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Our Wedding

We met at our best friends’ wedding…seriously! Our mutual friends, Colby and Emily, had been trying to set us up for years, but our paths didn’t end up crossing until their wedding day. Let’s just say that our friends know us pretty well because there was an immediate connection between us. From that day on, we were inseparable. We realize this all sounds a bit like a rom-com! Everything about our relationship seemed too good to be true. Except for one minor detail…we lived 311 miles away, but who’s counting? Our first year together consisted of long car rides, phone calls, and difficult goodbyes. With Cali traveling almost full time for his job, finding time to visit each other required some coordination, but we always made it work! We spent countless weekends together in Ridgefield, Connecticut, and Northern Virginia getting to know each other. Bonding over our love of travel, dogs, puns, hiking, charcuterie boards, and Anthony Bourdain. The more we learned about each other, the closer we became. As our relationship became more serious, we realized long distance wasn’t necessarily sustainable. We decided to take the next natural step and move in together in a city which was new to both of us; Richmond, Virginia. While the idea of moving in together was exciting to both of us, Cali had even bigger plans in store! After the most incredible two-week trip to Maui and Kauai, he had fallen head over heels for Caroline. Those feelings continued to strengthen, and he knew that Caroline was the one for him! After months of planning, as well as working with a jeweler in NYC, Cali was prepared to propose! He took Caroline on a sunrise hike to their favorite spot, the battlefields at Bull Run in Northern Virginia. With the Lumineers playing in the background, he got down on his knee and asked Caroline to marry him!

Caroline borrowed a tiny decorative pumpkin (pictured above) from the wedding venue where we met. When we parted ways, she left the pumpkin with Cali in hopes that he would want to return it in person. From that moment on, we passed the tiny pumpkin back to each other every time we visited and would document its adventures while we were apart.

Caroline & Michael

Caroline & Michael

C&M

We're getting married!

Ceremony & Reception