Russell and Shelby hiked 5 miles in Grand Teton National Park basically up a cliffside to a small lake at the top called Amphitheater Lake. It was beautiful up there! They set up their small tri-pod to take some pictures with the mountains in the background, but Russell had turned the camera to video. He turned Shelby around to look at the mountains and asked if she was glad she had done this adventure with him; she said yes, of course! And then he turned back to her and said, "Because I'd like to ask you to share in another adventure with me" and got down on one knee and presented the gorgeous ring he had picked out. Thus began the wedding adventures!
Shelby was hired to work at the state emergency management agency (GEMA/HS) in August of 2018. She was hired into a team of four, which included Russell. She remembers meeting him that very first day after all the orientation nonsense and got a Mario vibe because he was wearing a red polo and had the mustache (of course.) The two of them spent hours together in the work vehicle traveling all over the state and quickly went from coworkers to friends. By Halloween, Shelby found herself staying over at his place because "the commute to work was easier." Now here they are, almost four years later!