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Take us back to 2020 where boy meets girl. Girl packs up all her belongings and moves from a big city to the most charming little, no people living, town in Wyoming. Boy decides he would love to meet girl but makes plans to meet in a creepy parking lot before showing her a new hike... sounds like the beginning of a crime junkie episode, however this has a way better ending! They became best friends. I'm sure you're picturing a cute flirty friendship that is more of a romantic type of best friends, but you're wrong. It was more like Clay giving high fives and calling her bud. Finally, that changes when one day (a year later) when he takes her to his sacred hunting spot. Since, we have made so many fun memories. Some including times where Kaitie is too optimistic thinking, she can out wrestle Clay in between her knitting and gardening hobbies. Clay sending her adrenaline through the roof with things like taking her on cute snowmobile rides where he's beyond wreckless riding through the mountains. Galloping full speed on a horse through 3 feet of snow to chase buffalo (yes, the huge bison most of America knows as extremely dangerous). The memories that stick out most are the ones where our team work together is simply unmatched. Like when Clay helped Kaitie conquer all of the fears that came along with filling her Big Horn Sheep tag; or Kaitie helping Clay with his moose during a hunt that we weren't all the way prepared for as we stood in front of a successful archery harvest in our tennis shoes, backpackless. However, there is one very specific teamwork experience that comes to mind that really outshines them all... October 15, 2022 (at 1:15pm to be exact) This was a life changing, patience building day for them both. Yet this was the very day Kaitie knew she wanted to live the rest of her life with Clay. We woke up and decided to hunt, loaded up 3 horses, picking up Jim along the way and headed for the mountains. Due to Jim's surgery, we split up (our first mistake). Scaling this huge mountain of loose boulders, Clay and Kaitie get to the top. He called in a bull elk and took a shot... in the worst hole in all of Wyoming (as you can tell in the picture above). We hiked down this steep mountain side and instantly were at each other's throats trying to pull this full-sized, 1,000 pound animal out of a tree and up a mountain side. After we finally somehow mastered that without killing one another we packed out and met Jim.... who had also just killed an elk himself. We started the whole process again. That day was a train wreck to say the least but instead of her pushing him off a cliff like she had several opportunities to do, we both `came to the realization that if we could make it through a day filled with obstacles like that, we can make it through anything. This elk's very tooth, has become the ivory in Kaitie's wedding ring. This ring means more than just the coolest thing she has ever seen. It means we chose to always stick it out by each other's side regardless of the situation. Every high and every low we will be hand in hand to do it together. Then we live happily ever after!

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We have a block of rooms reserved for our wedding at the Marriot in Afton. They have provided us an awesome discount. Reserved under Sondgeroth. There are also so many Air bnb's in the area. We would recommend Afton or Thayne as the wedding destination is right in the middle of both towns.

Fairfield Inn by Marriott Afton Star Valley is offering accommodations in Afton. The hotel features an indoor pool, fitness center and a 24-hour front desk. The hotel offers 3-star accommodations with a hot tub. Jackson Hole Airport is 78 miles away.

Fairfield Inn & Suites Afton Star Valley

Located in Thayne, Wolf Den Log Cabin Motel and RV Park features a shared lounge, BBQ area and free WiFi throughout the property. Featuring family rooms, this property also provides guests with a sun terrace. At the motel, rooms are equipped with a patio with a mountain view. Complete with a private bathroom equipped with a shower and a hairdryer, guest rooms at Wolf Den Log Cabin Motel and RV Park have a flat-screen TV and air conditioning, and selected rooms contain a balcony. At the accommodation each room includes bed linen and towels. Wolf Den Log Cabin Motel and RV Park has a playground. The nearest airport is Jackson Hole Airport, 58 miles from the motel.

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Kaitlin & Clay

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