Power's Inn & Pub

Bridal Shower 

Holiday Inn Express and Suites

Shuttle to and from hotel

Greywacke Meadows

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Cocktail Hour

Reception

Bootleggers On Broadway

After Party

Spring

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Our Wedding

Back&nbsp;in&nbsp;late&nbsp;2020&nbsp;New&nbsp;York&nbsp;was&nbsp;finally&nbsp;starting&nbsp;to&nbsp;get&nbsp;back&nbsp;to&nbsp;normal.&nbsp;Businesses&nbsp;were&nbsp;starting&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;open&nbsp;with&nbsp;less&nbsp;restrictions&nbsp;and&nbsp;people,&nbsp;like&nbsp;us,&nbsp;were&nbsp;beginning&nbsp;to&nbsp;work&nbsp;from&nbsp;home&nbsp;less, but&nbsp;most&nbsp;importantly&nbsp;people&nbsp;were&nbsp;meeting&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;first-time&nbsp;face&nbsp;to&nbsp;face&nbsp;once&nbsp;again.&nbsp;Obviously,&nbsp;it&nbsp;was&nbsp;the&nbsp;perfect&nbsp;time&nbsp;to&nbsp;dive&nbsp;back&nbsp;into&nbsp;the&nbsp;online dating scene. After&nbsp;lots&nbsp;of&nbsp;interesting,&nbsp;strange,&nbsp;and&nbsp;some&nbsp;straight&nbsp;up&nbsp;disturbing&nbsp;conversations&nbsp;and&nbsp;encounters&nbsp;with&nbsp;others&nbsp;online,&nbsp;we&nbsp;finally&nbsp;connected&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;time&nbsp;in&nbsp;November&nbsp;2020&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;app&nbsp;designed&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;deleted, Hinge.&nbsp;&nbsp;After&nbsp;a&nbsp;few&nbsp;days&nbsp;of&nbsp;witty&nbsp;banter&nbsp;via the app and&nbsp;eventually&nbsp;text&nbsp;exchange,&nbsp;John&nbsp;boldly&nbsp;suggested&nbsp;a&nbsp;meet&nbsp;up.&nbsp;&nbsp;As&nbsp;the&nbsp;gentleman&nbsp;that&nbsp;he&nbsp;is,&nbsp;he&nbsp;suggested&nbsp;drinks&nbsp;at&nbsp;a&nbsp;place&nbsp;very&nbsp;close&nbsp;to&nbsp;Kaitlin’s&nbsp;apartment.&nbsp;Rare Form&nbsp;Brewery&nbsp;was&nbsp;the&nbsp;perfect&nbsp;location,&nbsp;small,&nbsp;intimate,&nbsp;and&nbsp;quiet&nbsp;with&nbsp;delicious&nbsp;drink&nbsp;options&nbsp;paired&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;Nintendo&nbsp;64,&nbsp;and&nbsp;best&nbsp;of&nbsp;all&nbsp;a&nbsp;new&nbsp;stamp&nbsp;to&nbsp;add&nbsp;to&nbsp;John's&nbsp;NYS&nbsp;Brewery&nbsp;Association&nbsp;passport. Their&nbsp;initial&nbsp;meetup&nbsp;at&nbsp;Rare Form&nbsp;went&nbsp;well.&nbsp;They&nbsp;each&nbsp;felt&nbsp;comfortable,&nbsp;and&nbsp;found&nbsp;shared&nbsp;interest&nbsp;in&nbsp;traveling,&nbsp;nature,&nbsp;and&nbsp;cooking&nbsp;new&nbsp;meals.&nbsp;They quickly found&nbsp;that&nbsp;they could&nbsp;be&nbsp;themselves&nbsp;without&nbsp;embarrassment.&nbsp;After&nbsp;a&nbsp;couple&nbsp;of&nbsp;drinks&nbsp;and&nbsp;wonderful&nbsp;conversation&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;back&nbsp;room&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;brewery&nbsp;John&nbsp;fearlessly&nbsp;asked&nbsp;if&nbsp;Kaitlin would&nbsp;like&nbsp;to&nbsp;continue&nbsp;the&nbsp;date&nbsp;around&nbsp;the&nbsp;corner&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;Ruck&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;best&nbsp;wings&nbsp;in&nbsp;Troy.&nbsp;&nbsp;After&nbsp;a&nbsp;few&nbsp;hours&nbsp;of&nbsp;conversation&nbsp;and&nbsp;laughter&nbsp;there&nbsp;the&nbsp;check&nbsp;came,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Kaitlin&nbsp;reached&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;check!&nbsp;&nbsp;Of&nbsp;course,&nbsp;that&nbsp;sealed&nbsp;the&nbsp;deal&nbsp;in&nbsp;John's&nbsp;eyes,&nbsp;and&nbsp;he&nbsp;knew&nbsp;he&nbsp;wanted&nbsp;a&nbsp;2nd&nbsp;date.&nbsp;&nbsp;Of&nbsp;course,&nbsp;John&nbsp;was&nbsp;a&nbsp;gentleman&nbsp;and&nbsp;paid&nbsp;the&nbsp;check&nbsp;and&nbsp;walked&nbsp;Kaitlin&nbsp;back&nbsp;to&nbsp;her&nbsp;car.