Shamus T Bones

Welcome Dinner

Ridgefield Weddings

Wedding Day

Guest Arrival

Ceremony

Cocktail Hour

Reception with Dinner & Dancing

Our Wedding

Wedding Day Highlights

Engagement Photos

Bridesmaids 

Best friends since the age of 8 years old playing soccer. Nikki & Heather have been sisters through every stage and phase of life! 


Nikki Powell

Fellow horse lover enthusiast and best friends since our high school years!

Brooke Pranger 

Best friend since  Freshmen year at Whitman College living in the tiny dorms of E-sec!

Erin Campbell

Best friend since Freshmen year at Whitman College living in the tiny E-sec dorms with Erin!

Dr. Claire Ihle 

Rowan and Heather met when taking Anatomy and Physiology at College of the Redwoods as pre-requisites needed for graduate NP program applications in 2016. They became study buddies and fast friends! Now they are both Nurse Practitioners!

Rowan Raina 

Hannah & Heather met while attending UMass Medical School in the Graduate School of Nursing via their mutual friend, Sara. They had an immediate bond, and it has never faded! We both shared the path to becoming doctorally prepared nurse practitioners! 

Dr. Hannah Girard 

Kaila and Heather met in middle school playing basketball against each other, and then became teammates in high school where their friendship grew! They then had the opportunity to become opponents again  playing collegiate basketball in the same league! 

Kaila McDonald

Groomsmen

Long time best friends since childhood growing up in the same area of Connecticut! 

Zach Nagel 

Nick's long time best friend since childhood!

Daniel Corey

Nick and Jon became close friends in college, and they have stayed good friends ever since! Both mechanical engineers! 

Jon Melite

Nick's cousin and close friend throughout their lives! He is in the black shirt!

Roland Thivierge

Nick's cousin and close friend throughout their lives! He is in the pink shirt in photo, matching with Nick!

Brett Thivierge

Best friend of Heather since 2014 where they met while performing glaucoma research in Portland, OR! Kevin, Nick, Renus, & Heather have had many adventures together as friends! 

Kevin Ivers 

Best friend of Heather since 2014 where Kevin introduced each other, and we all became fast friends! 

Renus Kelfkens 

Wedding Party

We met as Bumble Bees, yes the Bumble app! Heather was Nick's first date on the app, and our first date was 09/01/2019 at the Woodstock fair in Woodstock, CT! Nick and Heather spent the night walking and talking around the fair bonding over the farm animals and laughing over the unique fried fair food only New England offers. Who knew it would all begin with an app and a local fair date!

Nick & Heather 

In true New England fashion, Nick had perfect seats to see Tom Brady, and we took our first picture together!

Patriots Game 10/10/2019: Our First Picture 

Christmas 2019, Nick visited Humboldt County, CA for the first time, and he met Heather's parents! It was his first of many trips to the West Coast. It was a big step in our relationship, and it was on this trip we officially said "I love you" for the first time.

A California Christmas 2019

In the heat of the pandemic, we escaped to Northern New England to Acadia National Park on a week long trip from the finger lakes in NY to Mount Washington in NH to Bar Harbor, ME!

Acadia August 2020, Dating Year One

Our anniversary weekend away in Portland, ME

Portland, ME Dating Year 2 

Heather convinces Nick to get up early on Thanksgiving to run in the famous Manchester Road Race in Manchester, CT!

Manchester Road Race 2022, Dating Year 3 

Nick and Heather go to Madurai &amp; Chenai in Southern India for our friends, Cassie &amp; Venkatesh's Wedding!!

India June 2023, Dating Year 4 

After India, Nick &amp; Heather explored the Maldives with their close friend, Jenn, who also attended the wedding in India!

Maldives June 2023, Dating Year 4 

Nick proposed to Heather at Strawberry Rock which was the first hike she ever took him on in Humboldt County when he met her family. The view is a picturesque scene of the Redwood trees and the Pacific Ocean!

The Engagement at Strawberry Rock on 01/05/2024

In April of 2024, Nick &amp; Heather made the move West traveling from CT to VA to TN to AK to OK to TX to NM to AZ to NV to CA to OR finally making their way to Corvallis, OR. This is a picture from their hike at the Grand Canyon!

Nick & Heather Go Cross Country, CT -> OR

Nick and Heather go to the famous Pendleton Round-Up in Pendleton, OR! Let'er Buck as they say!

Pendleton Round-Up, Dating Year 5 

Nick and Heather visit Geneva, Interlaken, Kleine Scheidegg, &amp; Kanderstegg! This is a picture from Lake Oeschinensee in Kanderstegg!

Switzerland October 2024, Dating Year 5

Nick and Heather visit Northern Italy in Milan and Alba!This is picture is from our wine tasting day in Alba which is in the Piedmont region of Italy.

Italy October 2024, Dating Year 5

Our Story

Registry

Q + A

Free shuttle to and from the airport to the hotel! When making reservations, the room block is under the Lovelace Fessenden Wedding!

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Arcata/Eureka-Airport Area, an IHG Hotel

This is a DIFFERENT Arcata Airport Shuttle separate from the hotel shuttle which can take you anywhere you want to go for $25 for the first person in the party and $5 for each person after that.&nbsp;Guests who fly in and out of Arcata airport can go to this website to request a ride ahead of time. Please see the website below for more details! https://www.acvairporter.com/&nbsp; They can also call or text the numbers below:Call: (707) 839-4186Text: (707) 407-5528

Airport Taxi & Airport Shuttle - Door To Door

24 hour service availableCall or text: (707) 442-4551

City Cab

Travel

Sequoia Park Zoo

Trinidad Head Lighthouse

Agate Beach

Trees of Mystery

Arcata Marsh Interpretive Center

Hammond Coastal Trail

Famous, local jewelry maker! Gifts for every occasion!

Holly Yashi

Fieldbrook Winery

Famous local spot with amazing food, wine, ambiance, art, and rustic scenery hidden amongst the trees! Worth a visit for a nice dinner out!

Larrupin' Cafe

Dick Taylor Craft Chocolate

Lost Coast Brewery

Amazing sweet &amp; savory crepes with a uniquely artistic vibe you can only find in Humboldt County! Enjoy :)

Heather & Nicholas

Heather & Nicholas

Wedding Day Highlights