Noelle and Thomas first met back in September of 2019 when Noelle began working at Jefferson County in the same child welfare field that Thomas was already invested in. Imagine your favorite schmaltzy romcom and run it through a gritty, pandemic filter and you begin the get the picture. By December 1st, 2019, Noelle and Thomas were officially dating and already creating the foundation for this coming October 21, 2023. They connected in fundamental and important ways - communication, respect, support, understanding and compassion, among them. The same qualities that brought them together in their field helped to sustain their budding romance throughout the following years, even in the face of an unprecedented global pandemic that began mere months after they chose to move in together in January of 2021. Noelle and Thomas’ relationship emerged from the other end of that pandemic wiser and closer than ever, and so when it came time to plan the annual out-of-country trip to Iceland, Thomas felt that the occasion warranted a big decision and gesture. On February 26, 2022, Thomas took a knee and proposed on the dark sands of the Icelandic Diamond Beach as the sun set, and Noelle responded with a yes. We want to invite you all to join us in celebration of that moment, and this connection between the two of us on October 21, 2023 in Buena Vista, Colorado - a single event meant to capture the love and commitment we feel for each other in front of the majestic mountains of the Colorado Collegiate Peaks. Please say you’ll come.