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This Mountainside Wedding at Sugarloaf Includes a Stunning First Look Backdrop <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maine natives Brooke and Chris eschew standard wedding traditions for a laid-back day at a place they love. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

by Emma Simard
Photography by Breezy Photography<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Issue: November 2020<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Seasons of Love<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Brooke and Chris met through a mutual friend after attending two different high schools in Maine. \u201cHe wore a shirt of a rival football team from where I was going to college,\u201d says Brooke. In an admittedly rough start, Brooke told Chris that he should \u201cprobably burn his shirt,\u201d but it got his attention. Life soon pulled the pair in different directions, but they reconnected eight years later in Colorado. Brooke was visiting her college roommate in Denver, and Chris was living nearby in Colorado Springs. \u201cWe spent months talking back and forth while I was living in Georgia,\u201d says Brooke. After a year of making long distance work, Brooke and Chris both moved back to Maine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One Memorial Day weekend, the couple had just arrived home from a weekend at camp with family. Chris disappeared upstairs almost immediately, and Brooke assumed he was just unpacking for a while. When it was time for bed, the couple made their way upstairs. Chris walked into the room while it was dark and accidentally ran into the corner of his dresser. \u201cI started laughing and wondering what was going on with him,\u201d Brooke says. When she turned on the light, a ring box was sitting on the bedside table. She was absolutely shocked. Chris got on one knee. \u201cI have absolutely no idea what he said,\u201d Brooke says. \u201cI stuck my hand out, and he said, \u2018So, is that a yes?\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n