Born on the same day in the same hospital,they will marry June 12

Amy Singley met Steven Smith on the first day of their lives. Little did they know that they had become betrothed at birth.

Sort of.

Jacqueline Smith and Janis Singley, quite by accident, found themselves in the same hospital room on April 17, 1986. Steve was born about 9:30 a.m., minutes behind his twin “older” brother Scott. Amy was born five minutes after her mother arrived at St. Luke’s Hospital in Fountain Hill.
“We were roommates,” Janis Singley said while sitting in the kitchen of their Sexton Road home near Jacobsburg Park.

The couple will celebrate their wedding with a "vintage" reception at the State Theatre in Easton. This poster of the two of them will be one of several that will be in frames usually reserved for movie posters.Of course, Smith didn’t propose to Singley on that day. That didn’t come until 23 years later.

The two families knew each other through their church, then St. Joseph Catholic Church in Easton. The South Side church has since been renamed Our Lady of Mercy after merging in 2008 with nearby parishes.

Harry and Janis Singley and Scott and Jacqueline Smith lived in Easton at the time of their children’s births.

As the soon-to-be star-struck lovers grew up, they interacted through church activities.

“I basically just knew she was the girl with the same birthday as me,” Steve said.

When they became sophomores in high school, Steve asked Amy to go to the movies with him.

“We saw ‘Vanilla Sky’ with Tom Cruise,” she said.

Their parents drove.

Harry Singley is thrilled by the upcoming June 12 nuptials, including a reception at the State Theatre in Easton.

“I knew he was the right guy for me after our second date,” Amy said.

How did she know?

“It was kind of like looking for a house. When you find the right one, you just know."

By the way, the couple just bought a house in Palmer Township.

Her father knew long ago.

“I always knew this was the guy for Amy, and he’s a really nice guy,” he beamed.
Amy says that view goes beyond the family.

“Everybody says we were destined to be together,” she said.

On the first anniversary of their first date, Steve wrote a poem for her. It’s called “Destiny."

Steve attended Notre Dame High School of Green Pond in Bethlehem Township, Pa. To be closer to him, Amy transferred from Nazareth Area High School to Notre Dame. Both then attended Millersville University. Steve graduated with a degree in meteorology, but he works as a sales representative for a specialty foods company.

Amy is a seventh-grade learning support teacher at Nazareth Area Middle School. Of the impending nuptials, she said, “My kids are going to be so confused. I’m leaving as Miss Singley and returning as Mrs. Smith."

What kind of guy is Steve?
On the seventh anniversary of their first date, the young man, who by this time was almost like a member of the family, slipped into Amy’s bedroom while she and her parents were out and put reflective stars on her ceiling.
When Amy came home and turned her light off, the stars blazed above her with an expression of Steve’s adoration.

Why does he love her?

“She complements me,” Steve said. “I’m more relaxed, and she’s more on the ball. She’s my best friend."

Why does she love him?

“He puts up with me,” Amy said. “He’s laid back. I’m more hyper. I love him for being my other half and for supporting me through everything. He is the most amazing and caring individual I have ever met.”