{"id":2454563,"date":"2020-02-14T08:01:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T15:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=320802"},"modified":"2020-02-14T08:01:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T15:01:00","slug":"mountain-mayhem-lovebirds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/mountain-mayhem-lovebirds\/","title":{"rendered":"Mountain Mayhem: Lovebirds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.8960593946316\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-320802-392\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/01-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/01-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Alexis Ahrling photo | Wesley and Danny Brown who got engaged on Valentine\u2019s Day in 2011. \" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>Wesley and Danny Brown who got engaged on Valentine\u2019s Day in 2011. <\/strong><br \/>Alexis Ahrling photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/01-1.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Wesley and Danny Brown who got engaged on Valentine\u2019s Day in 2011. \"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/02-150x150.jpeg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/02.jpeg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy photo | Daphne and Ernest Scalamandre celebrate 20 years of being married this year, having tied the knot on September 18, 1999.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><strong>Daphne and Ernest Scalamandre celebrate 20 years of being married this year, having tied the knot on September 18, 1999.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/02.jpeg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Daphne and Ernest Scalamandre celebrate 20 years of being married this year, having tied the knot on September 18, 1999.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/03-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/03-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kate Moyer photo | Bride Betsy Carlson, born and raised in Aspen, married her longtime paramour Rodrigo Bandeira at the Aspen Courthouse on Dec. 27, 2019. \" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Bride Betsy Carlson, born and raised in Aspen, married her longtime paramour Rodrigo Bandeira at the Aspen Courthouse on Dec. 27, 2019. <\/strong><br \/>Kate Moyer photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/03-1.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Bride Betsy Carlson, born and raised in Aspen, married her longtime paramour Rodrigo Bandeira at the Aspen Courthouse on Dec. 27, 2019. \"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/04-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/04-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy photo | Together for 27 years, married for 20, John Rowland and Sarah Broughton love to travel, seen here in Venice last fall. They'll be back there soon participating in the Venice Architectural Biennale in 2020. \" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Together for 27 years, married for 20, John Rowland and Sarah Broughton love to travel, seen here in Venice last fall. They&#8217;ll be back there soon participating in the Venice Architectural Biennale in 2020. <\/strong><br \/>Courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/04-1.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Together for 27 years, married for 20, John Rowland and Sarah Broughton love to travel, seen here in Venice last fall. They'll be back there soon participating in the Venice Architectural Biennale in 2020. \"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/05-150x150.jpeg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/05.jpeg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy photo | The newly betrothed Megan Shean and Patrick O'Neil, shortly after he proposed at a dance party at their chalet in Boulder. \" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>The newly betrothed Megan Shean and Patrick O&#8217;Neil, shortly after he proposed at a dance party at their chalet in Boulder. <\/strong><br \/>Courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/05.jpeg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"The newly betrothed Megan Shean and Patrick O'Neil, shortly after he proposed at a dance party at their chalet in Boulder. \"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/06-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/06-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy photo | Michael Reveal and Casarae Clark at a wedding last winter just months before they doubled their family with the arrival of twin boys on Sept. 10. \" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Michael Reveal and Casarae Clark at a wedding last winter just months before they doubled their family with the arrival of twin boys on Sept. 10. <\/strong><br \/>Courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/06-1.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Michael Reveal and Casarae Clark at a wedding last winter just months before they doubled their family with the arrival of twin boys on Sept. 10. \"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/07-e1581541466778-150x150.jpeg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/07-e1581541466778.jpeg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy photo | Pete and Ginny Yang, circa 1999, who have been Valentines for more than 20 years. \" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Pete and Ginny Yang, circa 1999, who have been Valentines for more than 20 years. <\/strong><br \/>Courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/07-e1581541466778.jpeg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Pete and Ginny Yang, circa 1999, who have been Valentines for more than 20 years. \"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/08-150x150.jpeg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/08.jpeg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy