We first met in 2015 when Conor came to Canada from Ireland to play at the rugby club where Garner was also a player. There was definitely an initial attraction but it seemed to be a right person, wrong time situation so, we remained friends.
Fast forward four years later, we couldn’t deny the pull we had towards each other any longer and the timing finally felt right. We both love the mountains so it made sense that our first date would be a hike in Jasper and we knew before we even made it down that mountain that we were stuck on each other.
Over the next few years, with the help of Covid we learned just how compatible we were and we got to live our lives together doing all the things we love which included many trips to the mountains, whether for hiking or snowboarding, maintaining our competitive spirits with different sports and cheering each other on during races and of course having our cozy nights in with all of our animals, watching movies and playing crib.
The proposal happened during a trip to Ireland, although Garner had no idea what Conor was really planning. We were visiting all of Conor’s family and friends and about halfway through we planned to be at the Cliffs of Moher. It was a beautiful day; the clearest Conor had ever seen at the cliffs and he knew that was the perfect moment to pop the question. It was a dream come true and we celebrated that evening by watching the sunset and enjoying some champagne down by Doolin Pier.
We are so, so excited to start this next adventure together and are so grateful to all our loved ones who have been with us on this journey and we can’t wait to celebrate with everyone!