our son, as I continued to work full-time as a nurse to support our family and provide health insurance for our son to receive the treatments needed.

Our son recently has been asking, "When are you going to wear a wedding dress mama?" My response to him was, "When you are all better and finish kicking leukemia's butt". He is scheduled to receive his last chemotherapy treatment February 2015, in which we plan on having a "No more chemo" party for him. We felt that using our funds to have this party for him was more important than funding a dream wedding. When we told him that we were going to have a party for him when he is done with treatment and we would have to wait longer for a wedding, he told us "I can give you all my coins to start saving for your wedding". This boy is wise beyond his years, and has a heart of gold. We explained to him that having his party was more important than a wedding right now.

We have dedicated all that we have, financially and emotionally, to fighting leukemia with our son. It no longer is a dream that my husband and I have dreamt of for years but has now become a dream of our sons as well. Therefore, having this dream wedding would have more meaning than simply renewing our vows while with family and friends, it would allow our family to have a new beginning, and start a new chapter in our lives without leukemia.

500 words. I only need 3. Dream Come True. My love for the Milwaukee Brewers stems all the way back to 1998. I was 11 years old when my dad took me to my first baseball game. It was just my dad & I that went to County Stadium that day to see the Brewers play the Detroit Tigers. My breath was taken away by the sheer magnitude of County Stadium as we took our seats in the upper deck just to the right of home plate. I fell in love with Bernie Brewer™ (and his slide into the beer mug), the Milwaukee Brewers and baseball that day. The Brewers have always been a big part of my life. I cannot count the number of summer days I spent playing in the backyard while my dad listened to the Brewers on the radio. Nothing makes it feel more like spring than the sweet sound of Bob Uecker yelling, “Get up, get up, get outta here, gone!” I look forward to it every year. When watching the Brewers on television, the TV would be muted and the radio would be turned on so my dad could listen to Uke. The last game we listened to was on April 20, 2014, Easter Sunday. This was the last game the Brewers played before my dad passed away after an 8 year battle with lung cancer, among other illnesses. My dad quietly passed away less than a month after finding out that his baby girl was engaged. My dad was very happy about the engagement as he had grown to love my wonderful fiancé, Will. Will actually first met my dad at a Brewers game in 2009. Mom, Dad, Will & I tailgated and had a wonderful time at the game. We've had so many great times at Miller Park. Will had previously attended the last 8 of 10 Opening Day games with a group of close friends and in 2013 Will took me to my first Opening Day. We attended Opening Day this year and intend to continue this tradition in our future together. When Will and I started to discuss ideas for our wedding day, nothing seemed more appropriate than a baseball theme, complete with blue dresses and yellow flowers, cracker jacks and peanuts on every table and each guest’s very own ticket to the big game.

Regardless of the physical location, the Milwaukee Brewers will be a part of our wedding. And since my dad won’t be able to be present at our wedding, it would mean more to us than I could ever express, in any amount of words, if we had the chance to spend our big day at Miller Park. Even if you don’t choose us and make our dream come true, you’ll make someone else’s dream come true and that is truly an amazing gift. Thank you for this opportunity.

Why I would love to renew my vows at Miller Park! My best friend and I have been together for 30 years to the date; we are high school sweethearts and we have been married 22 of those years, however, we never had the chance to celebrate the love we have afford each other’s with sharing our vows to each other’s in front of family and friends. First, we were very young when we got married and we were married at the courthouse. This marriage took place at the courthouse because we just had our second child and she was only two months old; we could not afford to have a wedding at the time. Since our union 22 years ago our family has grown to nine wonderful children and three grandchildren. Which has made it impossible for us to come up with the finances to have a wedding in front of family and friends which would be a blessing and a dream come true to share our love for each other’s with everyone to see. Secondly, at this precious moment in our lives and the growth of our family and us wanting to attend a Brewers game this would be a dream of ours and a pleasure with high honors to be able to renew our vows at Miller Park in front of family, friends, and have the Famous Racing Sausages be a part of this joyous celebration. In addition, to not being able to afford a wedding we also struggled with getting rings for the both of us to wear. My husband made sure I had a ring to wear because he knew how important it is for me to show I have a wonderful person looking out for me. At this time my husband does not have a ring to wear and when we renewed our vows this is when we were planning on getting a ring for him. Unfortunately, I have not been able to buy him a ring yet and if we are chosen to participate in this Big League Wedding this will be another prayer and blessing answered which would be a fulfillment in our lives. This will take a lot of weight off my husband and shoulders of trying to come up with money to one day celebrate renewing our vows in front of family and friends. This will be so exciting to get the chance to meet and spend time with the great Famous Racing Sausages. Finally, even if I am not picked to renew my vows I am proud to send in my story of being a loving wife, a best friend, to a wonderful husband of 22 years and still counting. He has been the best of friends for 30 years and I want eternity with my husband. He is and will always will be the best thing in life to me given the opportunity to share this experience of renewing our vows will be a blessing to us.

