It only took me a month to know I wanted to marry him. He is the nicest, kindest, most respectful, most driven guy I'd ever met.

A little after a year of dating, we visited our friends in Nevada and made a road trip to the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Neither of us had grown up traveling much, so the fact that we jumped into adventures together was really special.

Standing atop a trail with a 360 degree view of the canyon, we posed for a photo. Conner reached into his pocket and pulled out a ring, and I was totally shocked. I cried so hard I didn't even think to say yes at first. And then we just had to walk down, teary eyed, without falling into the canyon.

It was the best moment, and we can't wait to go back one day!

We got married in October 2017, on the most beautiful Sunday! I cried at least five times: when I read the letter he wrote me before our ceremony, when I had a first look with my dad, when I walked down the aisle to my bawling husband, when a favorite song played during our reception, and when my bridesmaids gave me letters.

We were just so happy, and it was a wonderful day. It thundered during our ceremony, and our cake collapsed at the reception, but I didn't notice either one. I was also sick and lost most of my voice, so I spent the reception sneaking off to take more Dayquil. But nothing else mattered. NOTHING. We had the best time. That was all that mattered.

We spent our honeymoon in St. Thomas and began the most beautiful life together.

Around our fifth wedding anniversary, I got a stubborn case of food poisoning that wouldn't go away. One doctor visit later, we found out it wasn't food poisoning. We were expecting our first daughter!

Zoe was born in June 2023. It's been such a blast to parent together and get to see her learn and grow. Every day she gets bigger and learns something new.

She is obsessed with our dogs and loves the outdoors, which makes us so happy and excited for the future. We can't wait to take her on camping trips and see the world.

I've also loved getting to photograph all her milestones, and it's reminded me how important photos are to preserve moments -- she changes so fast, and I've treasured every photo I have.

We call Lafayette, Indiana, home! Conner is a sheriff's deputy for Tippecanoe County, and we have lots of fur babies: Rowan, a golden-doodle; Britt, his police dog, a German Shepherd x Malinois mix; Boo Boo, our Eskimo dog foster; Pumpkin, our fluffy orange cat; and Ellie and Jewel, two Arabian horses.

We spend most of our free time watching true crime and planning our next trips. In lots of ways, we're opposites: Conner prefers the beach while I prefer mountains. He's a homebody while I like spontaneous adventures. I'll camp off the grid while he prefers nicer lodging. But the fun part of this is that we pull each other out of our comfort zones: I make him more adventurous, he makes me more focused. We're the perfect combination: like salted caramel. You can probably find us eating Señor Tacos.