immediate surrounding. The winter
melt-off in the river raged under our
feet as I crossed the bridge to my teary-
eyed husband. Only 14 of our closest
family and friends stood trail-side,
shivering, with smiles plastered to their
faces. Hikers stopped and shared these
moments with us. My brother pro-
nounced us man and wife, and in that
moment, it was as though the world
around us started spinning again. [We
noticed] our surroundings, our family,
the rain, the smell of the pines and
how cold our grandmas were.”
Their family, friends and special
items were central to their intimate
event. “One of my most cherished
memories in planning was doing so
side-by-side with my wedding coor-
dinator Mama, who has been silently
planning this day since I was born,”
Lyndsay shares. “I got to wear my
mom’s pearls that she was gifted on
her wedding day to my dad. I also got
to wear my Great-Grandma Claire’s
mink stole, something that turned out
to be a life saver in those crisp moun-
tains. Sean and I both shamelessly
had Chaco tan lines burned into our
feet before meeting, so our incredibly
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fancy wedding shoes were Chaco san-
dals that said “I do” on the left foot,
and our wedding date on the right.”
Lyndsay adds with a laugh, “Yes it’s so
cheesy it hurts, but we love them and
wear them often.”
Lyndsay and Sean fell in love with
their photographer, Ginny Liebert of
Virginia Ruth Photography. “Believe
it or not, we hadn’t met Ginny until
the day of our wedding, when she was
buttoning me into my wedding dress,”
Lyndsay says. “She was there through
the tears, the nerves, the laughter, and
the love. She was incredibly reassuring
and comforting. She heard us when
we explained our vision, and she took
the time to really know us before, dur-
ing and after our wedding day. We had
such a small wedding and yet Ginny
fit right in as one of us. Ginny is a
remarkable human – she radiates posi-
tivity and creativity. Most importantly,
Ginny is now a friend that I know we
will always have, [and] for that we are
grateful.”
The two took off for a three-week
honeymoon to the national parks in
an RV, accompanied by their two dogs
… “…and our cat (yes, we are those
people),” Lyndsay adds with a laugh.
“As it would seem, it was quite the
grand adventure but also eye opening
to where we stand and what we desire.
During this time, we decided that we
didn’t want to return to our boring
lives. We gave notice where we worked
and moved into the mountains to
become full time (working) ski bums,
where we couldn’t be happier. Look-
ing into the future, our biggest plans
are more powder days, bigger fish
and maybe a kid or two. But for now,
more powder days.” n