Shannon Lebedev

Shannon is the most kind and loving person I know. Her smile and good humored nature make me love her dearer every moment.

— Thomas

Thomas Cooper Werd

Thomas is a calming force in our lives. One must respect a man who can heal a heart he didn’t break and raise a child he didn’t make.

~ Shannon

Our Love Story

Find someone who makes you laugh, allows you to be silly, and be yourself, love you when you are at your best, but loves you more when you are not, kisses or touches you for no reason, looks at you in a way that only you know what they're thinking, and communicates with you in a way you're never afraid to share yourself. ~Michelle Moorse

In the Beginning

They both ended up at the same local dive to watch their mutual friend, Huey, play with one of his bands, FUGM, in October 2018. Huey’s wife, Heather, is friends with both of them, so they all sat at the table together. When she introduced them, they hit it off immediately. As both of them …

Several Months Later

They became serious enough to have he and Sasha meet. Their first introduction was going to Dave and Busters where Thomas and Sasha vanished in the throngs of video games as Shannon wondered where they were most of the time. Next up was a visit Schoolhouse to tie-dye t-shirts and play games. He met Shannon’s …

Growing Together

Covid and 2020 really brought them together. Thomas spent nearly all of 2020 living with Shannon and Sasha. If they could survive homeschooling and quarantining, they became pretty sure that they can do anything together. They worked off and on to update both houses and realized quickly what a great team they made. The special …

He asked her father…

Through 2020 and covid, they essentially lived together and realized that they wanted to take things further. With a booming housing market, they started thinking it would be a great time to sell both houses and find a new place that was better for all of them. A fresh start house. The discussion of marriage …

AND SO THE
Adventure Begins

Will you attend?

The ceremony will be held on Sunday, September 26, 2021, at 6:00 PM on the pier next to the reception location, the Tarpon Turtle Grill & Marina on Lake Tarpon, 1513 Lake Tarpon Ave, Tarpon Springs, FL 34689.

Casual dress attire; think Florida on a lake.

Don’t worry if you can’t take the trip to Florida. We plan to have some type of celebration local to Marietta, GA, hopefully before the end of the year.

Please kindly RSVP by September 17, 2021.  Children welcome!