Maddie & Harris

from My Montana Wedding 2021 | Vol. 1

Megan & Ryan

“Whitefish is a small town, so everyone knows of everyone else. Harris and I knew of each other, and we met in passing a few times. I had a huge crush on him even though I did not really know anything about him. One day I went to Fleur Bake Shop to get a coffee and cookie. Little did I know that Harris was working at the bakery at the time. When he saw me walk in, he came running from the back kitchen to say hi to me. I got so nervous, I blurted out ‘cookie and coffee please’ then walked away to pay. He awkwardly informed me he could not take my order since he was the bread baker and that he just wanted to say hi. He walked away totally defeated, and I left the shop mortified. Little did I know that he was actually trying to flirt with me, and he thought that I was shutting him down because I wasn’t interested in him! To this day we joke about it.

There were a lot of things we did to make our wedding special to us. First, we spent the days leading up to the wedding with our family, since we rarely are all together. At the wedding, there was meaning behind everything, even the fact that we chose a winter wedding. Winter in Montana can be challenging. There are weeks you don’t see the sun, days you can’t go outside without losing feeling in your toes, and times you just wish for summer. But, if you stick it out, you are rewarded with days of amazing snow and a bright blue sunny sky, and you are reminded of why you love winter. Winter felt like the perfect metaphor for marriage— challenging at times, but worth every cloudy day. That is why we had our ceremony outside during winter. We tried to make each guest feel welcome and comfortable. We provided them with Pendleton blankets to keep warm during the ceremony, and take home with them to remember the special day.”