Our Story
Learn about our journey together and how we came to this special day.
01/08/23
The Day We Met
Our first date was in a coffee shop / bookstore on Tennyson street. We ate really messy croissants and then walked up and down the street popping into little shops to find a coat for Steph's New York trip. After we found the coat, we went to a pet store to get a toy for Nala's birthday which was coming up in a few days. We both knew there would have to be a second date.
02/18/23
First Time Snowboarding Together
This is one of the earliest pictures in our camera roll. We went on a ski date just the two of us to Breckenridge.
02/18/23
Shredded mad gnar
02/25/23
Steph's New York Trip
This was the first time Dan watched Nala for an extended period of time. It was also a full circle moment from our first date when Steph had been shopping for a coat for New York. Nala was overjoyed to see her mama come home.
02/25/23
Nala waiting for her mama
02/25/23
Reunited
04/07/23
Estes Park
This was the first time Steph met Dan's mom and brothers. We went up to Estes park for a day and hiked, did a puzzle, and watched one of the Rocky movies.
04/07/23
Catch me
04/07/23
Say cheese
05/14/23
Royal Gorge Train Ride
Steph's cousin Brandon came to visit and we went on a train ride through the Royal Gorge. We almost didn't make it in time. We stopped for gas on the way at the slowest flowing gas station in the world.
05/14/23
Train ride
06/02/23
Wisdom Teeth Removal
Steph had her wisdom teeth out and was a chipmunk for a week. Dan stayed over at her apartment and fed her mashed potatoes and other non-solid foods. It was the longest we'd ever spent together at that point.
06/02/23
CHIPMUNK
06/02/23
Nurse Nala
06/02/23
Great Sand Dunes National Park
We went out to the sand dunes with Hunter, Sterling, and Anna. Nala torched her little paws on the hot sand so Dan carried her across the sand.
06/02/23
Dunes
06/02/23
Hot paw break
09/12/23
Spain
In September we went to Spain to visit Steph's mom. This is the first time Dan had ever met Esther or been to Europe. We made our way down to Portugal and Cadiz and had such a good time.
09/12/23
Date night
09/12/23
Cheesing in Sevilla
10/10/2023
Moving in Together
After Spain, Dan moved in with Steph at her apartment on the south side of Denver. It was a big step for the both of us. Never again would Nala have to brave the nightshift all alone.
10/10/2023
Snoozing
12/11/23
Moving Again
Our first apartment where Dan is also legally on the lease.
12/11/23
Nala getting comfy
03/22/24
Costa Rica
We went to Costa Rica for a week and got to see our friends Jesse and Riley get engaged! We saw sloths and spiders and crabs and ate really good fruit.
03/22/24
Costa Rica
04/18/24
San Francisco
We did a little trip to San Francisco with Alexis. We saw the sea lions, the red woods, the Presidio, and some baseball.
04/18/24
SF woot woot
04/18/24
Wow
06/01/24
Trying on Rings
We were at a little market on Tennyson street not too far from where our first date was and stopped into a jewelry store for Steph to try on some rings. Shortly after, Dan started working with a jeweler from the store to design a ring for Steph.
07/06/24
Boston
Another small trip just the two of us. Seafood can be questionable in Colorado so we made the most of our time near the coast.
09/29/24
Boulderthon
Our first ever 10k. We stopped training for it a month or so before the race and we regretted it but we had a good time nonetheless.
09/30/24
Moving Across the Hall
We traded our west facing mountain view apartment for a larger unit with more windows across the hall. We will never have an easier move in our lives.
10/31/24
Halloween
Our apartment had a door decoration contest and we won first place. Nala was also very festive.
10/31/24
Our contest winning door
10/31/24
The cutest pumpkin
11/01/24
Mountain Getaway for Steph's Birthday
We went to this tiny Airbnb in the mountains for Steph's birthday. There was just a little bit of snow on the ground and we saw mule deer on our walks. The cabin had a projector so we snuggled up with our popcorn and burned through the show we were watching at the time.
11/01/24
Cozy cabin
12/17/24
The Ring is Ready
Just days before we were set to leave on our holiday travels, Dan finally got to see the completed ring. He shipped it to Alexis in Miami with the most premium USPS tracking options possible.
12/17/24
surprise : )
12/22/24
Seattle
We had been wanting to do a trip over the holidays just the two of us and we finally made it happen. We spent a couple days over Christmas in Seattle exploring the city. Our hotel was a block away from the Pike Place Market and nearly every morning we got breakfast at this place with the most amazing breakfast biscuits. We saw the Space Needle, the Leavenworth Christmas Market, and the Chihuly Gardens.
12/22/24
Breakfast with a view
12/22/24
Waterfront walk
12/27/24
Miami
After Seattle, we flew to Miami to visit with Steph's family and friends down there.
12/30/24
Proposal
Dan proposed to Steph in a little park in Miami by the beach. We went to this park with Steph's mom and Alexis under the pretense of going to a nice dinner at a restaurant nearby. On the drive over, Steph was holding Dan's hand and noticed on his watch that his heart rate was going way up - she was a little suspicious at this moment but hadn't put it together yet. The restaurant was closed when we got there (oh no how weird) so we went for a little walk around the park while Esther and Alexis pretended to find an alternative restaurant. We had arranged for a photographer to be stealthily waiting for us to come by to capture the moment and when Dan spotted her Alexis suggested we take a picture by the water. While Steph was getting herself in position for the picture, Dan got down on one knee, ring in hand, and asked Steph to marry him. She said yes : )
12/30/24
The proposal
12/30/24
The ring
01/11/25
We Find Our Venue
Dan and Steph visited the Denver Botanic Gardens fell in love with the Woodland Mosaic. It perfectly fit our vision for a small, intimate wedding in the most beautiful setting.
01/11/25
The greenhouse
05/29/26
Wedding
This is the big day. 1,238 days after we first met, we say 'I do' for all the rest of our days.