The Davies Family Inn at Shadowridge Ranch

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Welcome Reception

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Our Wedding

Luke and&nbsp;Lindsy first met&nbsp;during Luke's interview at Stanford University in California. When asked during his interview about&nbsp;his long term plan, she vividly remembers him saying he would&nbsp;only be willing to be in California for a couple years, because he planned to&nbsp;move back to Michigan.&nbsp;However, God had a different plan...

After that interview&nbsp;Luke&nbsp;was struggling with a decision of whether or not to accept the position. Through many thoughts and prayers, the Lord led him to accept the job...now we know why. &nbsp;





Flash forward&nbsp;to a staff outing in April 2018&nbsp;when Luke and Lindsy had the first opportunity to talk and hangout outside of work. Among multiple topics, the focus of the conversation was on local churches to attend.&nbsp;After that first conversation, sparks began to fly.&nbsp; Two weeks later&nbsp;Lindsy invited Luke and some&nbsp;other co-workers to a cinco-de-derby party to celebrate Cinco De Mayo and the Kentucky Derby. &nbsp;Luke went all out with his pastel attire, which included a bowtie, to swoon the lovely Lindsy. Their relationship&nbsp;started at that party, but that was just the beginning. Luke recalls keeping his relationship from his mom for a couple weeks until&nbsp;he decided to reveal it in a phone call. &nbsp;To summarize, "Lindsy is different, in a good way". Luke knew early on that Lindsy was the one, but it took Lindsy a while to get there. &nbsp;





From the get-go, Lindsy was honest with Luke that she doesn't get "attached" easily and that she&nbsp;is "too analytical" when it comes to relationships, but that didn't stop Luke from pursuing her. Despite Lindsy knowing that Luke was everything she wanted in a husband, she was unwilling&nbsp;to let her guard down.&nbsp;&nbsp;For most of her life she did not&nbsp;think she was capable of loving someone, but Luke's&nbsp;patience and perseverance paid off...





When&nbsp;Lindsy returned back to the Bay&nbsp;from a&nbsp;work trip in Europe and after vacationing in San Diego, she realized how much she missed Luke. However, she was&nbsp;stubborn (and still is)&nbsp;and didn't want to admit it to herself (or to Luke) that she was &nbsp;falling for him. After going to dinner one Saturday evening&nbsp;Lindsy told Luke, "Thanks for putting up&nbsp;with me while I figure out my sh*t." Luke responded calmly, "It's ok. I'm confident, borderline cocky, that this will work&nbsp;out in my favor." Haha...little did Lindsy know that waiting for her at home was a beautiful bouquet of flowers, a pile of her favorite candy (sour patch kids) and the most heartfelt and&nbsp;thoughtful card. Lindsy's heart started to soften even more, and she&nbsp;remembers&nbsp;texting her mom and closest friends the picture of his thoughtful gift!&nbsp;&nbsp;





While Lindsy was processing through her emotions, the&nbsp;both of them chose to lean on their friendship and learn a lot about themselves and each other. Lindsy was&nbsp;praying diligently for the Lord to&nbsp;give her clarity of heart and of mind. During church one evening she remembers&nbsp;feeling a distinct moment of peace. The best way she can describe it is a feeling of rush over her and an&nbsp;assurance of,&nbsp;"Yes,&nbsp;Luke is&nbsp;who I have intended for you." It was the most&nbsp;surreal feeling she had ever experienced. As they&nbsp;sat in the car after church preparing to drive home, Lindsy paused and told Luke, "I want to be your main-squeeze, rather your only-squeeze!" (If you know Lindsy, she can't ever say anything the way a normal person would. Haha.)&nbsp;





Not too long after&nbsp;Lindsy's emotional&nbsp;epiphany, they&nbsp;were making&nbsp;homemade pizzas for dinner, and&nbsp;they both expressed their true feelings and their commitment to a long lasting future. With every passing month since then, they have grown in their commitment to being best friends, loving each other unconditionally, and challenging each other to grow in every aspect of their lives.&nbsp;



They are so excited for what the future holds!&nbsp;

The Journey 

Luke and Lindsy had openly talked about marriage very early in their relationship.&nbsp;&nbsp;One night after church, Luke even joked, "Lindsy, if I were to propose right now, would you say yes?"&nbsp;&nbsp;Her answer was an enthusiastic, "Yes I would"!&nbsp; That gave Luke all the confidence in the world and he started to dive into looking for rings. Thankfully, for his sanity, Lindsy was open to talk about her likes and dislikes when it came to rings.&nbsp;&nbsp;It wasn't soon after that Luke found a ring he liked and nonchalantly showed a picture to Lindsy.&nbsp;&nbsp;Little did she know that it would be the one!&nbsp;

Luke was lucky enough that Lindsy's friend and coworker, Amanda, went to help him pick out the perfect ring.&nbsp;&nbsp;As soon as they walked into the jeweler, the first ring Luke saw was the one he had been obsessed with since he began looking.&nbsp;



Luke and Lindsy were previously&nbsp;planning a trip to Boulder, Colorado to visit friends and to get a feel for the city as a potential spot to settle down.&nbsp;&nbsp;Once the trip was set, Luke felt that this&nbsp;vacation would be the perfect opportunity to propose.&nbsp;Boulder has everything the couple enjoys:&nbsp;green trees, snow, and plenty of outdoor activities.&nbsp;



Luke made the decision to&nbsp;purchase&nbsp;the ring,&nbsp;and he&nbsp;starting to make&nbsp;his&nbsp;plan.&nbsp;However, one last thing was needed...the blessing from Lindsy's parents.&nbsp;&nbsp;Fortunately, the Stanford women's volleyball team, which Lindsy works with directly, advanced to the final four in Minneapolis.&nbsp;This&nbsp;gave Luke approximately 24 hours of free time from work to escape to Lindsy's parents house for a dinner and a talk.&nbsp;&nbsp;They were ecstatic to have another son, especially one they knew loved their daughter unconditionally.



