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The couple exchanged vows at the edge of a cliff under a handcrafted arch. Rachel Allen, a Universal Life minister, officiated at the intimate ceremony. Credit.Whittney Kesterson/Whittney Jean Photography
Hours after Ms. Brinkerhoff and Mr. McCann met on Wire Mesa, they followed each other on Instagram. A day later, he asked her to meet him for a ride through Zen, another nearby trail near her home. That first date, which ended with a Chick-fil-A dinner at a scenic trail stop, was not all picnic blankets and golden sunsets.
“There were a few times you could tell there was nervousness,” Mr. McCann said. That was in part because they rooted out their differences early. “Our backgrounds are not even a little alike,” Ms. Brinkerhoff said.