Jared & Mia’s House

Ford Fest

Wedding Reception

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Sunday Shuttle from Hotel to Venue: 10:40AM

Saturday Shuttle from Hotel to Venue: 1:40PM, 2:30PM

Saturday Shuttle from Venue to Hotel: 8PM, 9PM, 10PM

Sunday Shuttle from Venue to Hotel: 2PM

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CONTACT: Mia 831-227-9831 (text)

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Please reach out to Mia to be included in airport carpools. The hotel is about an hour away. 831-227-9831 (please text) fordfamily.mia@gmail.com

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Hilton Garden Inn Waldorf

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SATURDAY  Shuttle from Hotel to Venue: 1:40PM, 2:30PM  Shuttle from Venue to Hotel: 8PM, 9PM, 10PM   SUNDAY  Shuttle from Hotel to Venue: 10:40AM  Shuttle from Venue to Hotel: 2PM

Travel

Welcome!

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

for those arriving Friday, come by our house for snacks and a welcome celebration!

2024 Wedding

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

Charles County Circuit Court200 Charles StreetLa Plata, MD, 20646

join us at the courthouse to make this official

Dinner

The Charles Restaurant &amp; Bar417 Charles StreetLa Plata, MD, 20646

join us for dinner, drinks, vows, &amp; speeches

2024

A Professional Start

Jared and Mia first met in January 2020, both working for Tesla in California. Jared had been promoted to General Manager, running the Milpitas Field Energy office; Mia had just returned to the company as a Recruiter dedicated to Field Energy in the Bay Area. Since Milpitas ran the largest operations in the Bay [company], they worked closely together to build his team- always keeping it professional.

our first day meeting

In fact, Mia was convinced that Jared was "30 and married, probably with kids" since he was so practical and competent. Unattainable, but the type of man she always imagined herself with.Jared thought Mia was pretty and was excited to find out she was "his dedicated recruiter" - he was extra excited to attend any hiring events if Mia would be there.They enjoyed working together, each privately noticing the other, but work was all they talked about for the first several months. In March that year, Mia transitioned to support the Automotive side of the business and they no longer worked together. Mia had shared her personal cell number with Jared, 'in case of emergencies', so he of course checked in when she moved to the new role. Mia was going through some personal life changes at the time, and left him unread for 4 months! She finally texted him back in July, having just returned from the 4th in Northern Michigan. After agonizing over how to excuse the long delay, she finally shot back a lame "sorry/hi" and was resigned to never hear from him again. Jared immediately wrote back, and they were both grinning ear to ear texting each other for hours. They made plans to hang out that weekend and the rest is history.

Our Story Begins

5 Years of Love

2020

July: First Date

Café Brasil and a hike through the Santa Cruz Redwoods, visiting the Garden of Eden swimming hole

August: First Trip Together!

A fun weekend at Copperopolis Reservoir!! Enjoyed Garrett's beautiful lake house, celebrated Jesse &amp; Colleen's engagement, and had a blast integrating Jared with Mia's friends. Had so much fun we barely took pictures (thanks Moselle for the polaroid!)

September: Jared bravely invited Mia to family vacation

They spent a lovely week in OBX with Jared's parents, grandparents, aunt, sister, Miss Pat, and Miss Marie. Mia officially joined the annual tradition and loved every minute!

THE REST OF 2020 PASSED IN A BLUR

The pair spent every weekend together,&nbsp;supporting each other through the intensity of working at Tesla and exploring Northern CA wilderness whenever possible.

2021

February: Jared moved in!

The Hammond Home in Santa Cruz provided many memories with John, Arisa, Mia, and Jared - plus a dog, 2 cats, and an unknown number of chickens, ducks, rabbits and birds in the backyard.

Jared and Mia spent weekends building the van

And then camping in it

Before they knew it June rolled around, and with it another OBX Beach Vacation. This time Mia was invited for both weeks!

4th of July brought an extra special celebration in 2021

with the wedding of Chaz &amp; Kendra! Thankfully Jared thoroughly enjoyed Northern Michigan and agreed to come back each summer.

In August, the couple decided to add a baby bear to their family....

Or rather, Mia fell for a craigslist scam and HAD to rescue this teeny 'English Cream Golden Retriever' - Jared was a great sport, and quickly fell in love with their little rice cake, Mochi.

October brought Mochi's first camping trips

December: Mia's Birthday in Tahoe

An epic cabin weekend with many wonderful humans. None pictured, only Mochi enjoying the snow.

The more experiences they had with Mochi, the more the couple noticed "non-golden-retriever" traits in the little bear

SO THEY ORDERED A DNA TEST...

turns out Mochi is 100% Great Pyrenees! No wonder he's such a ferocious guardian. Jared and Mia immediately looked into training support to give Mochi more structure and strict rules to prepare for his size as a Giant breed dog.

Christmas in Maryland

Mochi's first cross-country road trip!He was so excited to meet his horse-friend Nick, and of course grandma, grandpa, and extended family. Mochi thrived in Maryland, further solidifying Jared and Mia's decision to find a home of their own in the state.

2022

January began with a Road Trip back to CA

plus stops at the Petrified Forest and in Nashville to meet his "Baba" Carolyn, and play with dog friends Ruby, Domino, and Maisie

The couple continued with weekend adventures between busy work weeks, falling more in love as time went on. They bonded over shared values and desire to build a family. Mochi provided extra challenge, from resource guarding to general aggression and unpredictable outbursts. Together they built new skills in dog training, further solidifying their partnership. They continued the search for real estate in MD. Thanks to tireless hours from Laura, they eventually found a home that checked all the boxes. Well, they found three homes, but their bid finally won on the third!

JARED AND MIA PURCHASED THEIR FIRST HOME!

they enjoyed another couple months in Santa Cruz, visiting Yosemite and redwood forests, preparing for the cross country move.

May: the move begins

The couple packed up a pod, the Tesla, plus the van and trailer to begin a multi-part moving journey.

First stop Nashville

Several Hammond birthdays to celebrate! met up for music and good food

Next stop OBX

fly back to CA for the puppy....

And drive cross country one more time!

Home sweet home

They immediately got to work on the new house, tearing down walls, ripping up old carpet (thank you John Ford!), and renovating the backyard barn to serve as a chicken coop. Time flew by making yummy food, spending weekends with family, and working on many many home improvement projects!

They settled into life "in the country" (according to Mia) and before they knew it was time for the holidays.

2023

More home projects to kick off the new year!

Both were ecstatic when the counters Finally made it past the ports and they could finish the kitchen. Next up, floors!

June: OBX round 4

Mochi loved chasing crabs on the beach!

By September they'd made enough progress to host Friendsgiving

On December 16th over breakfast in bed, Jared proposed

Mia's happiest birthday yet! They celebrated in DC over sushi and then a night on the town (HBD Nate!!)

Christmas spirit was abundant that year

and so were the matching pajamas!

Started the year off RIGHT with the beautiful wedding of Erin &amp; Mike

Camping in MD for Jared's 30th Birthday

Moselle and Katherine threw a lovely bridal shower

Mia was thoroughly spoiled by ALL her ladies!!

Another awesome OBX vacation

We snuck off to the courthouse

Summer continued with...

Our first 'First Dance' in Michigan, festivities for the 4th of July and so much fun we didn't take any pictures

Mia & Jared

Mia & Jared

M&J

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