We were high school sweet hearts that moved our separate ways after a five year relationship. We were best friends that knew we had to move on with our lives. Kristian chose the U.S. Navy and I chose college. Our lives led us in directions that made us grow up and appreciate the little things.

Fast forward 18 years, thanks to social media and Kristian's persistence, we are soul mates again. I emailed Kristian in 2001 to check on his father, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's. We emailed back and forth through social media a few times; however, it wasn't until April of 2013 when I really decided to answer his, "I think about you every day" note. Our second - first date was a Brewers game for his first game at Miller Park. We knew that night that we were meant to be together.

We make active duty military look easy. Kristian is currently stationed in Jacksonville, FL; while I still live here. Our daily communication and love for one another make the distance seem shorter. Living apart isn't ideal, but we both support each other in our careers and would not force one to leave. Our families have become one and we look forward to our future as husband and wife.

A wedding at Miller Park would be a great way to make our love story come true.

On the night of our one month anniversary, November 7th, 2006, Kyle presented me with a key, dangling from a tiny hot dog. More specifically, he gave me the key to his apartment, and it was affixed to a Famous Racing Sausage-of the hot dog variety. Kyle and I were pretty young then, 23 and 21 respectively, and together we partied like rock stars. We grew serious, but weren’t moving toward anything more serious with any immediate intention.

As I was about to start my senior year at CUW, my body began waging war against me. I became inexplicably dizzy and experienced a variety of scary, visual symptoms. Forced to drop out of school, for over a year I underwent x-rays, MRIs, CT scans, blood tests, and trial-and-error medication regimens as doctors sought to diagnose my illness. Finally, a spinal tap delivered the news: my symptoms were the result of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH).

Although diagnosed, there is no miracle cure for IIH. I spent almost three years bound to the couch and at the mercy of Kyle (and my mom). Most friends didn’t understand, and bailed. His family only wondered why I no longer worked or went to school, and concluded I was just lazy.

Before diagnosis, when the doctors suspected a brain tumor, and I was scared out of my mind, I told Kyle that if he couldn’t handle it I would forgive him if he left - but only if he did it sooner rather than later. It wasn’t always easy between us, but when I extended that opportunity, he told me he loved me, and wouldn’t take it.

Then, on October 6th, 2010, the day before our fourth anniversary, Kyle’s brother, Chris, was tragically killed on a Milwaukee freeway as he headed into work. From there, the dark space that our relationship had been hovering around became a cavern that we fell head first into. Kyle struggled with Chris’s death and turned to alcohol to numb his pain. While his parents and sister-in-law also felt the tremendous loss, they coped within their own private circles, leaving Kyle primarily to fend for himself. Being the only one continually present, I bore the brunt of a lot of anger, and for a while questioned whether I could stay.

Following his loving example, I did.

Today, while I still rely on medications, and may never be “cured,” I have managed to get back into school. I’m an online English major at the University of Illinois-Springfield, set to graduate May 2015. Kyle is doing well at Carlson Tool, and after seeking counseling, he has been able to see the light in life again.

Things are finally looking brighter, and a wedding at Miller Park, a place that holds so many warm memories for us, might be the best way for Kyle and I to celebrate how together we have overcome the trials of the past seven years.

