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Rusty Grisim

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Alexa Atkinson

July 3, 2026

Pepin, WI
19 days19 d1 hour1 h2 minutes2 min1 second1 s

Our Story

You could say we’ve always known of each other—but with six years between us, our paths never really crossed… until one night in downtown Lake City. Right time, right place, and a mutual friend to introduce us. From the moment we started talking, the world around us disappeared. One conversation turned into hours, and before we knew it, the sun was rising (and we were both wondering how on earth time flew that fast). The next day, we were both walking around grinning like teenagers—and texting nonstop, of course. What started as one random night out with friends turned into a lifetime of laughter, love, and inside jokes we can’t explain to anyone else. We never imagined we’d have so much in common, but our connection was instant and undeniable. And from that night on, we’ve been inseparable. We always say that we never understood the saying “when you know you know” until we met each other because we both truly “knew” right away that this was something different, in the best, most unexpected way.