Shenandoah Lodge

Wedding Day

Ceremony

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Our Wedding

Tyler and Layna first met over sushi dinner with a group of mutual friends. A few months later, Layna's new job at Grafton led her to work closely with Tyler, as Tyler was the clinician for the clients on Layna's caseload. Layna remembers one day watching Tyler interpret the entire song 'Call Me Maybe' in sign language for the clients, and that's the first moment she knew he was special. His fun-loving personality and positive attitude were always visible at work, and his care and attention toward clients and staff alike were what drew her to him.Fast forward a few more months, and they started discussing their mutual love of sushi. Tyler suggested they go check out a sushi place neither of them had tried. After that first sushi date, they continued to have weekly sushi dates. Once they ran out of sushi restaurants, they both had to face the fact that they just wanted to spend time with each other, with or without sushi.The rest is history. Tyler and his fur baby Auggie moved in with Layna in 2023, and they brought Indie into their home in July of 2023. A perfect little family unit of four.In November 2024, Tyler proposed to Layna on the beach in the Dominican Republic. They were there for a friend's wedding, and Layna was sure he would not propose during someone else's wedding trip (Reddit told him it was fine as long as it was after the wedding festivities). An 'Uber driver' picked them up (30 minutes late) and drove them to a rather desolate run down beach, where the driver proceeded to get out of the car, and a woman they had never seen before got in and told them to put blindfolds on. Layna did as she was told but started to panic, especially when Tyler got out of the car and the woman started driving the car. Layna wasn't sure if she was getting kidnapped, pranked, etc., and had to fight every muscle in her body not to run away before the blindfold was removed and she realized what was going on (ask Tyler or Layna for the video of the proposal, it ended up being magical). The Uber driver ended up being a photographer, and the woman ran a beachfront proposal service. After the proposal, they were whisked down the beach for engagement photos and a bottle of champagne. There is more to the story, but it is funnier to hear them tell it in their own words.

Layna & Tyler

Layna & Tyler

Things to Do

James Charles winery

Old Town Walking Mall

Vibrissa Beer Garden

50/50 Taphouse

Museum Of The Shenandoah Valley