Our love story is not about the moment that we first met, it's about everything that came after.

Like most couples, we've had our days of ease and challenges. We have learned to celebrate little wins together such as finding staple home cooked meals (Shaelyn once made a Taco chop suey because she forgot to buy taco shells and then never made the meal again.. Ridge also makes the best soup in the world which is Wild Turkey Soup) as well as having our morning alarms apart just enough for Ridge to shower for the day while Shaelyn does her morning Tik Tok scroll. We also have learned to navigate through the harder times, conversations and times of being apart. Through all of it, we have learned that love is not a constant state of bliss. Love is steady effort, soft forgiveness, as well as showing up for one another again and again.

Together we have moved through different chapters of our lives - new jobs, new places, shifting priorities as well as changing morning routines. One thing that remains the same is the way that we have held space for one another. We have laughed through the stress, leaned on each other  when things were heavy, and found joy in the quiet unphotographed parts of life. We know that love isn't just about this one perfect day-it's about every ordinary day after this. We look forward to the slow Sundays, shared dreams and facing life side by side with gratitude, curiosity and a lot of laughter.