A wedding to remember

How We Met It all started on a random Saturday night. I was in Fort Collins, enjoying wine with my coworker, while Marcus was two hours away in Colorado Springs—neither of us knowing our lives were about to change. After our second glass, my friend looked at me and said, “Let’s go to Denver.” I laughed it off. It was late, I wasn’t dressed, and Denver was an hour away. But something told me, why not? So I ran home, threw on a baseball cap (yes, a baseball cap), and we hit the road—not to meet anyone, just to dance. Hours later, in the middle of a crowded club in downtown Denver, I noticed a guy watching me. Every time I glanced his way, he’d quickly look up at the ceiling like he wasn’t totally caught. Eventually, our eyes met. I lipped the words, “I see you looking,” and he smiled, waved me over—and the rest is history.

After six years together, people have asked, “Why did he wait so long?” or “Why did you stay so long?” The truth is, love doesn’t follow a set timeline. It grows, it stretches, and it strengthens. Each year brought new lessons, deeper love, and more reasons to choose each other. Our journey hasn’t always been easy—but it’s been real, raw, and worth it. And after everything we’ve been through, there’s no other time I would’ve wanted this moment to happen. That moment came during a weekend getaway at Garden of the Gods—a dreamy escape filled with massages, seafood, wine, and mountainside views. I had my suspicions, but nothing happened during the fancy dinners or quiet nights. By checkout, I figured it wasn’t the weekend after all. Then Marcus suggested one last walk before heading home. Bundled up in leggings and sunglasses, pup in tow, we wandered through the snowy trails one more time. He walked ahead at first, then slowed to match my pace. We stopped under a tree, and he asked to take a picture. After we smiled for the camera, he dropped to one knee. I’ll never forget the flood of emotion—shock, relief, joy. I can’t even recall the words he said, only that they felt like home. When I saw the ring, I was in awe. It was everything I dreamed of—just like him. A perfect ending to a perfect weekend, and the most beautiful beginning to forever.