The Moore the Marry Her

We would be honored for all of you to join us in celebrating our wedding at The Barn on The Pemi!

Hunter and I planned to meet at the Whiskey Tavern in Laconia on Wednesday September 13th 2023. We heard of its opening and we were hopeful it would be a good place to eat! Hunter somehow called it (as usual) and questioned the choice saying “Are you sure? It could be a dud.” He was right. Within 5 minutes of being there, we realized it was a loud, empty, understaffed (soon to be) dive bar. Our waitress was insulting the restaurant and raving about how bad the bartender was at making drinks. Hunter and I reluctantly stayed because we were more focused on each other than the chaotic atmosphere. Although there was a car parked directly across the street at McDonald’s with their lights on the ENTIRE time that we were at the table, nothing could ruin our date. We laughed and joked about the crazy waitress who “witnessed” the bartender make our drinks wrong and would only bring the drinks to our table insisting we send them back. Amidst all the craziness and chaos of this place we could not take our eyes off each other.

Hunter had a flag football game Sunday morning as usual. After steamrolling the competition, we celebrated with some coffee and pastries at Mellow Moose. He stared at me lovingly which he does sometimes without saying a word but it seemed somehow deeper today. Little did I know he had worked with one of the woman in his bowling league to create a ring that he thought I would love as much as him. Poor Shelly had created 5 different rings before Hunter could finally make up his mind. Hunter was carrying the ring around for a week, waiting for the perfect time to propose. After football and coffee, we went to Beans & Greens in search of pumpkins for carving and a fun fall adventure. After returning home to our Laconia apartment and dropping off some things in our bedroom, I came into the living room to see Hunter down on one knee. He told me that he wanted to propose in our apartment because that is where it all started.

After taking some much-needed time for myself, I decided to begin dating again. From the first day Hunter and I met, there was an unspoken familiarity. Being able to spend time with someone who truly understands you and can love you wholeheartedly for who you are is rare. Seeing Hunters honesty and transparency with me was something I hadn’t experienced in a long time and it helped me to feel comfortable around him. Our relationship quickly flourished, and after only knowing each other for five months we moved in together. I was very hesitant and skeptical about the apartment and having people in my life telling me it was not a good idea was conflicting. But Hunter knew exactly what to say and made me fully realize in that moment that I would do just about anything for him. I also realized that he would’ve been happy living in a shoebox with me, as long as I was happy. Being able to live together truly brought us closer and only made our relationship stronger. He is thoughtful and kind, handsome and funny, and he is truly my best friend. He would constantly say I love you and I would respond with I love you more. But what he didn’t understand was that I was not saying that I love him more than he loves me. I was thinking of a quote: “I love you more than any fight we will ever have. I love you more than the bad days ahead of us, I love you more than the distance between us, I love you more than any obstacle that could try and come between us. I love you the most".

From our very first date, I knew Sydni was special. She was fun, kind, smart, obviously beautiful, and cared about my nerdy hobbies (like bowling) even though I knew she had zero clue what I was talking about sometimes. As we continued building our relationship, I couldn’t help but admire the person Sydni is. Her selflessness is a quality I loved and looked up to. She would continuously put others before herself, making sure that everyone around her had the best day, even if her day wasn’t going well. She would always make time for you, regardless if she had any to spare, including me as most times our work schedules didn’t always align. As I learned more about Sydni, the more I couldn’t believe how truly amazing she is. I felt like the luckiest guy in the world, just to be around her let alone being going on dates. In all honesty, she made me nervous. So nervous in fact, that hip hop artist Eminem, quotes it perfectly “palms sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy”. Sydni can attest to this as my palms were horribly clammy, the first time we held hands. The moment I knew she was the one, was on our 5th date. I dropped her off after a fun night at the state fair, and that’s when we finally shared our first kiss (apologies for details Mr. & Mrs. Chapman). It was immediate fireworks, with all space around me melting, even disappearing. It was just us in that moment, and it left me speechless, completely stuck in awe. My whole being was mesmerized, replaying the moment over and over in my head so much, that I took a left turn on a red light at an intersection on my way home. From then on I knew that Sydni deserved the world, and I would and always will, do my very best to make that happen.