As the trip to Boulder began, Lindsy had to unexpectedly handle some work issues, which kept her distracted from Luke's nervousness. This ended up playing in his favor,&nbsp;and everything fell into place.&nbsp;The second day of their vacation, January 8th 2019,&nbsp;Luke had asked Lindsy if she wanted to scope out a chill&nbsp;hiking trail.&nbsp;&nbsp;



Now Luke's intent was for the&nbsp;hike to be "easy", but it couldn't have been more opposite.&nbsp;Picture steep switch-backs, half covered in snow and ice, with the outside temperature a balmy&nbsp;40ish&nbsp;degrees!&nbsp;Halfway through the hike Luke could tell Lindsy was starting to work up a sweat.&nbsp;Knowing that she would not want to feel gross and sweaty when he proposed,&nbsp;Luke made a quick determination to use the lower of two locations he had pre-planned to propose.&nbsp;While standing on a step half covered in ice, not big enough for the both of them, Luke asked Lindsy to&nbsp;take her gaze away from the beautiful valley below. When she&nbsp;turned around he began his speech. At first she thought he was playing a joke on her (only because he said he might!), but she soon realized it was the real deal! Before she&nbsp;knew what was happening, Luke got down on one knee and proposed!&nbsp; He forgot most of what&nbsp;he&nbsp;planned to say,&nbsp;but he spoke from the heart and asked Lindsy to be his partner in crime for the rest of their lives,&nbsp;and she said yes!

The Engagement 

Our Story

Details

JJ Daldos

Tracy Christy

Brad Weitzel

Alicia Moore

Vicky Lee

Mitchell Flokstra

Friend of the Bride from Stanford and Bible study

Jess Holcomb

Friend of the groom from West Virginia&nbsp;

Sam Buscher

Friend of the Bride from their&nbsp;Bay Area Bible study

Kelly Whitman 

Jordan Ricks

Tony Laurenzi

Lydia Herberling

Friend of the groom from West Virginia and Houston&nbsp;

Brian Hanson

Friend and classmate of the Bride from Virginia&nbsp;

Kelsey Croak

Wedding Party

Engagement Photos

Photos

Registry

Q + A

There were be a Coach bus that will shuttle guests&nbsp;from both the Cary House and the Best Western&nbsp;Stagecoach Inn to the ceremony/reception venue, as well as a shuttle from the venue back to each hotel. &nbsp;Stay tuned for exact details.&nbsp;

Universal Limousine

With a stay at Historic Cary House Hotel, you'll be centrally located in Placerville, steps from Placerville City Hall and Bell Tower. This hotel is within close proximity of Placerville Historical Museum and Fountain and Tallman Soda Works Building. Make yourself at home in one of the 40 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators. Your room comes with a pillowtop bed. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless Internet access, gift shops/newsstands, and a hair salon. Additional features at this hotel include wedding services and discounted use of a nearby fitness facility. Guests who want to try their luck at the slots can hop on the complimentary casino shuttle. Featured amenities include limo/town car service, a safe deposit box at the front desk, and an elevator (lift). Planning an event in Placerville? This hotel has 600 square feet (56 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.

Historic Cary House Hotel

Sacramento International Airport

Best Western Pollock Pines has decided to close for the month of July. We still have current accommodations of the Historic Cary House. Best Western Placerville Inn has offered to book our guests as well, please contact Luke (616-340-5291) if you would like to book.

Best Western Stagecoach Inn-WILL BE CLOSED

San Francisco International Airport

There were be a Coach bus that will shuttle guests&nbsp;from both the Cary House&nbsp;to the ceremony/reception venue, as well as a shuttle from the venue back to each hotel.&nbsp;Stay tuned for exact details.&nbsp; AirBnB guest are welcome to be picked up and dropped off at the Cary House as well.

There are plenty are AirBnb rentals around Placerville as well as the surrounding areas. Keep in mind that we will have a shuttle to the ceremony that will pick guests up from the Cary House and Best Western Stagecoach Inn.

AirBnB

Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport

Oakland International Airport

About 2.5 hours&nbsp;from the venue&nbsp;

Reno-Tahoe International Airport

Travel

About 2.5 hours from the venue<a href="https://www.thecrazytourist.com/top-25-things-to-do-in-san-francisco/" target="_blank">https://www.thecrazytourist.co...</a>

San Francisco, CA, USA

Yosemite National Park

About 45 minutes from the venue<a href="https://www.thecrazytourist.com/top-25-things-sacramento/">https://www.thecrazytourist.co...</a>

Sacramento, CA, USA

About 1.5 hours from the venue<a href="https://tahoesouth.com">https://tahoesouth.com</a>

South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA

About 2 hours from the venue; 1 hour from Lake TahoeLots of casinos<a href="https://www.thecrazytourist.com/15-best-things-reno-nevada/">https://www.thecrazytourist.co...</a>

Reno, NV, USA

About 45 minutes from the venue. Explore gold mining cities, wine tasting, and much more.&nbsp;<a href="https://goldcountrycowgirl.com/25-best-things-to-do-in-amador-county-california-from-a-local/">https://goldcountrycowgirl.com...</a>

Amador County, CA, USA

The county of our venue.&nbsp;<a href="https://visit-eldorado.com">https://visit-eldorado.com</a>

Luke & Lindsy

Luke & Lindsy

Photos

Engagement Photos