Shirley + Crisour little book of us

A very special date · 08.27.2026

Ten years, and every little date between.

For Shirley—the girl I met on her birthday, the woman I married, and my favorite person in every chapter since.

together since07 · 25 · 1997
Watch our anniversary film
Shirley and Cris sitting together at the marina at sunset
the two of us · always
Lamby, a tiny shaggy black dog in a tuxedo, peeking over the page

The anniversary film · 03:25

For Shirley, with all my love.

Ten years after the wedding—and twenty-nine years after that first hello—this is the story I still want to watch forever.

Psst… start here, Shirley. ♡

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Our story · four dates to circle

The dates I always want to remember

A life together, filed the way Shirley would: in photographs, little notes, and very important stickers.
  1. JUL251997
    Shirley and Cris dressed up together in their early years
    first hello

    The day we met

    Shirley’s birthday. The first page of a story neither of us knew we were beginning.

  2. APR152012
    Shirley hugging Cris and showing her engagement ring
    she said yes!

    The day we got engaged

    Cris proposed in the very same spot where the story began in 1997.

  3. AUG272016
    Shirley and Cris holding hands during their wedding ceremony
    double happiness

    The day we married

    At Ramhorn Farm, with Uncle Ed, Lambeau, and the people who knew our long story.

  4. AUG272026
    Shirley and Cris seated together at their anniversary table
    and counting…

    Ten years married

    Back where we celebrated, still laughing, still choosing each other, still making plans.

Open the full story

Chapter three · Ramhorn Farm

The very best kind of happiness.

August 27, 2016. Red roses, black tuxedos, a ceremony officiated by Uncle Ed—and one very important little dog dressed for the occasion.

Turn to the wedding chapter
Shirley reacting with joy on the morning of the wedding
Shirley and Cris walking together through the wedding garden
Cris dipping and kissing Shirley on their wedding day

Lamby says:
“Best. Day. Ever.”

The moving pictures

Three films, one very long love story

From the story we told our wedding guests, to the day itself, to this tenth-anniversary surprise.
01

Before the vows

How We Met

The meet-cute interview we played at the ceremony—our own little opening scene.Watch the film
02

August 27, 2016

The Wedding Feature

The day at Ramhorn Farm, lovingly cut together by our photographers.Watch the film
03

Ten years later

Still Us

A new film for the life we made, and the pages we have not filled yet.Play above
Shirley and Cris together at Machu Picchu
adventures, always
Shirley and Cris smiling together through the years
still my favorite face
Shirley and Cris laughing together on their wedding day

The pages in between

A whole life lives between the big dates.

The trips, the pups, the football games, the ordinary Tuesdays, and every photograph that proves how much life can fit into twenty-nine years.

Browse through the years

This page is never really finished

Here’s to all the little dates still to come.

Happy ten years, Shirley. I love you. — Cris

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