photo | Brittany Shami and Tom Menas on a camping trip just down the road in Lenado. \" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>Brittany Shami and Tom Menas on a camping trip just down the road in Lenado. <\/strong><br \/>Courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/08.jpeg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Brittany Shami and Tom Menas on a camping trip just down the road in Lenado. \"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/09-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/09-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy photo | Ten years, two kids, one dog, one love: Julia and John Fullerton have celebrated Valentine's Day for over a decade. \" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Ten years, two kids, one dog, one love: Julia and John Fullerton have celebrated Valentine&#8217;s Day for over a decade. <\/strong><br \/>Courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/09-1.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Ten years, two kids, one dog, one love: Julia and John Fullerton have celebrated Valentine's Day for over a decade. \"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/10-150x150.jpeg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/10.jpeg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy photo | Married since 2001, Alex and Colleen Irvin keep the love alive at the race track in Kentucky. \" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Married since 2001, Alex and Colleen Irvin keep the love alive at the race track in Kentucky. <\/strong><br \/>Courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/10.jpeg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Married since 2001, Alex and Colleen Irvin keep the love alive at the race track in Kentucky. \"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/11-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/11.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy photo | Handsome gents Brett Kennedy and Massimo Alpin at their September 2014 Aspen Mountain wedding. \" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Handsome gents Brett Kennedy and Massimo Alpin at their September 2014 Aspen Mountain wedding. <\/strong><br \/>Courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/11.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Handsome gents Brett Kennedy and Massimo Alpin at their September 2014 Aspen Mountain wedding. \"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/12-150x150.jpeg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/12.jpeg\" data-sub-html=\"Jamie Jaye Fletcher photo | Ian and Etta McLendon in the Silver Queen Gondola during their ski wedding weekend, tying the knot on Dec. 14, 2019. \" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><strong>Ian and Etta McLendon in the Silver Queen Gondola during their ski wedding weekend, tying the knot on Dec. 14, 2019. <\/strong><br \/>Jamie Jaye Fletcher photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/12.jpeg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Ian and Etta McLendon in the Silver Queen Gondola during their ski wedding weekend, tying the knot on Dec. 14, 2019. \"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/13-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/13.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy photo | Catherine Lutz and Mike Sladdin married on a beach in Bahia, Brazil, on 11-11-08 and been partners in life adventures ever since. \" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><strong>Catherine Lutz and Mike Sladdin married on a beach in Bahia, Brazil, on 11-11-08 and been partners in life adventures ever since. <\/strong><br \/>Courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/13.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Catherine Lutz and Mike Sladdin married on a beach in Bahia, Brazil, on 11-11-08 and been partners in life adventures ever since. \"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/magazines\/aspen-times-weekly\/mountain-mayhem-lovebirds\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/magazines\/aspen-times-weekly\/mountain-mayhem-lovebirds\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Each year on the 14th of February, the world celebrates Valentine\u2019s Day and the tradition of expressing affection for loved ones. In some cases, it\u2019s celebrated with simple gestures such as exchanging Valentines \u2014 both paper and digital. It\u2019s estimated that more than 150 million cards are sent on Valentine\u2019s Day, making it the second-most popular holiday after Christmas. For the happy couples featured in this week\u2019s photo spread, each has a unique story of how they came together, though all share the same sentiment that their bond makes every day even better.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/magazines\/aspen-times-weekly\/mountain-mayhem-lovebirds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wesley and Danny Brown who got engaged on Valentine\u2019s Day in 2011. Alexis Ahrling photo Daphne and Ernest Scalamandre celebrate 20 years of being married this year, having tied the knot on September 18, 1999.Courtesy photo Bride Betsy Carlson, born and raised in Aspen, married her longtime paramour Rodrigo Bandeira at the Aspen Courthouse on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2454563","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-22 01:34:28","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSPN The Valley&#039;s Quality Rock","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2454563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2454563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2454563\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2454563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2454563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2454563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}