Cheers!

My name is Alexandra Zalar and I am trying to marry the love of my life, Cory. Why do I want to get married at Miller Park? I am a huge Brewers fan. I even have an awesome Brewers tattoo that I love am extremely proud to show off. Now that's love! Most importantly, my fiancé Cory and I have been trying to plan our wedding for quite a while now with not much luck. Most of the halls we have tried to contact either didn't respond to us at all, or were just way too expensive for us. We have been pushing the date back because we cannot afford a wedding. The fact that the date is moving back wouldn't be a big deal, except we want, and actually need, to start our family as soon as possible.

I was born with a congenital heart defect. I have been told that it will more than likely require heart surgery when I'm in my 30's. My doctor has told me that I need to be done having children by the age of 26, to be safe and healthy for me and my baby. Cory and I want more than one child, which means we need to start as soon as possible. Last November I found out that we were pregnant with our first child. I have never been so excited. My fiancé was beyond joyed to become a father. The following January I went to my OB to hear my baby's heart for the first time. That visit changed my life once again. I had learned that I had a miscarriage. The news was absolutely heartbreaking. It was the most physically and emotionally painful thing I have been through. I heated the fact that I had to tell Cory, he was so happy I knew it would break his heart. Both of our families were devastated.

We would love to be married before we try for another baby, but even between us both working many hours, Cory working a lot of overtime, we just don't have the money for a decent wedding. Being on a time crunch for starting a family only gives us less time and opportunities. We are faced with the decision whether or not to push back the wedding or push back starting a family. Not an easy decision.

I have always joked about how awesome it would be to get married at Miller Park. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think it could be possible, until I saw the ad for this wonderful contest. Please help me surprise my fiancé by not having to worry about the financial aspect, and being able to start a family sooner than we thought. Make my dreams a reality by getting married at the beautiful Miller Park, a place where I am always happy and excited to be. Plus, having the Famous Racing Sausages and Bernie Brewer™ there would be cool!

We just happily celebrated our 27th wedding anniversary. Yes, we got married young. I was 15 and my husband was 18. We have 2 beautiful children our son 26 and our daughter 20. We also have 2 granddaughters ages 7 and 2. I never thought it was possible to love someone as much as I do my husband. I love him more and more every day. I became ill in 2005 and was declared disabled in 2006 and my husband has been my rock. I have more good days then bad now but no matter what, he is ALWAYS by my side taking care of me. We were set to renew our vows on our 25th anniversary but 2 months before our house was burglarized while I was in the hospital. It ended up being a family member who did it, so that in combination with my health kept us from renewing our vows. I want to wear a beautiful white dress and have a true wedding even though I am already married, I didn't get this the first time around. Although my husband makes me feel like his queen EVERYDAY, I would still love to have the opportunity to have the wedding we never got with all my family and friends by our side celebrating with us.

Thank you so much for listening to my story. Hope to have a dream come true.

Terri

Nate & I are huge sports fans. He was born & bred in small town Wisconsin, and is a true Cheesehead. He loves everything WI: Badgers, Packers & Brewers, he roots for them all!! I am originally from California, coming to WI to compete in Track & Field for Marquette. I learned to swim and surf pretty much before I could walk, and am a city girl at heart. I am a die-hard hockey fan, and have played softball my whole life. We also coach many sports, including track & field, basketball & baseball. However I was not a big baseball fan until I came to WI and went to a Brewers game. The atmosphere is unlike any other and who doesn't love to tailgate before?? It is also where Nate and I met each other 4 years ago. We met thru mutual friends when we combined our two different groups at a game, and we have been together ever since. And since then we have tried to go to Brewers games several times a year, even making it to the 2011 Playoffs. The Brewers hold a special place in my heart, helping introduce me to my fiancé and my future husband. Without the Brewers I would not be with the best man I have ever known! THANKS BERNIE BREWER™!!

