Caitlyn and Shawn met in November of 2019 on a dating app. After just a few days of chatting, Shawn asked Caitlyn on an official first date; to which she responded 'FINALLY!' The day of the date came and nerves were high. Caitlyn spent the hours leading up to the date nervous and strongly considering cancelling.... until her friends very optimistically responded with; 'what if he's the one?' soo.. she put on a cute little black dress, and confirmed plans for 7:00pm. Little did Caitlyn know... Shawn had this date fully planned out already. It is no secret that Caitlyn is a lover of Christmas, but more specifically Christmas lights. Shawn had pre-purchased tickets to Glow at the Exhibition Park for that evening. Let's just say... the date went really good!

Caitlyn and Shawn were both at the beginning of their new careers. Caitlyn had just finished at Acadia University and started working at Autism Nova Scotia. Shawn had just started working as a self-employed Aircraft Engineer, primarily working out of Ottawa. Not knowing what the future would hold, they decided the risk was worth it to see what could become.

After seeing each other quite a bit over the next few weeks, Shawn finally asked Caitlyn to be his girlfriend on January 1st 2020. Soon after COVID-19 hit and forced Shawn to stay home from work....(probably the best thing to come out of a national lockdown). They spent the next 4 years navigating a partial long distant relationship. Some days were harder than others, but they both quickly realized that the end goal was worth the hardship. After officially moving in together in late 2020; they decided it was time to add a fur baby to their family...along came Myla May.

After 4 years of dating, and getting the blessings from Caitlyn's fathers; Shawn made plans to propose on February 2nd 2024...however; the weather had other plans. So he rescheduled.....finally on February 12th 2024; they took a private plane tour above some amazing views of Nova Scotia. On this trip is when Shawn presents Caitlyn with a beautiful ring and asked her to marry him! The easiest YES!!

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We have decided to have a small intimate family elopement ceremony in June 2026. Although we have a small guest list and can't have everyone we love celebrate with us, we would love for you to continue to be involved in our love story. In your RSVP; you will see details of the celebration, we hope you can make it!

C&S