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both previously been married and had households, a more conventional wedding would be too much. “We just decided the simplest thing, and the most important thing, would be family and friends,” Tim said. They enlisted the help of Carissa’s brother to host the occasion in his shop as well as to officiate the wedding. Outside of him, they were able to keep their planned nuptials secret until the day of the ceremony. The pair did not even think a proposal was necessary although Tim did make sure to get Carissa’s father’s blessing ... as they lined up to walk down the aisle. “We brought her folks while she was getting ready and told them they were there for something important, and I showed them the ring boxes and her mom says ‘Oh, you’re going to propose to her?’” Tim said. “And I said, ‘No, we’re getting married.’” Her mother asked, “When?” To which Tim responded, “In about 15 minutes.” When the guests arrived Carissa and Tim walked out with her brother accompanied by Carissa’s daughter carrying a sign that read “Surprise! It’s a
changed. Tim still serves as the Banner County fire chief and Carissa still lives in Scottsbluff, creating a somewhat unique situation. The couple said that neither of them wanted to give up their work and they were comfortable maintaining two houses even after their marriage. “It’s not typical, it’s not for everybody, but it works for us,” Tim said. Another product of their commitment to their work and to each other is the trust they carry for one another when they are going to fires. They both said that even though the work they do can be dangerous they do not worry about each other because of the trust they have built and the mutual understanding that they are both capable at their jobs. “We’re grown ups, we’re capable of taking care of things and we both understand,” Tim said. Carissa expressed similar sentiments. “I think that’s how our relationship is so great, because we understand, so if he’s going to a fire, then I worry about him but I also know he knows how to take care of himself,” Carissa said.
wedding!” Even though it was a surprise, many of the guests said they had suspected something similar was in the works, a product of what Carissa described at their “easygoing and very simple” demeanors. “I think at first it was a surprise, but then after it was all over, everybody said ‘Oh, I knew it was going to happen sometime,” Carissa said. Although they moved forward with their relationship, not much else has
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