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We’re doing this wedding thing a little bit differently, just like us! With all of our family members out of state, we will have multiple events to celebrate with everyone we love. We’ll start with an intimate ceremony and after party in Idaho in December, with a celebration in Washington soon to follow.

Our ceremony will be an intimate elopement at The Lodge at Sandpoint. We’ll say our vows overlooking Lake Pend d’Oreille in our beautiful home of 2 1/2 years. Anyone interested in viewing our simple ceremony is welcome. Music will then follow at Pend d’Oreille winery with local favs, Red Blend, featuring Brian Jacobs, Meg Turner and Chris Lynch. We’d be honored if our local friends would stop to celebrate our Little BIG Day. Visit the Our Little BIG Day page for more details.

For our family and friends outside Idaho, we are planning a trip to Washington for an event sometime soon. Details to come...

After too many years of living alone, I put myself on the fast track to find the man I want forever with. I went on several dates a week, but only with like minded men in search of marriage. Most of them were nice, but just not for me; others left me with creepy horror stories that I laugh about today. After coming home from one of those bad dates, I put my “if you don’t succeed” attitude on and opened one of my dating apps once again. As I quickly scrolled through the photos of those I’d connected with, I found myself doing a double take as Peter’s handsome face past rapidly by. I scrolled right back to him thinking “why am I not dating you!?” I sent him a quick note telling him that I think we should be talking which was a very rare thing for me. He quickly responded and I just knew (like you know a good melon, aka “When Harry Met Sally”). After that night, I never spoke to another potential suitor again and stopped dating altogether. 12 days later we met in person, made “us” official and shared our last first kiss.

“Hi Peter, I very rarely contact a man first, but something tells me I should. Hi, I'm Linda.” Those were her first words to me. We met on Tinder of all places, not a likely start for two people that were destined to fall in love and be pretty much inseparable for the next three years. I knew from that first night of texting that we had amazing chemistry and we would be a great fit together. We met in person a couple of weeks later at Starbucks, she was 20min late. LOL! I was sitting in the back and as soon as she came around the corner, I knew it was right. To say she was beautiful would be an understatement. I sat across from her and felt completely at ease. We went wine tasting, had dinner, and went back to her apartment to watch a movie. We kissed for the first time that night, it was my last first kiss. She's witty, sexy, confident, warm, open, and just a little bit stubborn. And we fit.

LOL. We’re planning all the details for our Little BIG Day soon to come, but are doing it a bit out of order. We’ve talked about this day multiple times over the last 3 1/2 years. BUT, the actual proposal on bended knee with ring in hand is still pending. Fingers crossed that it'll be before our Little BIG day! Details to follow...

With our Honeymoon on hold, our loving mini-moon will be at the Lodge at Sandpoint, the locale of our vows overlooking beautiful Lake Pend d’Oreille. (You were expecting something a little different here, weren’t you?)

Not sure where, not sure when, but we are sure it’ll be somewhere beachy and romantic. And hopefully it'll happen sooner than later!