On January 9, 2022, Jennifer and Ron gathered with family and friends at the iconic Grand Traverse Resort and Spa to renew their vows after 40 years of marriage.

Jennifer and Ron met at a Memorial Day party when they were just 17 years old. They hit it off immediately and started dating. The next year was a blur as they graduated high school, got married and welcomed their first baby.

Jennifer and Ron spent the next four decade raising a family and enjoying their life in northern Michigan. This past year, however, Ron started to experience some unexplained health issues. He was waking up with swelling in his chest and decided to go it checked out. Ron was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer. He immediately began an aggressive chemotherapy and radiation treatment program to try to shrink his tumor and prevent his cancer from spreading.

Sadly, Ron’s lost his battle this Monday, just 2 weeks after his and Jennifer’s touching vow renewal wish.

It was honor to have gotten to know Ron and to see the visible love that he had for his precious Jennifer. We will be forever grateful to Alicia Fritz and the entire A Day in May team for their tireless work in creating these lasting memoires for our sweet couple.

On January 9, 2022, Jennifer and Ron will stand before their family and friends to renew their vows and to celebrate a love that has been going strong for the past 42 years.

Jennifer and Ron met when they were just 17 years old. Jennifer had recently broken up with her boyfriend and decided to cheer herself up by attend her aunt’s Memorial Day party. As luck would have it, she met Ron that night and they two have been together ever since.

This past year, Ron started to experience some unexplained health issues. He was waking up with swelling in his chest and decided to get it checked out. Sadly, Ron was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer. He immediately began an aggressive chemotherapy and radiation treatment program to try to shrink his tumor and prevent his cancer from spreading. Unfortunately, Ron’s cancer has continued to progress and has moved into his lymph nodes and bones.

We’ve been touched by their beautiful story and are thrilled to be granting this vow renewal wish for them.

We were honored to team up with a dear friend, Alicia Fritz of A Day in May Events, and cannot wait to see what kind of magic she has in store for our sweet couple.