Wedding Day

Wedding

Inn at Crestwood

Reception

Our Wedding

Mike and I had similar friends in college so a lot of our college stories overlap. The first time we actually&nbsp;met was in September of 2013.&nbsp;Hannah (a bridesmaid) and I were at a friend's house for a party and Mike came up to talk to me. We hit it off but we left the party&nbsp;only knowing each other's names. That December I had an art show for a college course&nbsp;and Mike happened to stop by, knowing that it was a school event. We briefly caught up, but again went our separate ways. By June of 2014&nbsp;I decided to throw a joint&nbsp;birthday party with my friend Jason and Jason invited Mike along with most of our groomsmen.&nbsp;Mike came to the party, never knowing it was actually my birthday party.&nbsp;

Finally, the following week I went to a concert downtown for my roommate's band and Mike happened to be at the concert as well. I saw him in the crowd and decided that enough was enough and that I&nbsp;needed to be on&nbsp;this handsome guy's radar. I walked up to him, introduced myself again, and said "We need to know each other. Like, actually know each other." I wanted to make sure he didn't forget about me.&nbsp;He invited me to a party he was throwing later that week and at that party he FINALLY&nbsp;asked for my number. That following week he picked me up for our first date where we drank coffee at Cafe De Los Muertos and talked non-stop&nbsp;until they closed for the evening. Since we weren't ready for the date to end, we decided to head&nbsp;to Fox's Liqueur Bar&nbsp;for drinks. We talked for hours about music, our favorite authors, art, and my crazy cute dog.&nbsp;

It took us meeting a few times to actually start dating&nbsp;but that first date was a perfect indication of our relationship to come. We still can talk for hours about anything and everything and these last 5 years have been the best date that never has to end.

How We Met (as told by Catryn)

I&nbsp;decided that the best way to propose to Catryn was while traveling. Previously, we had&nbsp;been to Scotland and Prague, and we both loved exploring different places and cities.&nbsp;We had&nbsp;talked&nbsp;about our&nbsp;next trip&nbsp;being a&nbsp;road trip through New England, and I&nbsp;knew that would be perfect.&nbsp;&nbsp;We planned to start&nbsp;in New Haven, Connecticut and end&nbsp;in Bangor, Maine with&nbsp;our last full day to&nbsp;be spent in Acadia National Park.&nbsp;I&nbsp;figured&nbsp;that would be a perfect place to ask her to marry me.As soon as we landed, Catryn decided to start filming. She wanted to make a vacation video, and I agreed that it was a great idea. We filmed our way through Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Maine and finally arrived in Bar Harbor. The entire week I&nbsp;was extremely aware of where my bag and the ring were.&nbsp;Due to an Airbnb mishap, we ended up spending two nights in&nbsp;a fancy hotel right by Acadia.When we woke up on September 4th, I slipped the ring in my pocket and we went off around the Park Loop. I was trying to keep my eye out for a particularly beautiful place, and the top of Cadillac Mountain didn't disappoint. It had a great view of&nbsp; Bar Harbor and all the nearby mountains sloping into the ocean, although it was a bit windy.&nbsp;I mentioned to&nbsp;Catryn&nbsp;that, while we had some selfies, we didn't have any full frame shots of us together. So I&nbsp;positioned my camera on a nearby rock and focused on her, and then walked over. As soon as I said her name, she started repeating "What!?" over and over. I don't really remember exactly&nbsp;what I said;&nbsp;I&nbsp;had some ideas in my head but I'm not sure what actually came out. I&nbsp;knew Catryn identifies&nbsp;with&nbsp;mountains and I have always been partial to water, so I&nbsp;thought that a place where the Appalachians met the ocean would be a perfect location.&nbsp;Catryn eventually realized that she needed to give me an answer&nbsp;and said "Yes". After absorbing and enjoying the moment, we walked over to my camera and played back what I had recorded. It turned out as soon as I&nbsp;walked up to her, the wind knocked my camera back and all you could see was blue sky. It ended up being a moment only for us.

How He Proposed (as told by Mike)

Our Story

Details

Wedding Party

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Registry

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Mike & Catryn

Mike & Catryn

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