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Wedding Day

Our Wedding

Caitlyn and Nathan met on their first Christmas tour of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer the Musical in 2018. It became clear very quickly that they were meant to be in each other's lives in some capacity. Both were invited back in 2019 to do the a different route of the tour again and after that were inseparable. Officially cementing their relationship in January of 2020, they had to take next steps quickly when COVID changed everything. In March of 2020 when the world shut down for "2 weeks", the decision to ride out the wave in Oregon temporarily together quickly changed to the new normal. Sheltered in Central Oregon for COVID, it was in farm work that they started to build their life. Nathan worked at Smith Rock Ranch and Caitlyn worked at Crescent Moon Ranch. This is where they fell even more in love with each other, but also Central Oregon, hence why they invited everyone to join them to celebrate where they created their first home for their wedding. From there, they started to seek new opportunities for themselves in other places. They moved to KCMO in 2021 to pursue a job opportunity for Caitlyn and then subsequently moved to SLC in 2023 to pursue a job opportunity for Nathan. They are currently settled in SLC with their little family including their dog, Buddy and cat, Mister Rodgers. Nathan is working his dream job at the Hale Center Theatre in Sandy as the Head Rigger and Caitlyn is working at a wonderful company called Associated Food Stores as their DSD Pricing Specialist. At the time of the wedding, Caitlyn and Nathan will have been together for almost 6 1/2 years and are looking forward to the many more to come!

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AIRPORTSRecommended: Portland International Airport (PDX)-This is the biggest and most likely cheapest airport which is a 2 hour and 45 minute drive from the venue. It is a beautiful drive and completely worth it. Closest: Redmond Municipal Airport-This airport is located only 18 minutes from the venue, however not many flights go into it. Last Option: Bend Municipal Airport-This airport is a 34 minute drive to the venue, but similar to Redmond, not many flights go into it and may be more expensive.

STAYSWe recommend finding a place in:1) Redmond2) Bend3) SistersThere are plenty of cute hotels and airbnbs in the area!

Travel

Shop &amp; Walk &amp; ExploreSpend the day in Sisters, OregonVisit Downtown Bend, OregonOld Mill District Hiking (Easy to Moderate)Deschutes River South Canyon TrailShevlin Loop TrailSteelhead FallsCline FallsSmith Rock State Park Outdoor AdventureCrooked River High BridgeFeed the Alpacas @ Crescent Moon RanchLava LandsExplore the Lava River Cave MuseumsHigh Desert MuseumErickson Aircraft Collection

Cait & Nate

Cait & Nate

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