Wedding Date on Dec 29, 2018

Jon and Deidra also met each other for the first time at Camp Walden, almost eight years ago. They shared their first kiss on the tennis courts under the stars (and, trust me, those stars are like nothing else, nestled in the darkness of the Adirondacks). After spending one moment with these two, you just know they were meant to cross paths. I asked them when they realized this was The One: "I knew when I came close to losing him in my life. He was always the man I wanted to tell everything to and it wasn’t until we were hundred of miles apart that I realized that a life without him wasn’t a fulfilling life," Deidra told me. "It was then when I knew I had to be with him forever. No one else would ever compare." Jon doesn't have a specific moment that sticks out, but "it was solidified when Deidra came back to camp for the summer before our engagement," he says. "We got to spend a lot of time together as summers were our only time where we weren’t doing distance. It was then I knew I couldn’t see my life without her in it." Their wedding was a testament to who they are as people. Every family member, friend, or other vendor I met was so kind and welcoming. Maybe it's a Midwest thing - and if so, I want to go back, stat! But I truly believe Deidra and Jon attract pure and generous souls, just like them.