Caitlin and Nate met in March of 2011. It was at the home of Nate’s soon to be in sister-in-law and Caitlin’s new coworker and friend Becky Slater (now Becky Newman). After a couple failed attempts, Becky had managed to get the two of them at the same place and the same time. Being the karaoke queen she is, Caitlin soon tried convincing Nate to sing a song with her. And Nate, having a penchant for smart, beautiful, and enchanting young women, soon obliged. That night, and many days and nights to come, the two were inseparable. They enjoyed parties and games, bowling and ping pong, movies and dinner, and hanging out at the home they bought together with Nate’s 3 daughters, Gracie, Bella, and Maggie. As well as their “mini” pig Penelope, and Cooper, our angel in heaven. 14 years later, Caitlin and Nate have done some living. A lot of it together, some of it apart. But there has never been a day that has passed that they were not first in each other’s hearts. The girls have grown up, Penelope and Cooper have moved on, and our baby boy Waylon joined the family along with our fur baby Benjamin! Nate and Caitlin have grown up a little bit too, and their love for each other has grown as well. Through the years, whether traveling with each other or to each other, we have made countless trips through the beautiful Columbia River Gorge. It has been the passageway between us and our families. It’s fitting that we find some time to pause along that route and gather there with family and friends. In that place we will make our vows to each other and officially bring our two homes and families into one family, now and forever.