&nbsp;&nbsp;As&nbsp;it&nbsp;turns&nbsp;out&nbsp;they&nbsp;are&nbsp;both&nbsp;terrible&nbsp;at&nbsp;saying&nbsp;goodbye.&nbsp;&nbsp;John&nbsp;opened&nbsp;the&nbsp;car&nbsp;door&nbsp;for&nbsp;Kaitlin&nbsp;and&nbsp;after&nbsp;nervously&nbsp;hugging&nbsp;each&nbsp;other&nbsp;goodbye&nbsp;about&nbsp;20&nbsp;times&nbsp;over&nbsp;the&nbsp;course&nbsp;of&nbsp;45&nbsp;minutes&nbsp;they&nbsp;finally&nbsp;said&nbsp;goodnight.&nbsp;&nbsp; After getting home that night&nbsp;to&nbsp;their&nbsp;cats, John&nbsp;told his cats for&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;time&nbsp;ever&nbsp;"I&nbsp;think&nbsp;I&nbsp;found&nbsp;ya&nbsp;a&nbsp;new&nbsp;mom”&nbsp;and&nbsp;then&nbsp;immediately&nbsp;texted&nbsp;Kaitlin&nbsp;to&nbsp;let&nbsp;her&nbsp;know&nbsp;he&nbsp;had&nbsp;good&nbsp;time&nbsp;and&nbsp;hoped&nbsp;she&nbsp;got&nbsp;home&nbsp;safe.&nbsp;The&nbsp;two&nbsp;continued&nbsp;to&nbsp;text&nbsp;back&nbsp;and&nbsp;forth&nbsp;until&nbsp;a&nbsp;few&nbsp;days&nbsp;later&nbsp;when&nbsp;John&nbsp;reminded Kaitlin&nbsp;about&nbsp;how&nbsp;she&nbsp;still&nbsp;hasn't&nbsp;come&nbsp;to&nbsp;see&nbsp;the&nbsp;new&nbsp;bar&nbsp;that&nbsp;he&nbsp;built.&nbsp;So,&nbsp;they&nbsp;finally&nbsp;set&nbsp;up&nbsp;a&nbsp;second&nbsp;date.&nbsp;&nbsp;On that second date, Kaitlin&nbsp;surprised&nbsp;John&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;very&nbsp;large&nbsp;batch&nbsp;of&nbsp;John’s&nbsp;favorite&nbsp;cookie,&nbsp;oatmeal&nbsp;raisin,&nbsp;that&nbsp;she&nbsp;had&nbsp;made&nbsp;from&nbsp;scratch.&nbsp;Then they shot&nbsp;pool&nbsp;at&nbsp;John's&nbsp;house&nbsp;where&nbsp;they&nbsp;finally&nbsp;shared&nbsp;their&nbsp;first&nbsp;kiss. After&nbsp;a&nbsp;brief&nbsp;time&nbsp;apart,&nbsp;they&nbsp;reconnected&nbsp;after&nbsp;the&nbsp;holidays&nbsp;and&nbsp;finally&nbsp;became&nbsp;an&nbsp;official&nbsp;couple&nbsp;on&nbsp;February&nbsp;1st&nbsp;over&nbsp;Johns&nbsp;homemade&nbsp;chicken&nbsp;parmesan&nbsp;with&nbsp;spaghetti&nbsp;squash.&nbsp;As&nbsp;they&nbsp;say&nbsp;-&nbsp;the&nbsp;rest&nbsp;is&nbsp;history.&nbsp;&nbsp;Over&nbsp;the&nbsp;last&nbsp;few&nbsp;years,&nbsp;they&nbsp;have&nbsp;stuck&nbsp;together&nbsp;through&nbsp;sickness&nbsp;and&nbsp;in&nbsp;health&nbsp;whether&nbsp;it&nbsp;be&nbsp;surgeries,&nbsp;COVID&nbsp;or&nbsp;even&nbsp;Lyme.&nbsp;&nbsp;And&nbsp;for&nbsp;richer&nbsp;and&nbsp;poorer&nbsp;whether&nbsp;it&nbsp;be&nbsp;working&nbsp;15-hour&nbsp;days&nbsp;through&nbsp;the&nbsp;entire&nbsp;summer&nbsp;or&nbsp;enjoying&nbsp;long&nbsp;weekend&nbsp;get-aways&nbsp;together. Their&nbsp;early&nbsp;dates&nbsp;consisted&nbsp;of&nbsp;car&nbsp;rides&nbsp;back&nbsp;and&nbsp;forth&nbsp;between&nbsp;Troy&nbsp;and&nbsp;Rotterdam,&nbsp;countless&nbsp;quiet&nbsp;nights&nbsp;at&nbsp;John's&nbsp;while&nbsp;working&nbsp;on&nbsp;call&nbsp;for&nbsp;emergency&nbsp;COVID&nbsp;relief.&nbsp;Eventually, they started to go on&nbsp;hikes and brewery&nbsp;trips. Now, they spend their time going for&nbsp;pup&nbsp;cups&nbsp;with&nbsp;their favorite&nbsp;puppy,&nbsp;Mister&nbsp;Marty&nbsp;and&nbsp;exploring new restaurants together,&nbsp;which&nbsp;are&nbsp;staples&nbsp;of&nbsp;their&nbsp;story&nbsp;together. We&nbsp;thank&nbsp;you&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;bottom&nbsp;of&nbsp;our&nbsp;hearts&nbsp;for&nbsp;your&nbsp;love&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;support&nbsp;as&nbsp;we&nbsp;celebrate&nbsp;our&nbsp;next&nbsp;chapter&nbsp;together.

Kaitlin & John

Kaitlin & John

Things to Do

Restaurants

Hill Creek Tavern

Duncan's Dairy Bar

Ted's Fish Fry

Brown's Brewing Company's Troy Taproom and Brewery

EMRY's Garden

Nighthawks

The Ruck

De Fazio's

Places to Go

Dyken Pond Environmental Center

Dickinson Hill Fire Tower

Grafton Lakes State Park

Barberville Falls Nature Preserve

Troy Botanical Garden

Hart Cluett Museum

USS SLATER