I FIRST MET FORREST Whitman at a Heart of the Rockies Wedding Association vendor show in 2011. I attended in support of a few of my friends who were modeling wedding dresses at the Salida SteamPlant event. To attend, I had to make up a wedding date on the spot. I chose a random, even-numbered summer date two years out. (I was single at the time.) Forrest was there as an officiant, a job he’d held for many years. We hit it off immediately. He was asking about my fiancé and I admitted that I did not have one, but…