Kelsey and Claudia met through mutual friends that they both knew from school and soccer. In January, they will have officially been together for seven years! They proposed to each other on a trip to the beach and the Portland Malt Shoppe. First, Claudia popped the question to Kelsey beside the shores of Lake Superior, and then they headed over to the malt shoppe where Kelsey had a special spoon prepared for Claudia to use. When the malt was gone and spoon licked clean, the phrase “Will you marry me?” appeared engraved on the metal of the spoon. And the rest is history.

Kelsey and Claudia sporting matching equality tattoos.

Beside the river is always a good place to be.

Love that will last a lifetime.

Out and about in the crisp fall weather.

The Portland Malt Shoppe––where Kelsey proposed with a spoon that said, “Will you marry me?”

A gorgeous trip to the beach where Claudia proposed.

A Lake Superior love story.