LISA & LUKE

We're Getting Married

Saturday August 11, 2018

Enmax Conservatory at the Calgary Zoo, Calgary, Canada

2529 days 6 hrs 22 mins ago

Story

We get asked how we first met...well - that's easy - in high school, Luke was dating one of Lisa's best friends so we got to know each other a bit then. Some years later, Lisa and Luke went on a first date. Lisa thought it went well, but when she mentioned getting together again - Luke felt mowing his lawn was a priority :-) It was two years later, when that second date finally happened - a hike in the rain. Despite the rain, this time everything was right, and here we are almost four years later planning our wedding. By the way, that high school girlfriend of Luke's? She's still a best friend.

Tidbits

How did he propose?

It was a cold and stormy night - no really - this is not the beginning of a bad novel...it was New Year's Eve and Luke suggested going to see the lights at Confederation Park. Lisa was just not feeling it - it was cold, it was snowing. But Luke persuaded her with promises of Starbuck's hot chocolate...only when they stopped there - Starbuck's was closed. Undaunted and determined, Luke pressed on to Confederation Park with a kind of grumpy Lisa in tow. Lisa was blazing a trail through those lights when she realized Luke was taking a break beneath a tree, nope not taking a break - but getting down on one knee in that chilly snow - through the snowflakes peppering her eyes - Lisa caught the sparkle of a beautiful ring. She said a very definite yes, yes, yes. One gorgeous ring got popped onto one chilly finger, and two happy people headed home to see in the New Year as an engaged couple. Best New Year's Eve ever.

What was our most memorable date?

One of our fun date memories was dog sledding in the cold and snow in Canmore.

What are some of our favourite activities together?

We love to visit the animals at the zoo. We love to go to Zoolights. We just love the zoo - that's why it's our wedding venue. We like to bike and hike. And we love to snuggle and watch funny movies together. Because we are both doing our Master's degrees - we spend lots of time studying together too.

Where are we going for our honeymoon?

We hope to take a Mediterranean Cruise the year after the wedding. Sun, fun, and lots of exciting ports to visit.

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