First Met
Natalie and Colin first met at Emilia’s 1st birthday party when Colin was invited by a mutual friend.
First Date
After speaking for a while and getting to know one another, they decided to go out for dinner on a Wednesday night after Natalie got off of work and Colin finished up at the comic shop.
First Valentine’s Day
Colin surprised Natalie on her doorstep when she walked out and saw him holding gifts, flowers, and a coffee.
Natalie and Colin went to Steventon’s in Le Claire, IA.
They Became Official
Shortly after the Super Bowl, Colin came back from his friends’ house to see Natalie and the girls. They went on a drive together with the kids. After they got back, Colin asked Natalie to be his girlfriend.
Candlelight Concert
Shortly after Valentine’s Day, they went to a candlelight concert that was playing a tribute to Coldplay. They both described how they felt very sure of their love after this.
First Road Trip
When Natalie’s childhood friend came into town, Natalie and Colin took the kids to Chicago, Illinois in hopes of seeing her. They stayed at a hotel and went to a waterpark the next day.
First Vacation
Natalie and Colin took the kids to see her family in lower Alabama on the Florida border.
First Easter
Their first Easter was celebrated by going to church with Colin’s parents after dyeing eggs, opening baskets, and doing egg hunts in Orion.
First 4th of July
They sat outside of their home-to-be and watched the firework show from the Orion High School.
Their First Home
Colin and Natalie purchased their home and spent the day cleaning. They moved in the next day.
First Halloween
They spent their first Halloween together in their new home with their children after trick-or-treating the town businesses.
First Thanksgiving
On a whim, they hosted their first Thanksgiving in their new home and had Natalie’s sister, husband, children, and some friends join them.
First Christmas
They played Santa in their home with their children, went to Village Inn for breakfast, and then went to Grandma and Grandpa Hepner’s to celebrate.
Engagement
Their engagement day began with Natalie’s birthday breakfast. Shortly after, they had a photoshoot scheduled from months prior, and Colin proposed during that time. Afterwards Colin and Natalie celebrated with Whitey’s ice cream. Colin had also booked a dance class and ice skating. After the dance class, the two of them went to Natalie’s friend, Terri’s, for a seafood boil before finishing up the night by ice skating.
Grandma and Grandpa Hepner watched Lorelai.
Wedding
They got married on their 1 year anniversary surrounded by parents, some grandparents, their daughters, and closest friends.