It’s difficult to pinpoint when exactly Nolan and Ashley’s story starts. Was it August 2016 at a wedding,

when fate had them seated next to each other, only for Ashley to avoid Nolan because she’d heard he

was an asshole? Or perhaps it was later that same year at house party, when Nolan gave Ashley his

number and she never reached out? Maybe it was at a music festival the following year when fate once

again placed them together, only for the two to go their separate ways when the Sunday morning

hangover started to settle in. Probably the best answer is that their story started July 2019, when Ashley

took a trip to Bellingham to see her brother perform at the Downtown Sounds music event. It was then

that Ashley finally came to her senses and reached out to Nolan about meeting up. She showed up late

(a foreshadowing), but Nolan looked past that. And, after several PBFs and Bellingham craft beers, they

danced the night away, never looking back.

What’s happened since that fateful summer night in 2019? A LOT. There was a global pandemic that

led Nolan and Ashley to form a bubble of two. Ashley realizing what farm life entails. Nolan hiking for

the first time in his life. Ashley learning what it means to be a Coug (still a work in progress) and Nolan

learning Caesars are better than Bloody Marys. Ashley working on her skiing abilities while Nolan

worked on his patience. A move to Bellingham for Ashley. A purchase of their first home. A furry farm

cat addition (Galaxy, aka Gal, aka G, aka G-unit), that is definitely no longer a farm cat. Trips to Happy’s

Inn, Los Angeles, Scottsdale, New Orleans, Revelstoke, Zion, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland. All capped

with Nolan surprising everyone and finally getting down on one knee 4/21/24, with Ashley giving a

resounding yes.

So here they are, finally ready to do the damn thing, with all their friends and family that were with

them along the way in attendance. Both know their relationship wouldn’t have been possible without everyone’s support and are excited to celebrate with everyone on the Summer Solstice. Midsummer

Magic, hope to see you there!