Guest Spotlights: Gabe, Staci & Molly Rowe

Staci is Nick's first cousin. She is Nick's Dad's sister's daughter. Melaina has been delighted to get to know Staci a little bit through their Facebook friendship and was excited to finally meet her in person at Nick and Melaina's wedding shower in Buffalo.

Gabe and Staci have known each other since they were kids. Gabe's step dad and Staci's dad worked together. Every summer their dad's work would have a company picnic at Darien Lake (a local theme park). At the company picnic in the summer of 1995, they saw each other a little more grown up. So they spent the entire day there together going on rides and hanging out. Gabe asked Staci’s dad if he could take her home. Staci thought he was *so* cool because he had his driver's license! Staci’s dad allowed it because he knew Gabe’s parents. The following weekend, Gabe & Staci went out and were together after that until 2002. They broke up, but kept tabs on each other through the years. They saw each other through birthday's, divorces, crazy girlfriends, stupid boy friends. They always ran back to each other but they "could never get it together." Then one night Staci went over to Gabe’s house for a few drinks and a bon fire. In the midst of a game of hide and go seek with the neighbors, Gabe said "just move in with me…let's just do it". Staci responded, "OK" and moved in the following weekend. They used to go camping every year back in the day. The next summer, while on a camping trip, Gabe asked Staci to marry him! Staci cried her eyes out and said yes. Then, one month before the wedding...they discovered, “SURPRISE WE’RE PREGNANT!”
Staci had to walk down the aisle barefoot because her feet were swollen! And now, 16 years since they first met, they are happily married and so in love with their daughter! Staci says, “The universe is good.” Staci gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, Molly, in April 2011.

Be sure to say "hello" to this new Mom and Dad at the wedding!