We met freshman year of high school through a mutual friend and immediately clicked. We're best friends who have spent the past 14+ years together growing, learning, and adventuring through this crazy thing called life!

Vinny proposed on Cyndi's favorite holiday, Christmas Eve, surrounded by her favorite things - family, delicious food, and a lot of wine. After moving to Utah, Vinny knew it would be extra special to share the moment as a family back East.

We moved to Utah in November 2017 and fell in love with its rustic, mountainous beauty. We knew we wanted to incorporate our new home state's breathtaking scenery into our wedding and Log Haven, our favorite restaurant in Utah, is the perfect venue. In 1920, Salt Lake steel baron and Metropolitan Opera member L.F. Rains created the log hideaway as an anniversary gift for his wife. Logs from Oregon were shipped via San Francisco and hauled four miles up Millcreek Canyon by horse-drawn wagon. Appropriately named “Log Haven” and built at the base of cliffs and flowing waterfalls, the Rains family used the sanctuary as a summer home. The idyllic retreat became a gathering place for many local executives who came to explore the mountains, fish in the creek, and sit by the home’s many fireplaces while hatching plans for the future of Salt Lake City and Utah. During the Depression, an insurance executive named Gleed Miller bought Log Haven and turned it into a year-round residence. He added additional rooms and built an ice skating pond and horse stables across the road. When the Miller children grew up and left their wilderness-near-the-city-nest, the property passed to Stanley Sprouse, who converted the log home to a restaurant. During the late 1980s, Log Haven fell into disrepair and was slated to be destroyed. Luckily, Margo Provost purchased Log Haven in 1994 and completely refurbished and renovated this historic retreat. We can't wait to celebrate with you and share our slice of mountain paradise!