Back about 7 years ago, Gustavo and I first met. We met in the college dorm rooms because I was actually dating one of his best friends. After my ex and I broke up, Gustavo's friend took an interest in me - that wasn't shared. Therefore, I asked Gustavo to come with this friend and me when he asked me to go to a Brewers game. At the Brewers game, Gustavo and I hit it off instantly. I had never felt a connection like that with anyone. At that point in my life, I was not ready to be in a relationship with anyone, though. Therefore, I told Gustavo after a few months of "dating" that I couldn't be with him. While he "backed off", his love for me never faltered. Gustavo continued to keep in touch with me for the next 3 years or so, even though we both dated other people and went through many different life changes. He was always someone that I could turn to for advice or just someone level headed enough to keep me calm during certain situations. Eventually, around a year or so ago, Gustavo and I started going on dates again - the first one being another Brewers game. Gustavo was never a huge Brewers fan, but I grew up with season tickets and even have a Brewers tattoo. Needless to say, I have finally let my heart fall completely and utterly in love with him and him and I have a special connection to Miller Park and the Milwaukee Brewers.

Gustavo and I have been "together" for a year or so now and have faced many hardships during that year. Between personal and emotional struggles, we are also working to gain partial custody of his one year old daughter. We have been talking about marriage/engagement for a few months now, but we have also just purchased our first home together and know we cannot afford rings, much less the dream wedding we wish we had. Growing up, I have always had my wedding at Miller Park planned - but have come to the realization that I can never afford it. From the tailgate party reception, so the bridesmaid's baseball glove bouquets, I had it all planned.

Winning this for Gustavo and I would give us an amazing "turn of events" in our life. We have worked really hard to get both our lives on track and provide everything we can for his daughter, and this would just be our proof that someone is listening and all of this has happened for a reason. Miller Park has brought us together countless times as friends and as a couple and has given us a bond that we can never forget.

On March 24, 2015 we will be celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary. One of the main outlets that keep our marriage alive is our love for the Milwaukee Brewers. We went to the games as a young couple, then as a family. Now that our boys are grown, we go again as a couple.

We have cheered for the Brewers highs and sighed during the lows. When County Stadium was coming down, I bought two seats for Cory for Christmas that year along with a brick for my oldest son for his birthday, and infield dirt for us and both our boys. We marveled when we saw sunflower seed shells in that dirt, wondering what player could have had it in his mouth and spit it out. Of course it had to be a Brewers player.

When we saw “Big Blue” leaning against the stadium of the future, we had tears in our eyes as we pulled in and thought of those who lost their lives.

We stood in line on Autograph Friday and waited patiently in hopes of getting that legendary player’s autograph like Cecil Cooper or that of a rookie with bright eyes and hopes for the future, just as we did on our wedding day.

We were in the audience for the filming of “Mr. 3000.” We didn’t get to the All Star Game or the Home Run Derby but we did go to the activities leading up to the games. My children and I have memories of finger painting and signing our names on the big murals that week. These activities brought us even closer as a family.

When Cory and I started planning the rec room in our basement, it was a no-brainer to make it a Brewers basement. Cory was thrilled when he opened the Brewers themed pool table light for Christmas one year. We saved plastic soda cups from the games to use as part of our decor. We scoured antique stores, looking for other treasures to decorate with. We have placemats and drinking glasses from McDonalds from the ‘82 Brewers. Together, we have found a few more items to add to our collection. The basement needs a lot of work but we have a lot of years of marriage to complete it in a way that would make the team proud!

We had my ten-year anniversary ring and Cory’s wedding ring stolen two years ago so it would be wonderful to receive new rings from Robert Haack Diamonds as they are known for quality and style.

We have been talking about our 25th anniversary party for about the last ten years. We have fantasized about having it at Miller Park but life’s curve balls have made that impossible. We would be honored to have our celebration at Miller Park with the Famous Racing Sausages in attendance and Bernie Brewer™ as our ring bearer. Our family and friends would feel like this is appropriate!

Scott and I began our journey together at Miller Park.

