Our Story

Tim's story starts in Buffalo, New York, where he was born to Thomas and Cheryl Nash. Rachel's begins in Baltimore, Ohio, daughter to Gregory and Rebecca Foltz.

Tim left Western New York and moved to Connecticut just in time for Rachel to relocate there to atttend college at SUNY Fredonia. Luckily, fate had them destined to meet despite that missed connection. Both eventually found themselves in Columbus to attend The Ohio State University and start their careers.

Tim and Rachel met the way that most people living only five minutes away from each other meet today, through the internet. Although they had seen each other as a top match for years, they both thought the other was a nonstarter. Rachel wasn't going anywhere near Tim's blue hair (Tim notes "The blue hair was cool!"), and Tim was not intrigued by the photo of Rachel in jean shorts (Rachel defends herself with "I was on the Great Wall of China!").

Eventually, Tim decided to ask Rachel on a date, and after some hesitation (Who skips the tedious messaging and goes straight to the asking out?) she accepted the invitation. She suggested the next Wednesday as the day she was free.

So, on that next Wednesday, August 26th (which happened to be Tim's 28th birthday), Tim and Rachel met at the ZenCha Tea Salon in the Short North and concluded with ice cream at Jeni's. Their second date included the Clintonville Farmers Market and local favorite Nancy's for brunch. After that, it was hard to find them separated.

Tim and Rachel have settled into a wonderful life together. They've celebrated life's accomplishments - graduations, new jobs - and navigated life's struggles. They spend most of their time sharing in their hobbies - hockey and musical theatre - and enjoying delicious food (cooked mostly by Tim!).

Some of their favorite memories are family vacations to the Outer Banks, Gatlinburg, Topsail Island, Hilton Head, and Lake Harmony. They live together in Old North Columbus (Yelp's 2016 most hipster town in America. Tim's note: suck it, Williamsburg) with their many pets: Wiley, Janeway, Meredith, and Manny. MROW!

Tim asked Rachel's family for their blessing on a trip to Hilton Head, SC and proposed at the Little Red Treehouse at The Mohicans. They can't wait to make it official by marrying in front of their friends and family on January 20, 2019.

They plan to take their first adventure as married couple shortly thereafter with a honeymoon in The Yukon, Canada where they will hopefully spy the elusive Northern Lights.