Celebrating 30 Years Since a Christmas Eve First Date John & Betsey Stewart John and Betsey Stewart are joyfully celebrating a beautiful milestone—30 years since their very first date on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1995. It was a magical night wrapped in the glow of red poinsettias and the soft candlelight of Saint John’s Episcopal Cathedral in Denver, Colorado, where their pictures were taken and their story quietly began. At the time, John —a restaurant designer from Los An