Rylie & Josh

Josh and I met in college at Montana Tech in Butte and started dating during graduate school in the spring of 2017. We had been best friends for awhile and decided to see if we could work as a couple (which ended up working very well)! We fell in love slowly but quickly at the same time. Our relationship was based on a strong foundation of friendship. We loved a lot of the same things but we were also opposite in a lot of ways which challenged us. We love to adventure and try new things. We have a mutual love of chips & salsa and margaritas. After college we tried distance, him moving to New Jersey and me moving to Florida. Being apart only made us stronger and we had so much fun exploring NYC and Disney World together. Eventually I moved up to New Jersey to be with him and work in New York. New opportunities were presented to us that allowed us to move back to Montana, the place where we both grew up and knew as “home.” Within a year we moved back, had our dream wedding at Snowline Acres and bought our first home together!

From the beginning, Josh and I wanted our wedding to reflect who we were as a couple as much as possible. Some key things that are important to us include family & friends, good drinks and a good time, making memories, and most importantly desserts! These were the focus when planning our wedding. We honored our loved ones who had passed by displaying pictures and using heirlooms that once belonged to them as part of our decor. We picked “his and her” drinks based on each of our favorites. We had a band that is from Josh’s hometown and they play the best music for every generation, which really brought the dancing crowd! We had cake, cookies and an ice cream bar with Montana made ice cream to represent our love for sweets! Guests loved the variety. Copper was our accent color, representing Butte, MT where we met. The venue was located in an area where my parents grew up and I spent a lot of time visiting. Bringing Josh to the valley and sharing all of my favorite things with him was a huge part of our relationship.

The advice I would give to other brides planning their Montana wedding would be to enjoy every second of the process. Enjoy planning all of the details big or small and have fun. Time goes by way too fast to stress and everything will come together beautifully. Not everything is going to turn out how you may have envisioned it but it will be perfect!