Hello all, a new year didn't save us from having to make any more changes! In the theme of constant wedding pivoting, we have switched our venue and will only be holding a reception, not another ceremony. New date is the same, people are the same, we've just moved up north to Kingston, WA. Please review your travel plans and make any necessary changes, keeping in mind that we will no longer be hosting a shuttle from the Bremerton area hotels.

This is somewhat of a long story, so bear with us. 2004-2005: We first met in 6th grade when Alex came to watch his then-girlfriend, Brittany's, soccer games. There were a couple of games where Erin carpooled home with them from the games, and developed a crush from afar on Alex. At that point, Erin was in the private school system and Alex was in the public school system; so their paths didn't cross often. 2007-2011: We met again freshman year of high school, at PCFC. Erin recognized Alex and still held that school girl crush. However for majority of high school, we were acquaintances and just peripherally ran in the same friend group. It wasn't until senior year that we actually hung out in the same friend group, and at that point both of us already had significant others. Luckily, we ended up going to college together at the UW (go dawgs) and got a lot closer while there. 2011-2012: During our freshman year, we started talking almost daily and would call ourselves best friends. Freshmen year saw both of us support each other through the ups and downs of college; we never crossed the "friend-zone" barrier, but Erin wanted to try their luck as a couple someday. 2012: Sometime during sophomore fall quarter, we were sitting in Red Square. Alex was telling Erin about the characteristics he wanted in a girlfriend. As he described them, she just kept thinking, "that's me, that's me." Erin didn't see them getting together until after college, so she didn't say anything at that point. However, other people started noticing our chemistry. One day Erin's friend Shwee asked her, "Do you think you'll date Alex?" and Erin responded, "Yeah, but I think that we'll get married, so probably not for a while." This conversation happened about two months before we started dating. 2013: Sophomore winter quarter started and so did our official journey together. In the most classic possible scenario for us, we were at a random Sigma Chi party ;) The rest is history.

02.23.2019: We'll start this story by saying Erin found the ring by accident before the proposal. Long story short, our cat, Bus, hides in random places and decided to hide where the ring box was. Alex also left the ring in the Robbins Brothers bag... not his best move. A quick disclaimer: she didn't open the box! On Friday evening, Erin got back into town from a work trip. Saturday morning, she had already planned to workout and get her nails done with Makenzie. (Thank god Makenzie convinced her to get her nails done basically every 3 weeks, just in case Erin got proposed to - genius!) Saturday we had plans to celebrate Valentine's Day, since Erin was out of town on the actual day. We never really do anything big for Valentines Day, so Erin was already a bit suspicious. After getting back, Erin started getting ready for what Alex told her was a brewery tour in Sodo. They were supposed to be leaving in 20 minutes and Alex decided to go on a run, which seemed a bit odd. We jumped in an Uber and they confirmed with Alex that we were going to Magnolia. Erin was confused because she thought they were going to Sodo, but didn't say anything. The entire ride, Alex had Erin tell a story of her flight the night before. He didn't talk almost at all. We showed up at Kerry Park, and as soon as she saw where they were, Erin knew. Alex walked her to the view and asked if she wanted to take pictures. They were both acting very awkward around each other. Alex then offered to take candids of Erin (out of character for them both), and when she turned around he was on one knee. He didn't say a word. Chuck, the best man's dad, was there to secretly capture the moment. From Kerry Park, they walked to Ozzie's and took tequila shots, then continued on to Queen Anne Beer Hall, where family and friends were waiting. Erin's family flew in from South Carolina and New York to be there, and she burst into tears when she saw them. We spent the rest of the night celebrating our engagement!

As you all know, our wedding was supposed to be on 8/22/2020. Due to COVID, the wedding that we originally planned was no longer legal. However, we decided to do the damn thing anyway. When COVID began threatening weddings, we had to decide what was most important to us. At the end of the day, we really just wanted to get married, regardless of how that looked. It took us a little under 48 hours to throw something new together. Something that ended up being better than we could have imagined. After a suggestion by our original photographer (Malorie Kerouac), we booked a condo at Cave B Winery, overlooking the vineyards and the Columbia River. It was our bridal party home base for the new day. For the small party attending, their weekend stay was based in Crescent Bar, an important place to Alex. We decided to get married on Friday instead of Saturday, so that we could spend the weekend with those attending. After our rehearsal brunch down at Crescent Bar, the bridal party headed up to our Cave B accommodations to get ready. The ceremony happened on an empty cliffside overlooking the Columbia River, in the windy desert just before sunset. It was beautiful. After we said "I do," we spent the rest of the weekend celebrating the only way we know how - with our friends and family, lots of alcohol, at the Red Roof Condos in Crescent Bar. While this wedding was an experience we will never forget, we can't wait to celebrate with all of our guests. It may not be the wedding we all expected, but it is going to be with all our loved ones. That's the most important part. We hope to see you all in 2021.