Tyler and Mary Ellen (Emme) met on a dating app called Hinge in the Summer of 2018. Apparently online dating does work! They hit it off and knew pretty early on that they had something special together. A year and a half later, Tyler popped the question on a pier in Pismo Beach, California - a quaint beach town just outside of San Luis Obispo where Tyler attended college. Mary Ellen of course said yes! They then celebrated for the rest of the weekend with wine tasting, dinners, brunches, and dancing, all with Tyler's amazing college friends, who had all made the trip to SLO for other love-related celebrations (Tyler's friends Andrew & Lauren were getting married that weekend so it all worked out wonderfully)!! Mary Ellen and Tyler planned to have a big wedding in September, however, like many of us, COVID changed their plan. At sunrise on June 7th, 2020 they eloped saying their vows at 14,279ft on top of GRAYS PEAK. It is the highest summit in the front range and the highest point on the Continental Divide in North America. News of their elopement spread leading to an article about their elopement in The Denver Post and a Radio Interview. If you want to check our their 15 minutes of fame, here are the links: The Denver Post Article: https://theknow.denverpost.com/2020/06/26/married-14er-coronavirus-canceled-wedding/241104/ KBCO Bret Saunders Interview: https://kbco.iheart.com/featured/bret-saunders/content/2020-07-02-the-bret-saunders-podcast-mary-ellen-hudson-and-tyler-benz/ Out there Colorado Article: https://www.outtherecolorado.com/news/couple-says-i-do-atop-colorado-14er-amid-covid-19-related-wedding-pains/article_a94d3c9c-c1fa-11ea-9a84-ab3786afec6a.html While they were sad to not have all of their friends and family their to join them, their elopement was so special and better than they could have imagined :)