For years, we both wondered if we’d ever step into the roles of bride and groom. We had settled into being the bridesmaid and the groomsman, never realizing that God was quietly writing a greater plan for us. In His perfect timing, our paths crossed, and love began to bloom. From the very beginning, our relationship grew across miles. For the first six months, we navigated long distance, building love in Island Park, Idaho. A place that quickly became a special part of our story. The next fishing season brought another stretch apart, this time three long months without seeing each other. What I didn’t know during that time was that Blakely had been carefully curating the perfect ring. When I made it back out to Idaho for a short season, Blakely completely surprised me with the sweetest proposal in September. It was unexpected, magical, and one of the best moments of our lives. Island Park will always be the backdrop of our beginning, the place where friendship turned into love, and love into a promise. We cannot wait to carry that love forward into marriage and all the adventures that await us as husband and wife.