Photos

One of Shannon's best friends, Megan, was hiding in the trees, taking stealth shots that we will cherish forever. Love you, Meg!! Thank you so much!

One of Ben's groomsmen, John, helped plant the canoe and picnic! THANK YOU, JOHN! Ben had a basket with a sweet photo book, bubbly, a polaroid camera, a customized sweatshirt, and of course the ring!!

" "My precious" -Gollum" -Ben

Friends and Family gathered in Northern Virginia to celebrate our engagement!! THANK YOU to all who attended. Huge shoutout to our families who collaborated and made the day wonderful! We love you!!

Ben planned TWO surprise engagement parties. The first one was in Charlottesville with friends from near an far. We felt SO loved by everyone there! Big thanks to the Macfarlans for hosting!

Photo Cred: Adia Rad

Photo Cred: Adia Rad

Photo Cred: Adia Rad

Photo Cred: Adia Rad

Photo Cred: Adia Rad

Photo Cred: Adia Rad

Photo Cred: Adia Rad

Photo Cred: Adia Rad

Photo Cred: Adia Rad

Photo Cred: Adia Rad

Photo Cred: Adia Rad

WV pep rolls - classic

C-bus

Embracing the "German-ness" of Germantown

Tennis in Germantown, OH!

The GREATEST Cinnamon Roll and an everything-biscuit-sandwich at Kitties in OH!

Ice cream before dinner (MI)

Our view from the eco-lodge (MI)

Beauty! Gardens in Fort Wayne, IN

Fort Wayne was good because ice cream

Stopped by Notre Dame to see Touchdown Jesus!

Chicago!

We were very excited to explore Chicago!

Stan gave us free doughnuts for being newlyweds!! So kind. (lol @ Ben flexing)

The Bean!

Big Millennial Park fans (Chicago)

We rented bikes in Chicago!

Lake Michigan overflowing and the Chicago skyline - so cool

Wrigley Field in Chicago! Ben made us bike through traffic to get there, but it's cool I guess.

Deep dish pizza, of course. (Chicago)

Cute lil room in South Dundee, IL! We LOVED this little town. Best breakfast ever.

A little mid-run swim. Madison, WI skyline in the background!

Cleaning up our camp at BlackHawk Campground in WI - we set up in the middle of the night and it POURED rain. Praise God for the rain-fly

Soix Falls, SD

Love this statue is Sioux Falls! Pointing us to our new home in LA

We got treated to dessert by another newlywed couple in Soix Falls, SD! Also, this restaurant was DREAMY

Cute cabin in Cody, WY

Our lovely cabin hosts

Beautiful, WY!

You see here, Ben tries really hard to capture Devil's tower in a polaroid photo. His attempts were unsuccessful.

Shan now refers to herself as the "One Shot Wonder" (Devil's Tower)

we're not really sure

Ol Faithful exploding

Shan and Ol Faithful

Getting the hang of "roughin' it" (yellowstone)

Yellowstone dinner

Our first sunrise together!! Woke up early to try and get a campsite at Jenny Lake - not early enough, apparently. But our backup wasn't so bad!

The Tetons!

Jenny Lake (Teton National Park)

Breakfast in GTNP!

Campfire food, lezgo

Hidden lake spot with our kayak rental in Grand Teton Nat'l Park!

Shannon LOVES juice (Jackson, WY)

Haha - Ben got a pedicure!! (Jackson, WY)

Our only hotel stop on the trip thanks to the Mensters!!

Free breakfast from the couple in front of us - people are so nice!! (Tahoe/Truckee)

Taken after braving a mid-day paddle session on Lake Tahoe (SO windy - Ben fell... a lot).

First time having an over-priced meal on a dock! Lake Tahoe's Gar Woods

Love our Subaru!! It has taken us so far!

Olympians have been here!! (Tahoe)

The Golden Gate Bridge! (San Francisco, CA)

Beautiful SF foliage and architecture!

Got to see the best pals in Santa Cruz!

Cute cabin outside Santa Cruz, CA!

Our cabin had a lemon orchard! And they gave us a dozen eggs for free from their farm!!

Shan's view from the bed - Ben cookin' up some of those free, farm-fresh eggs.

Dreamy restaurant, dreamy guy in Santa Cruz, CA

Our favorite coffee - maybe ever - is in Santa Barbara!

Shan loves mountain biking (Santa Barbara)

Jumping over Santa Barbara