Windsor Mill Event Center 301 Main St Unit D, Windsor, CO 80550 4:00 Ceremony 8:00 Dessert and Dancing 9:45ish Send Off We are so excited to celebrate with you and honored to have you join our special day! Feel under no obligation to stay from start to send-off but we do ask that you arrive on time. We cannot wait to see you!

Whether or not you are able to make it to our celebration, we find ourselves immensely grateful for you who have poured into us, both individually and as a couple, forming us into the people we are today. We invited you to this celebration because of your evident importance and influence in our lives, for which we are indebted. We would be honored if you would join us as we make this commitment to one another, both in celebration and as supporting witness in holding us to keep our vows, as we enter into the beautiful mystery of marriage.

As a precursor, I knew I was going to ask Sarah to be my wife the moment I laid eyes on her...at our proposal. The months & moments leading up to that gut wrenching, awkwardly sweaty, knee trembling question were incredibly rich with conversation, adventures, difficult challenges, & quality time. After dating several months, Sarah & I began to talk about a long life together & decided to ask our friends, the Kotters, to take us through pre-engagement counseling--asking difficult questions & discovering long-term compatibility. I was sure & ready to go come mid September. I called up my best bud’s jeweler in CA & we picked out the ring; all was set to come mid October. I was so antsy I couldn’t contain myself. On Thursday night, September 30th (TWO WEEKS EARLY) I received an email at 5:34 pm: “The ring is done,” & was asked, “When would you like it?” As quick as my fingers could move, he was met with, “Yesterday!” I had no plan, no momentum, & all the world's zeal. A perfect combo. I called up Sarah’s good friend Jerilyn who was taking Sarah out that next night for dinner & in 1 hour time, we were set. Jer planned the whole deal. I couldn’t believe it. I was going to ask my best friend to be my forever person...one with me. I spent the night on my knees, a nervous, dependent wreck. October 1st, Friday morning, 9:51 am, the ring was in my hand from CA. The jeweler had the package overnighted with “EXTREMELY URGENT” plastered on the package. I ran out of my nursing lecture crying with overwhelming emotions. I blinked & it was time to go..Jerilyn’s husband, Kirk (one of the stallion groomsmen), picked me up from the restaurant he & I told the girls we would be hanging while they did their thing. While the girls were sipping & chatting, Kirk & I snuck in, gave Jerilyn the cue & she promptly excused herself to the "restroom." Walking in clammy & shaky, flowers in one hand, ring in the other, I grab Sarah's hand. She stood up, I took a knee, & the rest is history. Marcus