The Mountains Are Calling

The short story - neither Madi or Ashton were looking for a new relationship, but as the saying goes when you don't look for love, it smacks you in the face. Madi was on a girl's trip to Nashville with her friend Kim to explore the southern city and get a feel for life beyond Baltimore, MD when she connected with a random native Nashvillian. Though they couldn't meet right away, they made plans to meet for a "bushwacker" on Madi's last day. The conversation was easy and neither one was ready for Madi to go home, so Ashton decided to drive Madi to the airport where she would leave Madi swooning. The next morning Madi texted Ashton and they haven't gone a day since without speaking.

For Madi's 30th, a trip was planned to meet up with her sister's Catherine and Libby in Cape Town, South Africa. Ashton and Madi had been in South Africa for a couple gorgeous days with Madi's sisters - the first few days consisting of hiking Table Mountain with no food and little water (a typical Snow Plan), the second walking the Cape Town Harbour and exploring the city, the third featuring a 3am pickup for swimming in the Indian Ocean with Great White Sharks. On the fourth day, the group went on a wine tour and had lunch at an amazing cliff in Hermanus which overlooked the water - Ashton insisted that everyone take photos out on the rocks and naturally everyone was totally onboard. At one point Madi noticed Caye and Libby were taking a lot of pictures of the two of them (Ashton & Madi) and started to feel like they might be feeling left out - so Madi suggested they take a "sister picture" - Caye and Libby all but yelled "NO - LATER!" Madi turned to Ashton rolling her eyes at their reaction and found Ashton on one knee holding the most sparkly thing Madi had ever seen. Needless to say, ugly crying commenced as Madi never felt more special or more loved. The rest of the day was a blur of celebrations and laughter. To this day Madi still can't believe this is HER fairytale.

Since she could remember, Ashton has always been drawn to mountains, and the bigger the better. She remembers going on hikes at a young age in the Smoky and Blue Ridge Mountains and loving the adventures. This love has only strengthened over the years as she enjoys connecting with nature and hiking. She feels it has a way of washing away all the worries of the lives we get caught up in and leaves her feeling revitalized. When Ashton met Madi, she quickly learned that Madi had not experienced mountains unless they were snow covered and the temperatures were frigid. So she took Madi to the Smokys for a cabin getaway and you could say a love connection was formed. Madi was hooked and a trip to the mountains has become the yearly October trip the couple takes. One year they decided to meet up with one of Madi’s couple friends (Geoff & Colleen) in Asheville to explore and enjoy the town’s craft beers. Ashton and Madi literally fell in love with the town and it’s laid back, eccentric, and very welcoming atmosphere. Dogs, beer, liberals, art, amazing food, mountains, and stunning views had the couple hooked. It’s the one town both Madi and Ashton turn into complete children while visiting and have a tremendously hard time leaving. Thus, it only seems fitting that the couple landed on Asheville as the spot they chose to say “I do” and start their lives as the newly wed Snows.

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