This Twitter love story culminated in a Fenway Park wedding
At first, they only knew each other as the Twitter handles @Esenay24 and @Jacody4. The offical Red Sox Twitter wished the former a happy birthday in August 2011:
Special birthday shoutout to @Esenay24! Enjoy it!
- Boston Red Sox (@RedSox) August 10, 2011
And the latter responded like so:
@Esenay24 might be the most beautiful and positive #RedSox fan out there! Tweets always seem refreshing!
- Jacody (@Jacody4) August 16, 2011
Thus began a love story that wouldn't have been possible without social media, or baseball, for that matter. Shannon Armitage and Cody Anderson are both diehard Red Sox fans, and from that initial interaction, the two began a Twitter friendship which eventually developed into a full-blown, IRL, relationship. It all came together on Friday, when this happened:
We met on @twitter and now we're having our dream wedding at #FenwayPark @Esenay24 @RedSox #DoubleRingCeremony
- Jacody (@Jacody4) April 4, 2014
Having the ceremony on this particular day at Fenway was especially appropriate for a number of reasons. The game was against the Brewers, a rare Interleague opponent who were also the visiting team on Illinois native Anderson's only previous visit to Fenway. (He attended that game with his father, from whom Anderson learned to love baseball and the Red Sox.) Anderson's jersey number in college was No. 4, and the date was 4/4. And oh yeah -- it also happened to be the game the Red Sox held their ceremony for their 2013 World Series title. Hence the #DoubleRingCeremony hashtag.
The Red Sox sanctioned the nuptials at their "chapel":
On our way to the T! Slowly but surely getting to the "chapel". #FenwayPark #DoubleRingCeremony @Jacody4 #RedSox
- Shannon (@Esenay24) April 4, 2014
Which provided its own "groomsmen":
My groomsmen! #FenwayPark #DoubleRingCeremony pic.twitter.com/FS7yyAcyOf
- Jacody (@Jacody4) April 4, 2014
The ceremony itself took place in the right-field stands:
It's official! Just married! #DoubleRingCeremony @Esenay24 @RedSox pic.twitter.com/GQtMvrkAX3
- Jacody (@Jacody4) April 4, 2014
After which husband and wife made their way to their seats:
Got to our seats! Thank you so much @RedSox for making our #DoubleRingCeremony more memorable than we could imagine! pic.twitter.com/3wI7eWtJBz
- Shannon (@Esenay24) April 4, 2014
There were even some Red Sox celebrity guests:
Had to get a wedding picture with the greatest #BullpenCop in baseball! #DoubleRingCeremony @RedSox @Jacody4 pic.twitter.com/Fwf2nw8sVK
- Shannon (@Esenay24) April 4, 2014
Congratulations, Shannon and Cody!