Will you marry me . . .

It was a cold day in January (the 31st) when I convinced Lindsey to go outside (we were at my parent's house) and take some pictures of the snow-covered scenery with me.

After taking some photos, I slyly led her to their gazebo where I had a present waiting for her. I told her it was a gift to celebrate out 5 month anniversary of dating. It was a little scrapbook I made of our dating experiences up until then.

At the end of the book was a little flap which, when opened, revealed her engagement ring. I got on my knees and proposed.

She said "yes." The rest has been bliss. Well . . . mostly.

Engagement days

We painted some pottery at one of those pottery painting places.

Lindsey took silly "photobooth" photos at our friends' David and Kelly's wedding.

We enjoyed a visit from one of Lindsey's best friends, Jennifer Peedin.

Picnic with nutella. Mmm . . .

Some flowers I bought Lindsey at a farmer's market in Cincinnati.

Swingin' in Cinci.

The ladies of Hardinsburg Baptist threw us a wedding shower.

Hangin' with some past HOPE team members at Thurder Over Louisville.

Lindsey and I later watched the fireworks from the roof of Jeff St.

Bachelors' party

These guys took part in that manly tradition which is called a bachelors' party. We did some hiking, climbing, and repelling at Red River Gorge.

We had planned to go camping, but severe storms led us to stay the night in a cabin instead.

Matt Smith (in the rear) was kind enough to let us all use his repelling gear.

That first step over the edge is the hardest part.


View from below.

Josh Thomas doing his thing.

Rock stars . . . get it? Will Jenks on the air guitar.

Those crazy guys, Josh and Matt, convinced some of us to go face first (they call it Aussie style).

Will Jenks.

I got married!

May 29th, 2010 was a heavenly day. The day I finally got married to my lovely bride, Lindsey. An amazingly hospitable family who we barely knew allowed us to use their beautiful home and yard for the wedding. They had five great kids and thus . . . a zip line which the guys and I enjoyed.

The kids also had a lot of toys that made for this interesting photo. All photos were made by the world's best wedding photographer (and my good friend) David Michael Webb.

The family had goats, giant dogs, and chickens which made their presence known at times.

Here come the bride . . . with her dad.

One of the few things Lindsey really wanted was to get married under a tree. So we did.

Our first kiss . . . as husband and wife.

You'd be happy too . . . if you'd just married me.

Lindsey went barefoot during the wedding, and after. She's got pretty feet.

What can I say?

The first dance.

Dancing with my sweet mother.

My grandma and Lindsey's mom enjoying themselves. Lindsey and friends painted fleur de lis on wine bottles as decorative flower vases.

The beginning of the rest of our lives together.

Honeymoon in California

This is beautiful Lake Tahoe, the first stage of our honeymoon.

We got to do a little kayaking on the lake.

Lindsey checking out some cool clouds moving over the lake.

A picture of Lindsey taking a picture of the mountains around Lake Tahoe.

Aww . . .

From Lake Tahoe, we headed south to Yosemite National Park. I love this view of Yosemite Valley. El Capitan is on the left edge and Half Dome is sort of the distant center mountain.

One of many waterfalls in Yosemite. They claim to have the greatest concentration of waterfalls in the world (or something like that).

The giant sequoias are also in Yosemite.

I like to climb.

From Yosemite we drove to the coast and then up Highway 1 (a view from the road here) to San Francisco.

San Fran. The Golden Gate Bridge. We rented bikes and rode across it and back.

Other weddings of note

A couple weeks after Lindsey and I were lawfully wedded, my cousin Corey married his bride, Sarah.

Their receiving line at Harned Methodist church.

A couple weeks after that my good friend (and our wonderful wedding photographer) David Michael Webb got married as well. This might have been the hottest day of a very hot summer. Poor guys.

I got to witness a strange pre-wedding ritual they have in Southern Illinois. The night before the wedding it is obligatory to throw the groom in a lake. (Not a good picture - but that's what happened)

We had a good time over late night milkshakes the night before the wedding. That's a bunch of good guys right there.