Even though we went to the same high school and grew up only two miles apart, we did not really "meet" until 2014. Emily was working in the NYS Capitol building and we bumped into each other on Shawn's first day of his internship in the Governor's office. We were excited to see each other and mentioned that we should get lunch, but then went our separate ways. A couple of months later, Emily's brother encouraged her to send Shawn a message. She did, and after that lunch they went out for dinner. Now, here we are almost five years (and a whole lot of miles) later.

Shawn orchestrated a perfect sunrise proposal on the summit of Algonquin Mountain. The snow clouds and freezing temps didn't stop us from celebrating, but the weather did make Shawn follow up his marriage proposal with "Can we do this ring part later?" as our hands were too cold to take our gloves off.

We couldn't imagine starting our marriage in any place other than Lake Placid. This town holds a special place in our hearts and these mountains are our home. We cannot wait to celebrate with you. See you there!