A little over two years ago we were both convinced by friends to start an online dating profile, after just a couple weeks of having active profiles we found each other. Richie was hooked by my profile picture knowing he may have just found a girl that liked to fish and I wanted to know this handsome man with the adorable pup! After a few messages back and forth I was ecstatic when he admitted that he was "old school" and wanted to actually call me. He asked me out for our first date and we met up a week later for sushi in downtown Seattle....it was love at first swipe!

On December 10th, Richie took me out to one of our favorite day trip spots along the Hood Canal, Rocky Brook Falls. Once we reached the base of the waterfall, he dropped to his knee and asked me to spend forever with him, my heart melted and I said YES! Our dear friends Mel & Trent were with us that day and able to capture the special moment. I will never forget how overwhelmingly happy I was in that moment.

The day after our engagement Richie and our local WA friends surprised me with a celebratory dinner at The Boat Shed and flew in two of my best friends from St. Louis (Brittany & Angie). A huge thank you to Megan Payne for helping Richie pull that night off! We are so blessed to have such wonderful friends both near and far!

Shortly after moving over to the Kitsap peninsula from Seattle, I was driving to Kingston to meet a friend, I took a wrong turn and ended up driving north into Port Gamble. As I drove through the quaint, waterfront town I came upon St.Pauls church and immediately fell in love. The town is so peaceful and full of charm, it's a nice reprieve from the hustle and bustle of downtown Seattle. As you look out from the Pavilion over the water you can see a red barn on the water's edge, this is one of Richie's favorite places to take the boat and drop crab pots. So when it came time for us to choose a wedding venue, this was an easy one to agree on. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!