If you told Jill and Stan back in 2014 that they would one day be standing at the altar, neither of them would have believed it. They first met at Folk Fest a place they both shared a love for and had been going to for years. At the time their connection was simply two familiar faces in the same friend group. Over time, they would run into each other at parties, festivals, and friendly gatherings. They were always somewhere in each other’s story, even if they didn’t realize it yet. One of their earliest memories started with a bottle of vodka, After leaving an unopened 66 on a picnic table overnight, Jill woke up to find that Stan and a few friends had managed to finish the entire thing. It became one of those funny stories that gets retold through the years and when Jill would see him she would always tell Stan he owes her a bottle of vodka. For nearly a decade, life carried them in different directions. Stan spent years working as a travelling electrician, away from Winnipeg for months at a time. While Jill was building a life close to home. Whenever Stan came home, they would catch up at parties, festivals, and mutual friends events... never imagining that one day they would become each other’s person. Then life shifted. After years of living on the road, Stan decided to come home for good. His brother had just welcomed a new daughter, his parents were getting older, and he realized there was nowhere he’d rather be than close to the people he loved. One evening at The Park Theatre, Jill found herself looking across the room and seeing Stan differently than she had before. Somewhere between all those years of friendship and familiar faces, the boy she’d always known had become a man she couldn’t stop noticing. The next time they saw each other Jill mentioned she needed a light switch fixed at her house. Stan quickly voulenteered to help. A few days later, Jill was hosting some friends and Stan offered to come by an hour early to fix the switch - knowing it would only take him 15 minutes. Safe to say the other 45 minutes werent really about electrical work. He came over, fixed her dimmer switch, and sparked a light in her heart. Something clicked that day, and a dimmer switch became destiny. Two days later, they went on their first official date, and from that moment on, they became inseparable. The years that followed were filled with all the things that make a life together beautiful. Road trips. Vacations. Lazy evenings at home. House projects and renovations that tested their patience. Holidays, family dinners, celebrations, and countless ordinary moments that somehow felt extraordinary because they were sharing them together. Before long, Stan moved into Jill’s house and embraced his role as a cat dad to her two kitties, who have decided that Stan is their favourite human. Jill fell in love with Stan’s steady presence. His kindness. His unbelievable patience. The way he always shows up for the people he loves and how he can make even the most stressful situations feel manageable. Through every project, challenge, and new adventure, he has been her calm, her safe place, and her strength. Stan fell in love with Jill’s enormous heart. Her thoughtfulness. Her ability to make everyone around her feel welcomed and cared for. The way she pours love into her family, friends, and the life they have built. Her warmth, her beauty, and her endless capacity to make a house feel like a home. Three years after that light repair. In the most magical place on earth. Stan asked Jill to spend forever with him. She said YES! What began as a friendship between two people who kept crossing paths became a love story neither of them saw coming. After years of perfect timing, a missing bottle of vodka (that was eventually paid back), two cats, countless adventures, and one unforgettable proposal, they can’t wait to begin their next chapter as husband and wife. The best part of their story is that it’s only just beginning.