In retrospect, it was an obvious set up (Scott’s best friend is my coworker’s husband), but at the time we were oblivious. We’d gone to the game with a group of mutual friends, on a very hot and sunny day, and by the third inning we found ourselves abandoned in our seats by the rest of the group who went to “cool down” We’d met before, but this was the first time we really started talking and discovered we had a lot in common. We spent the entire rest of the game laughing. We had a really great time at Miller Park that day, and on the way out, he asked me on our first date. We’ve been happy together ever since.

One thing I love about being with Scott is that we encourage each other to go for our goals and make our dreams reality. We’ve been supportive of each other as we’ve both gone back to school for graduate degrees and we’re focused on diligently saving for a house where we can start a family together. We’re so excited to get married and build that life together.

But, I’ll admit it: We have wedding-planning paralysis. We’ve been engaged for about a year and a half and can’t decide on anything. We know what we want our marriage to be, but the wedding itself? Totally stuck. I come from a typical Milwaukee German-Catholic family (in other words: There are a LOT of us! Thanksgiving is usually dinner for 50) and Scott’s family is rooted in the southeastern Wisconsin area, too. Finding a wedding venue that can fit our loved ones, our personalities, and our tiny, future-focused budget has been a challenge. We actually have an annual Miller Park cousins’ gathering coming up (we have a lot of Superfans in our family!) and I know we will have a lot of cousins excited to hear about our plans.

Getting married at Miller Park would be a dream come true for us, not just because it’s where we made the first step towards being a couple, but because it’s significant to our friends and family, too. It’s a place where we’ve come together as a family many times, and it would mean a lot for Scott and me to be able to officially join our families into one in a place where we already have great memories and are sure to have more in the future.

Our happily ever after begins with baseball and continues with baseball, what better way for each of us to proclaim our love for one another than Miller Park?? Early on in our relationship Carrie and I found a common connection in being sports fans, but more specific the love of the Milwaukee Brewers and watching our children play in competitive baseball and softball. During our relationship we’ve found ourselves attending games all over the country from here in our own home town, Illinois, Ohio, Iowa and even Cooperstown New York. The games we attend we keep our ticket stubs as a memory of the good times we’ve had with each other and at times accompanied by friends or family. There’s not much more exciting than that big play happening and being able to high five or kiss the love of your life when watching it live!! In early winter 2013 I found myself wanting to make that commitment to Carrie and ask her to be my wife. I had plans in the works on proposing in Arizona during spring training. Sadly on New Year’s Eve 2013 I had lost my mother to a sudden death, which temporarily put my plans on hold. Two short months later I had found myself laying in a local ER because of a rare blood clotting disorder. While lying in the hospital for 5 days, I began to think how I could incorporate Miller Park and the Brewers into my proposal as we are huge baseball and Brewers fans and could no longer do the spring training trip I was hoping for. I had an idea of trying to coordinate one of the MVP tours for her and I to attend privately, where I could hopefully propose to her as close to home plate as possible. I had a little speech in mind that would incorporate baseball and hitting a grand slam in life and what better place to pop the big question than home plate at Miller Park. With the help of my cousin who had some connections with Miller Park, he put me in contact with Jonelle, the Miller Park Tour Coordinator. She and her staff were AMAZING! We coordinated the big day, enjoyed every moment of the tour and then I nervously gave my speech and got down on one knee where Carrie said yes and I in life had hit that grand slam I was praying for!! For us, there would be no better place to begin our journey as husband and wife and win the Big League Wedding of our dreams! We do hope our story is one that you will select!! Go Brewers!!

When I met my fiancé, Jeremy Showers, he was helping his mother deal with the traumatic roller coaster that is cancer. After her passing, Jeremy decided to do something great with his life. He decided to become a role model for the greater mankind, he decided to become a hero, he became a Marine. While the last eight months of his training have been hard, every moment we have spent together - which is very few - has been worth it. Jeremy has an amazing passion for life and happiness, he pushes me to see the light in every dark corner. Often times when I feel at my wits end he reminds me how to smile. This journey we have been on for the last two years has been wonderful and exciting, I could not imagine spending one more second apart from him. Our favorite past time is spending weekends at Miller Park watching our favorite baseball team. The thing I would love more than anything before I move to California to be with the love of my life, is to stand before our friends and family at one of the greatest spots in Wisconsin and promise our lives to each other. He is my world, my hero, and my heart.

