— Wedding Story — Lewis and Shelby P H OTO G R A P H E R MCKENZIE JESPERSEN mckenziejespersen.com
Lewis and Shelby met on the Dicken Road school bus, but according to their moms the couple met at Shelby’s baby shower! Lewis was just two years old, and the jury is out on first impressions. Eighteen years later, Lewis and Shelby began dating.
“We went to to Ghostrider hockey games, the Vogue Theatre, Yamagoya and of course, many bush drives up Hartley Lake road and throughout the South Country – true Fernie local style,” Shelby tells us. In 2018, Lewis and Shelby built their first home in Baynes Lake, a beautiful village just off Lake Koocanusa, where Lewis’ family has lived for generations. The following summer, on July 27, 2019 they decided to conquer the challenging and stunning Fisher Peak. Once they reached the rewarding apex, Lewis proposed and the answer was an enthusiastic, “YES!”
“I admit, I am your typical 20-somethingyear-old. I had Pinterest boards for every aspect of my future wedding. When Lewis proposed it was like we had the green light to our future. By September, I already had my dress and in December we had mailed out our wedding invitations. We were so excited that the wedding was finally coming together. We were going to have a smaller
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