Wedding Date on Aug 7, 2020

Natalie and Dakota actually met waaaaay back in middle school, where they were boyfriend and girlfriend! Natalie had a heart over Dakota's face in year yearbook (which was, of course, on display at the wedding). The two went their separate ways and then reunited as young adults, when they fell head over heels for each other. The rest is history. They had a large Seattle wedding planned, but made other plans when COVID happened. They opted to have a much more intimate wedding at Natalie's family lake home in Couer D'Alene, ID. It ended up being the perfect place to tie the knot - this was the same place where Dakota proposed to Natalie, right on the beach where they got married. They were skipping rocks when he proposed, so they incorporated that into their reception and every guest skipped a rock in their honor after their boat send-off. This was the SWEETEST day. Natalie's Dad's speech was my personal favorite moment. There wasn't a dry eye there after.