Our story unfolds against the seemingly unbefitting backdrop of a rundown 5-bedroom house located on Cherry Hill in Flagstaff. The house was affectionately adorned with the title of " The Meth Shack " or "Trash Panda Mountain" by those that lived there. In May of 2022, Casey moved into the rustic home while pursuing a degree in criminology at the local university. Upon move-in day, Casey settled into his new abode and met the four other members of the household. At the proverbial head of the house was a former U.S. Marine, "Jacob". Casey became instant friends with Jacob, having the shared experience of military service in common. Jacob told Casey that he would probably have a lot in common with one of the female roommates in the house, "Taylor ". Jacob explained Taylor was an outdoors guide and shared many of the same interests as casey did. As it so happened, Casey's move-in day was also Taylor's move-out day, as she was leaving for a guiding job in Yellowstone for the Summer. In all, Casey spent about 5 Minutes with Taylor exchanging pleasantries and acknowledging that they would most likely never see each other again. Alas, fast forward to September, and Taylor was back after a successful season guiding in Yellowstone. Upon her return, she yearned to celebrate with her close friends before permanently departing from Flagstaff. On her first night back, Taylor was celebrating her return with some friends in downtown flagstaff, and accidentally fell off a step in a dark place she had never been before, resulting in tearing every tendon in her left ankle. As fate would have it, this injury caused Taylor to change her plans and remain in Flagstaff until she recovered. This led to Taylor spending a lot of downtime around the house, and in turn spending a lot of time getting to know the odd, short, albeit somewhat handsome roommate she had met in passing months prior. Inversely Casey seized the opportunity to get to know the woman he had met on his move-in day, whom he had referred to in secret as " The Amazonian Temptress". Casey and Taylor quickly became friends, with Casey having Taylor over for many Sunday family dinners and winning her heart over through food and his crazy Italian family. Although the pair denied any feelings for one another, those around Taylor and Casey could see a relationship begin to flower and in February of 2023 after months of secrecy and avoiding awkward interactions with other roommates, Casey and Taylor made their relationship official and began dating. Casey and Taylors relationship blossomed and over the next two years the couple traveled to other states and countries. They camped, backpacked, off-roaded, adopted ferrets, and grossly overweight cats, worked a ranch, grew close with God, accomplished goals and attained certificates of a wide variety, got stung by stingrays, had probably one to many wild nights, navigated the ups and downs of a partial long-distance relationship, made a multitude of close friends, spent countless hours skiing the slopes, and fell deeper in love every day. Fast forward to November 10th, 2024, Casey planned a trip to Breckenridge, Colorado, with Taylor, where he proposed on a ski lift surrounded by glistening white snow and the gorgeous Colorado Rocky Mountains. We are so happy to have you join us in celebration of our love and look forward to seeing you on our special day. Sincerely Casey & Taylor