“Well I found a girl beautiful and sweet  I never knew you were the someone waiting for me…” Every time I hear Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect”, I picture Nina and Adam during their first dance. Adam looked at his bride with this gaze that was full of enchantment and joy. Nina looked back at him and […]

Joy and Josh believe that at the heart of everything, there is community. They have both spent years pouring their souls into the communities around them. Volunteering. Educating. Serving. And while they have selflessly helped countless others, they have in turn built their own community. The depth of those that love Joy and Josh is simply […]

Life is full of stories. The best stories and the stories that you wish never had to happen. It’s always a surprise. As I sit here today and think about the past 5 years, so much has happened that I couldn’t have even dreamt. And that’s how life goes, isn’t it? The surprises, the twists, […]

In my mind, the key to marriage is simple. Above all else, be best friends. I know, I know. I’m 30. I’ve been married for a whopping five years. What do I know about marriage advice? But hear me out here… Think about any couple you know that’s been happily married for 5, 10, 25, […]

“She’s your lobster.” If you know Friends like I do, you know exactly what I’m referencing. The wise words of Miss Phoebe Buffay. “It’s a known fact that lobsters fall in love and mate for life. You can actually see old lobster couples walking around their tank holding claws.” Sure, it’s cheesy 90’s sitcom humor, but […]

Love has a sound. It’s never the same, but you know it when you hear it. It’s the laugh of two people together. It’s the whisper of things only they can hear. It’s the sound of their feet as they walk together along a path. It’s the sound of their child giggling in joy as […]

I first “met” Taryn over the phone when her and Collin were living in Alaska. The girl on the phone was sweet, bubbly, and so excited for her big day. She knew she had found the man, and her excitement to marry him was so evident – even through the phone. Her Evergreen barn wedding – […]

30. It’s one of those birthdays. One of the birthdays that comes with some stigma. That you’re supposed to dread. No one puts it better than our own Joey Tribiani… With 30 quickly approaching, I decided to take a different route. I wasn’t going to dread it, and I wasn’t going to “go all out” in the […]