Chris and Jessie instantly became friends over a pitcher of beer at Perry Street Brewing in Spokane, Wa. In no time at all, they could be seen hiking and biking around the Inland Northwest and Western Montana, finding adventure in both expected and unexpected places! From hiking with grizzly bears to intensely competitive games of shuffleboard, Chris, Jessie and their dog Mingus have become an inseparable team.

Chris knew Jessie was "the one" after a camping trip in Glacier National Park. He says, "due to Jessie's excellent planning, we got the last camping site in our desired location. We decided to hike the 13 mile Grinnell Glacier Trail and near the end, it started POURING down rain. Rather than complain, she started skipping through the woods! As we neared the end of the trail, a grizzly bear made a surprise appearance 10 feet in front of us! It led the way down the trail for quite some time and Jessie completely kept her cool. I knew after this trip, she was it!"

Jessie fell for Chris during that same summer, and while the Glacier trip was epic, for Jessie, it was the little moments that led to love. When Jessie learned that it was not within her tight budget to purchase wooden planters for her yard, Chris immediately recommended that they build one together. They worked as a team to build Jessie the perfect planter and Chris didn't even flinch when Jessie asked him to help her make two more! With permission, they gathered some scrap wood from a construction site down the street and set to work again! Jessie knew right then that she had found a true partner: some to equally match her creative mind while appreciating her love of saving a few bucks!

Given their shared love of nature, Chris and Jessie could not have imagined saying their vows to each other anywhere but at an alpine lake in the majestic Cabinet Mountains of Western Montana. After a 3am wake-up, they hiked up to one of their favorite places, accompanied by two photographers, two videographers, a witness and an officiant. Their ceremony could not have been more perfect and they look forward to sharing a link to the beautiful video of the event in the near future.

**Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances beyond anyone's control which have affected their wedding venue, as well as recent surges in Covid-19 cases, they have once again elected to cancel their belated wedding reception. They appreciate your understanding and deeply apologize for any inconvenience this change may have caused.