It is often said that everything happens for a reason. This adage holds true for the very particular timing of when Megan and Lewis finally crossed paths. Though they could have met a multitude of times in their lives, they were finally introduced through a mutual friend. Megan says, “We both lived in the Napa Valley, went to the same school, and he even lived with one of my family members, but it took all these years for us to finally meet. Timing really is everything.”
Megan and Lewis were in the midst of remodeling their farm home when Lewis popped the question. Tricking her into helping him with something under their favorite tree on their land, he got down on one knee and asked for her hand in marriage. Megan says the ring was more than just beautiful, it was the sentimental value that moved her the most. “It was stunning and the sweetest part was that the main diamond in my ring was his dad’s diamond. His dad passed away and I get to carry a piece of his dad with me every day,” Megan says.
Megan and Lewis wanted their wedding to have an intimate but relaxed feel. They choose their vast acreage as the location for both their ceremony and reception. “Having the setting of our property really helped with that relaxed feeling,” says Megan. She also took on all of the planning and coordination herself, with Lewis helping to execute any building or construction needed; he even built their reception dance floor.
For Megan, she says the choice to do all of the planning and coordinating herself was imperative to creating the wedding she felt would most reflect her and Lewis’s relationship. She says, “Staying true to myself and my own style really came down to having a complete DIY wedding.” Her worry that interference from an outside voice far outweighed the challenge of a do-it-yourself approach. In the end, from the farmhouse tables to the muted florals, it all came together exactly how she envisioned. Though the ceremony left behind many traditional elements, Megan says they knew unequivocally they had made the right decision. “I think, given family dynamics, it was important to us to do what made us feel most comfortable and remember that our wedding is our day to make it what and how we want, and that is just what we did.”
Though their day-to-day lives haven’t changed all that much (they even had to forego a honeymoon to continue the renovations on their home), Megan says the connection brought about by being married is an incomparable and deep growth of their love for each other. “I do think that being married and making that commitment has helped us grow even closer and while I would not say it has changed our relationship, it has enriched our relationship.”
—Abigail Blank
