Shirley + Crisour little book of us
CHAPTER · 02

Shirley’s birthday · Friday, July 25, 1997

The day we almost met.

A pretty girl at a bar. A father sent to the parking lot. A late friend, a very nervous Cris—and the first page of everything.

Read the true story
Shirley and Cris smiling together in their early years
the early chapters ♡
Shirley and Cris telling their meet-cute story together
telling the true story · 2016
Lamby peeking into Shirley and Cris’s story

The meet-cute · as told by us

First, the almost.

This is the version Shirley and Cris recorded for the ceremony—kept in their own words, including the part where the leading man loses his nerve.

CRIS
“It was quite some time ago. I was having lunch with my father. I saw this pretty girl sitting at the bar all by herself.”
pretty girl sighting ♡
CRIS
“I sent my dad out to the parking lot and said, ‘Dad, I’ll meet you out there. I’m gonna go talk to this pretty girl.’”
Dad → parking lot

confidence level: briefly excellent

SHIRLEY
“So I was sitting at the bar by myself. Nobody approached me. Nobody said anything. My girlfriend was late. I waited.”
still waiting…
CRIS
“Perfect. Basically… yeah. I chickened out.”
plot twist!
Shirley and Cris holding hands during their meet-cute interview

But the story wasn’t over

Then came the message.

“‘Oh my God, I saw you today. I saw you today.’ And he starts describing what I was wearing…”

“I’m, like, totally creeped out. Like—are you stalking me?”

The following Monday morning

Roses arrived at work.

One missed hello became a message. The message became flowers. And the flowers became the beginning of Shirley + Cris.

with the roses

Glad to have met you on Friday night.
Call me anytime—

Cris969-4041

The version we showed at our ceremony

The true story, in our own voices.

Part “When Harry Met Sally,” part family album, and completely us. This is the film our guests watched before we said our vows.

Recorded before the wedding · played August 27, 2016

The pages that followed

From one almost-hello to a thousand weeks.

Some dates are too important for a tiny sticker.

  1. 1997
    Shirley and Cris together in their early years
    07 · 25

    The beginning

    Shirley’s birthday—and the first day of the rest of the story.

  2. 2012
    Shirley showing her engagement ring while hugging Cris
    04 · 15

    Back to the same spot

    Fifteen years later, Cris returned to where they met. This time, he asked.

  3. 2016
    Shirley and Cris together on their wedding day
    08 · 27

    A thousand weeks later

    Here they were—at Ramhorn Farm, getting married. That’s the true story.

Lamby knows where we go next

Follow the paw prints to the wedding.

The almost-hello made it all the way to Uncle Ed, red roses, black tuxedos, and one tiny ring bearer dressed for the occasion.

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