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Our Wedding

Do you believe in love at first site?&nbsp;Well, we do. It was a warm summer Friday&nbsp;night, both Ryan and I&nbsp;were fairly new to Denver. My girlfriend from nursing school, Jana, had asked me if I&nbsp;wanted to go out an explore the bar scene in Denver. I&nbsp;was sold!&nbsp;I did my hair and makeup, put on a black and gold romper with wedge heels, and I&nbsp;was ready to go!&nbsp;Fast forward about 20 minutes, Jana takes me to this bar called Park Tavern. From the outside, I&nbsp;could tell I&nbsp;was way overdressed. As we entered the bar, my thoughts were confirmed. Old men sitting at the bar, pool tables galore, and wait, a boy. The most handsome, glorious boy I&nbsp;had ever laid eyes on. Everything around me stopped, and our eyes locked. Jana pulled me in the direction of this boy, who happened to be in the group we were meeting up with. Score!&nbsp;When I&nbsp;walked into Park Tavern, Ryan says he thought I&nbsp;was lost, because of&nbsp;the way I&nbsp;was dressed. He recalls locking eyes as well, and saying " Damn, who is that girl?"&nbsp;We met, we chatted, we played pool, and we had some drinks. Maybe too many.&nbsp;After a meal at about 3am in a late night restaurant nearby&nbsp;called Barracudas, we went our separate ways. Big fail:&nbsp;this boy didn't ask me for my phone number. I was bummed to say the least. All I&nbsp;could think about was seeing him again. This boy, named Ryan.&nbsp;About a week later, Jana invited me out again and said "Ryan might be there". I&nbsp;squealed with delight! And sure enough, Ryan was there. And this time, he asked me for my number.&nbsp;

How We Met 

Finally, he had my number. We had planned to meet up for dinner, something&nbsp;casual. Ryan couldn't decide on a spot, so we decided to walk the 16th street mall and pick a place that looked good along the way.&nbsp;As we were walking to dinner, we saw a proposal in the process. I&nbsp;kept walking and Ryan said, "Wait, let's watch it!" So we did. A little foreshadowing?&nbsp;Maybe :)&nbsp;Anyways, she said yes!&nbsp;So we kept walking, and we decided on a place called.....Rock Bottom Brewery. Our first date at a place called Rock Bottom. Now we joke and say "It can't get any worse because we started at rock bottom!"The food was mediocre, the beer was good, the guy across the table was the best. We talked about family, work, and life.&nbsp;This was the first of many, many dates to come :)&nbsp;

Our First Date 

It was a Sunday in November, 2018.&nbsp;As we were making breakfast, Ryan causally said "&nbsp;Want to go look at engagement rings today?" My heart jumped, and I&nbsp;laughed it off, thinking he was kidding....again.&nbsp;But he replied, "No, I'm serious!" So we went to look at engagement rings at the mall.&nbsp;I&nbsp;tried on big ones, small ones, fat ones, skinny ones. I&nbsp;found THE&nbsp;ONE. It was perfect. We took down the details of the ring, along with my ring size.&nbsp;On the way home, Ryan told me he didn't want to get the ring from a big commercial retailer, as we has unsure of the quality, didn't want to get ripped off, etc.&nbsp;I was not having it and told him I&nbsp;loved THAT&nbsp;ring and wanted THAT ring. I&nbsp;may have thrown a mild tantrum. Sorry babe &lt;3Little to my knowledge, the very next day Ryan had called his Dad, John, who knew of a great jeweler in Atlanta that had made a ring for his Fiancé, Susan. In collaboration with John, Ryan had THE&nbsp;ring custom made for me by this trusty jeweler in Atlanta. Did I&nbsp;pick a winner or what? And thanks John for all your help!&nbsp;Fast forward to Christmas time. We were in Atlanta over at John and Susans house.&nbsp;Sitting on the couch it was John, Ryan, and myself. Ryan gets a call and answers it on speaker phone, per usual. The voice on the other end goes &nbsp;"Hi Sir, this is (insert name of your choosing)&nbsp;from VS White Diamond CO." Ryan goes into sheer panic mode and hangs up the phone. I'm sitting on the couch also in panic mode, pretending that I&nbsp;didn't just hear that exchange.&nbsp;Ryan tries to play to cool and says "&nbsp;I&nbsp;don't know who that was, must have been spam." On the other hand, John jumps up off the couch and yells "I'll call him back!" Talk about AWKWARD. So I&nbsp;just tried my best to ignore the whole thing. But in the back of my mind I was thinking, "I'm pretty sure that guy said something about diamonds!?" Hmmmmm.....

