Almost sixteen years ago, fate brought a boy and a girl together in a high school chemistry class. She sat just behind him, and from the moment she walked into the room, everything else faded into the background. Chemistry became less about formulas and more about the quiet magic building between them. What started as a teenage crush quietly bloomed into something far more enduring, though neither of them could have known then just how deep their story would go.

As the years passed and their connection deepened, so did the certainty between them. One Thanksgiving, as family gathered, he stepped forward to take the family photo but instead of just clicking a picture, he dropped to one knee—catching everyone by surprise. In that moment, surrounded by love, he asked her for her hand, and a new chapter of their story began.

Shortly after, their journey led them to the shores of Maui. For over seven years, they built a life filled with warmth, laughter, and sun-soaked memories. Their two dogs, Tammy and Koa, became part of their growing family, and the island embraced them in return. Together, they navigated the unique joys and challenges of island life, formed friendships that are now family, and had a consistent, yearly average of 19 friends/family members visit —and falling in love with—the paradise they now called home. From lazy beach days to hikes through waterfall trails, they created a world of beauty, rooted in love and adventure.

A year ago, hand in hand, they stepped into a new season of life and love, trading ocean breezes for mountain air. Colorado welcomed them with open arms and changing leaves, and in the heart of the Rockies, they found a new kind of adventure in every snowfall and every sunrise over the peaks.

Over the past sixteen years they’ve weathered life’s changes side by side, their bond only deepening with time. And as they look to the future, there’s no question: they’ve already found the most beautiful kind of love—the kind that grows with every passing year, and never stops feeling like the beginning of something extraordinary.

C&A

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Reception