It started in 1998 — not with a love story, but with a friendship. Chris and John ran in the same circles, orbiting each other for years, the way people do when the timing isn't quite right. They each had their own journeys to take first — messy, winding roads that eventually led them both to recovery and to the kind of clarity that only comes from doing the hard work. For nearly three decades, they have been friends. Good friends. The kind who stick around. Then in 2023, after a trip to the Coachella Valley with his friend, Stephen, John picked up the phone. "Let's get married and move to Palm Springs," he said. To which Chris replied, "I was hoping you were going to say that." And just like that, twenty-five years of friendship turned a corner. With 28 years of history and 3 years of living together, no one can accuse them of rushing into anything. But after the trials of last year — Chris's heart attack and John's infection — they realized just how precious their relationship is and how deeply they rely on one another. And after the Idaho legislature went into session, they understood that the sacrament of marriage may not always be available to them. Some things simply can't wait. John and Chris are devoted companions with decades of shared history. They are happiest in each other's company. And if anyone has been through the fire, they have — and come out the other side stronger, braver, and more sure of what they want. And what they want is a future, together. They are deeply humbled and endlessly grateful to share this day with the people who have loved them, believed in them, and walked alongside them through it all. You are the reason this story has a happy ending.