The Ring

New Years 2019. We were headed to Telluride to meet my parents for a long weekend of skiing and some quality family time...And oh so much more!&nbsp;

In the back of his mind, Ryan had a very important topic of conversation to discuss with Molly and Steve Palley. As the days went by, Ryan kept missing golden opportunities to chat with them. Either I&nbsp;was in the way, my Dad was asleep on the couch (most likely), or some other distraction. Finally, he had a window of opportunity.&nbsp;

"I want to propose to your daughter" he said.&nbsp;Ryan had a whole speech planned out, but of course when you plan something out and then get nervous, it comes out NOTHING&nbsp;like what you had planned. Ryan said he blacked out and can't remember what he said to them.&nbsp;

Ryan and my parents had a plan, &nbsp;unbeknownst&nbsp;to me. It was Friday night, my mom and I&nbsp;were ready to do some shopping. We were going to meet my Dad and Ryan at the gondola a bit later.&nbsp;

While Mom and I&nbsp;were shopping, Ryan and Dad were both nervous. They got to the gondola a bit early, and Ryan had a chat with the gondola attendant. He said&nbsp; "Hey man, I'm coming back in about 15 minutes with my girlfriend, I'm going to propose to her so can you get us our own gondola?" As he slips the guy a tip. The guy nods and Ryan walks away.&nbsp;

Mom and I&nbsp;arrive&nbsp;and meet up with Dad and Ryan. We hop in the gondola line.&nbsp;Ryan and I&nbsp;get in first, and then the gondola attendant jumps in front of Mom and Dad like some security guard and says " You get the next one". Ryan goes, " No, they are with us". I&nbsp;was thinking "What the hell?"&nbsp;

I&nbsp;shake it off and hop in the gondola with my three favorite people. Ryan and I&nbsp;are sitting on the right side of the gondola (with the better view) and immediately my Mom goes "&nbsp;Let's switch sides!&nbsp;You have a better view on this side!" Which is totally false. But ok, we switch.&nbsp;

I could feel a nervous tension in the air. About 5 minutes into the gondola ride, it stops. My Dad goes "&nbsp;So Ryan, what kind of phone do you have?" Ryan hands my Dad his phone with video mode on. Again, I'm saying "WHAT&nbsp;THE&nbsp;HELL?" This was their secrete code word.&nbsp;

Ryan grabs both of my hands, gets onto one knee,&nbsp;and nervously says &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;" Megan , I&nbsp;love you so much and I&nbsp;want to spend the rest of my life with you. Will you marry me?" Tears start rolling down both of our faces and I&nbsp;scream out "&nbsp;Yes of course!" Ryan opens the ring box and its THE&nbsp;RING! Ryans says "What do I do now?" We both laugh and I&nbsp;say "You put it on my finger!" (I'm crying again typing this!)

It was the most magical moment, in the most magical place, with the most important people in my&nbsp;life there too.&nbsp;

We then enjoyed a meal on the top of the mountain at Alreds, overlooking Telluride. It was the best day of my life, and I&nbsp;am so grateful that Ryan shared it with my &nbsp;parents&lt;3&nbsp;

I&nbsp;love you Ryan Young Freimuth and I&nbsp;cannot wait to spend forever with you!

The Proposal  1. 04. 19 

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Ryans middle brother, and also our officiant!&nbsp;The biggest Georgia Bulldogs fan we know. Go Dawgs!&nbsp;

Matt Freimuth 

Megans lifetime best friend of 25 years! Her sister, her other half, her "man". From Flagstaff, to Hawaii, to Mexico, we have a million memories together and have a lifetime more to come!

Bailey Saville 

Megans cousin, but we love each other like sisters! We’ve camped on the Grand Canyon floor, and explored Spain together. So many amazing memories with this girl!

Sarah Jade Shannon 

Ryans oldest brother, and father to our beautiful niece and nephew Isabelle and Ian! Isabelle is our flower girl :)&nbsp;

Johnny Freimuth 

Megans high school best friend. We played softball together in middle school, and ran track and cross country together in high school! We both share RN&nbsp;after our names too!&nbsp;

Alexandra Dyer 

Ryans buddy from college. Goes by Solaz-bro&nbsp;

Eric Solazzo 

One of Megans roommates when she moved back to Flagstaff. Leah is a track superstar and is competing to qualify for the next Summer Olympics! So&nbsp;many fun outdoor adventures with this one, exploring from AZ&nbsp;to CO&nbsp;together, with uncontrollable laughter along the way!&nbsp;

Leah Rosenfeld 

Ryans best friend out in Denver, loves the Patriots more than life itself. A close tie with White Claws&nbsp;

Patrick Murphy 

Megans best friend from nursing school, and who was there the night Megan and Ryan met!&nbsp;Jana and Megan share the same birthday, which bonded them instantly on the first day of nursing school. We couldn't have made it through school without each other!&nbsp;

Jana Weiss 

Started working at Fidelity when Ryan did. Some intense ping pong matches between these two! A newlywed himself, congrats Sam and Craig!&nbsp;

Craig McNally 

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Megan & Ryan

Megan & Ryan

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