We're eloping!

Over the last 8 years, we've adventured all around the world together. Our travels have taken us from living in a van in the PNW to backpacking through Asia and all the way to Alaska, where we found our home base. Climbing mountains and pushing ourselves to do things we never thought we could do has been a core part in our relationship, so we want to celebrate our marriage in a way that honors that. We will be combining our wedding and honeymoon into an Alaskan road trip, taking our 1980 VW Westfalia to all our favorite places. On August 21st, we'll hike up a ridge in Hatcher Pass, say our vows and make it official! We'll be documenting our adventure with cameras in hand and can't wait to share it with you. While we will greatly miss you all on our special day. We hope you can travel to Alaska to visit us sometime! You are all welcome any time and we'd love to show you our favorite places here. We would love for you to submit a note or letter for us to read on our wedding day, so we can celebrate with you from afar! Please email your letter to hailey.thelen@gmail.com or mail to our address PO Box 1108 Talkeetna, Alaska. Check out more photos of our adventures by clicking on the photo tab at the top! If you feel inclined to send us a gift, consider contributing to our "Newlywed Fund" on the Registry page. Love, Ryan and Hailey The photo below is from Hatcher Pass!