Ben & Josh

2. Josh’s Minnesota hometown
5. Musical the couple saw while in San Francisco
6. The couple’s favorite movie trilogy; “our” precious (four words)
8. Place where Ben learned to water ski (two words)
10. Shared winter activity hobby of the couple; at Jackson Hole, for example (two words)
12. Bird-inspired body of water; site of Menke family cabin (two words)
13. Type of painting Josh excels at
14. Location of the couple’s first “real” vacation; by the bay (two words)
20. Tropical location of the couple’s first international vacation (two words)
21. Historic structure over the Mississippi river where Ben proposed to Josh (three words)
24. Month that Ben proposed in 2022; also Josh’s birthday
25. Bike ride Josh introduced Ben to in St. Joseph, MN (three words)
26. Month that the couple started dating in 2018; also Ben’s birthday
27. IA city where Ben introduced Josh to his uncle’s band, Eric Pettit Lion
28. Large body of water and one of the couple’s favorite places to visit (two words)
29. Ben’s Iowa hometown

1. Scenic “Superior archipelago” site of Ben’s 30th birthday vacation (two words)
3. City on Lake Superior where Josh graduated college
4. Movie the couple watched on their first date; prehistoric classic (two words)
7. Josh’s Indiana birthplace
9. Ben’s Iowa birthplace (two words)
10. Location of Josh’s first marathon run and Ben’s 12th (two words)
11. Current location of the couple’s home (two words)
14. SD city where Josh’s family formerly lived and visited with Ben in 2019 (two words)
15. Number of years Josh and Ben have been a couple
16. Hot-weather tree Josh has been growing from a pit; tastes great in dips
17. Mascot of Ben’s (and now Josh’s!) favorite college team
18. The couple’s favorite show seen in Minneapolis (two words)
19. Number of marathons Ben has completed
21. The couple’s combined age at the time of their wedding (two words)
22. The couple loves to play these, such as Pandemic and Wingspan (two words)
23. Ben’s favorite “radiant” flower to grow in their garden