Jeremy and I have not had the most conventional of relationships. Our story begins a little over two years ago, when we were living in Ohio and met via an online dating site. After dating for just a couple of months we were on a fast track to happily ever after. Then Jeremy (a Wisconsin native), was offered his dream job working with the UW football team. Happily ever after was put on hold, and we had to quickly decide if a long distance relationship was feasible. We decided to “swing for the fences” and see what happened. What followed was close to a year of regular trips between Ohio and Wisconsin, LOTS of phone calls, and a Herculean effort from both sides to make our relationship work. After that first year, our relationship progressed quickly with lots of changes.

Using a baseball diamond as an analogy, I'll summarize our relationship during our second year. We started at First Base, when I gathered the courage to leave the only home I’ve ever known to live with Jeremy in Wisconsin. After living together for six months, we were ready to make our move!

Second Base was when we purchased and moved into our first home together.

After another few months, Jeremy got us to Third Base when he proposed last month on my birthday. Now all we need is our dream wedding to bring us HOME. Because weddings are ultimately a celebration of love and love will always bring us home.

Like so many others, we are just a middle class couple who work hard to pay our mortgage, student loans, bills, etc. To us, winning this contest would be incredibly meaningful in three ways. First, the once in a lifetime opportunity to have a wedding that neither us nor our loved ones have ever experienced, in the most beautiful ballpark in the country. Secondly, our wedding at Miller Park would be the perfect unconventional wedding for our unconventional relationship. And finally, without the financial burden of a wedding, we would be able to fulfill our biggest wish sooner than we are planning: adding some little leaguers to our family roster.

Our journey to find happiness together has not always been easy or without struggles, when all we ever wanted was to just be together. Jeremy and I have defied the odds once before, when we proved that long distance relationships can actually work and thrive. Defying the odds one more time would be the perfect capstone in our journey in finding our happily ever after. Plus, we think it would be totally awesome to have Bernie Brewer as our ring bearer!

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Baseball is America’s pastime and for some it is a bonding point, but for me it is what drew Dan and I to each other. Miller Park has a seating capacity of 41,900 people, and during the 2011 playoff series I was lucky enough to meet my fiancé. Dan and I grew up in very different homes. He comes from a small family in which he was the only true sports fan, whereas I grew up in a large family and sports played a huge role in our lives. With County Stadium then Miller Park being so close to where we grew up, it was always exciting to attend so many Brewer games a year. As we both got older our love for all sports grew. Each year we would attend more and more games until eventually in October of 2011 our paths would cross. From the moment we exchanged our first words we were inseparable, but neither of us knew where our journey would take us. Over the next two years our love grew and so did our obsession with the sport that brought us together; baseball. Not only have we been season ticketholders for two years, but every year we make it our goal to visit an away stadium while the Brewers are there. First we traveled to Colorado, then St. Louis, and finally Chicago.

We have even had our own Brewer tragedy. After spending two years collecting, buying, and trading our bobbleheads to keep our collection growing the shelving unit in our apartment collapsed sending 90% of our bobbleheads crashing to the ground. We had approximately 50 casualties and the rest were able to be saved thanks to countless hours of finding and matching the pieces until they were back together. Our love for each other is stronger than ever and since the day we met was at Miller Park, it was only fitting that our engagement took place there as well. During the all-star break in July Dan took me to Miller Park for a meeting with our ticket agent. After working third shift the night before and not getting much sleep, I was a little cranky. Our ticket broker took us out to the second level for our meeting but said he “forgot some papers on his desk,” leaving us to roam around section 207 until his return. Dan immediately went down three rows from the railing and asked me to follow. I was reluctant due to the fact that our ticket agent was due to return shortly but I eventually joined Dan in the third row. When I got down there he pulled the tickets from our first game together out of his pocket and showed me that we were standing directly in front of those seats. He then got down on one knee and asked me to spend the rest of my life with him. Of course I said yes and we cannot wait to celebrate our wedding together hopefully at Miller Park!