Ben and Nicole met the summer of 2013 at Teton Valley Ranch Camp near Jackson, Wyoming. Ben had just completed a traditional ceremony and emerged covered in mud from the camp lake when they bumped into each other and introduced themselves. Ben made a great effort to sit next to Nicole in the dining hall that night, sans mud, and the boy from Kentucky and the girl from everywhere felt a special connection. The summer was ending, and Ben and Nicole decided to take the risk of doing long distance only a few weeks into knowing each other. The risk obviously paid off! Nicole and Ben then attended college together for three years. They did another year of long distance, and then made the move to Colorado together for graduate school and their love of the mountains. In the past eight years, they've made lifelong friends, adopted their fur baby Willow, hiked many mountains and trails, traveled to many locations, and grown in their love for one another. They are looking forward to tying the knot in the place they first met that is closest to their hearts with family and friends.