Patrick & Nataly's story started in 2024.

Our first date was in October of 2024 at green bluff. We spent the day sharing our life's experiences and talking a lot about our families. That was a huge topic we quickly bonded over.

Since the day we first met in person I (Nataly) knew this wasn't like any other date. I had finally found a good man I knew I was going to spend the rest of my life with.

on October 20th 2024, Patrick officially asked me to be his girlfriend.

From there we began meeting each others families. I had met most of his family at a huge thanksgiving get together, everyone was so inviting and welcomed me with open arms.

meeting families can be scary, but we both knew it was so important to both of us.

To fast forward a couple of months, in January 2025, we started talking about marriage, and what our beliefs and feelings were. We both knew marriage was something we had both always dreamed of, as most people would.

On January 19th 2025, we decided to go ring shopping. It really set in how much we truly did love and care for each other. Lets just say we left the jeweler with my dream ring.

On memorial weekend , we took a huge camping trip to Horse Haven airstrip , where Patrick and his family have been for many years prior.

On Saturday may 24th we had spent the day hauling trees to the spot where the huge bonfire is lit, every year.

As the night sky was taking over, it was about time for the fire to get started. Patrick and I were the ones to start the fire.

As our families are standing around watching us front and center, the fire lit up in flames and I look over to see Patrick down on one knee. I immediately got tears in my eyes and I knew that this was going to be the start of our life long journey.

We are so excited to spend our special day with all the people we love.