We're finally getting married!

Eric and I met in a bit of an unconventional way. Eric and I both attended the University of Minnesota-Duluth during our undergrad and had a class together during the fall semester of our freshman year. Eric swears we met and spoke to each other during class but alas, I do not remember this meeting. Things began to take off when I was scrolling through a popular social media app when I came across a post that said something along the lines of "I would love to take a girl on a date to Glensheen." I had recently gotten a job there and agreed that it would be a nice date location. I commented on this post and shared my Snapchat information. Once we began trading Snapchats, Eric recognized that I was the girl he had spoken to in class. We agreed to go on a date to the movies. We went to go see The Last Witch Hunter (which was terrible, by the way) and after the movie, because I am clumsy, I tripped down the stairs. Normally you would think on a first date that if you were to completely wipe out your date may be concerned. Instead Eric busted out laughing at me and helped me up. At that point, I knew this was a man who was not putting on a show and was completely being himself. He did ask if I was okay which was sweet!

Fast forward to November 2, 2019. This was Eric and I's four year anniversary. We had a fun day planned where we went to a wineglass making class and went out to lunch. Later in the afternoon Eric suggested that we go hike around Enger Tower. We drove up to the tower and hiked up to the top. Once we were done, we walked to a Pavilion area where another couple was taking photos. Eric asked the couple if they would take a few pictures of us to which they agreed. When they handed Eric back his phone, he asked if they would take one more picture with the skyline in the background. The couple agreed and as I stand smiling for a photo, Eric gets down on one knee. I immediately start crying as Eric explains to me that he wants to spend the rest of his life with me. It was the best and most heartwarming moment of my life.

Since the day Eric dropped down on one knee, we have been in full on wedding planning mode. It was exciting to go tour venues and imagine what it would look like on our big day. Our first wedding snag with COVID was when we were booking our photographer. We booked our photographer during quarantine and were therefore unable to meet them in person. Our next COVID road bump was finding a florist. The company we wanted to use was not accepting new couples due to COVID. We did end up finding a florist, but again we were not able to meet them in person. Our venue, Grand Superior Lodge contacted us shortly after, and informed us we would need to cut down our guest list to 90 people. This news was extremely difficult to hear because we were now in a position where we were being asked to choose between our guests. We pushed forward as a couple only to be told that we now needed to cut our list down to 25 people. Grand Superior Lodge informed us that they would be keeping a 25 person limit on weddings for the entire year of 2021. Due to this information, we sadly decided to cancel our wedding with the lodge. As a couple this was a very hard decision to make. We felt as if we were starting over. After several breakdowns on my part, we began the search for a new venue. We toured Clyde Iron Works and immediately fell in love. So, ditch those snow boots and find some flip flops because we are getting married in July. We cannot wait to see you there!