Our Story
Hello! We are Andrea, Jamey, and Anderson Rabold, and we are grateful to be living our lives in deep connection with all Mother Nature has to offer, and to be sharing that abundance with you.
Before moving to Maine, Andrea was a nonprofit executive director and Jamey, a stay-at-home dad and photographer. One month prior to our son, Anderson, being born in 2017, we sold our 2000 sq ft house in suburban Denver, and moved to a tiny house on wheels in a more natural setting in the foothills of Northern Colorado where we were surrounded by trees, wild plants and animals, and a river. This wild shift in our journey facilitated our movement out of a more traditional modern American life filled with separation, disconnection, and distraction, into a life that could cultivate a deep relationship with the natural world and within that, interconnectivity to the whole. While as parents of a newborn we weren’t always sure whether we were coming or going, living so closely with nature and its cycles and rhythms had a profound effect on us - like a healing balm we hadn’t known we needed. Three years later in November 2020, our souls came calling with a new adventure and a grander vision, and we knew we needed land to do it. We began our search in January 2022, and by March, we were purchasing a 30 acre forest in Midcoast Maine. The train was on the track.
One of the most important parts of our vision was living in deeper community with others and sharing whatever we had with them, but we weren’t exactly sure what that could look like, so we spent the next year and half deciding what to build and how, and from there the seed of Nadair Maine was formed. By July 2023, we said goodbye to our lives in Colorado, moved our tiny house on wheels to our new home in Maine, and began a new relationship with our natural surroundings within the Maine forest ecosystem. For the next several months, we lived off-grid while developing the property. By March 2024, we opened our first short-term rental - Sunrise Cabin. In July 2025, we began offering our elopement services where the many meaningful aspects of getting married are included in one ease-filled and affordable package.
Today, we continue to deepen our commitment to our vision as we expand and bring the rest of Nadair Maine to life. Our deepest desire is to support people looking for a different way - one using the power of intention and ritual and the magic of nature to connect more soulfully with themselves and others.
Meet Your Hosts
Jamey Rabold
I remember clearly, while fighting the dandelions in suburban Colorado, the moment I realized the typical American lifestyle wasn’t for me. We were living the “dream.” A 2000 sqft house with two cars and two good jobs. Something we worked for years to achieve, but I couldn’t have been unhappier.
I tried everything I could think of to get rid of those little eyesores that attracted so many disapproving glances from our neighbors with their perfect, dandelion-less yards. I’d tried mowing them regularly, pulling them with special tools, even burning them. Then one day, I broke down and did something I hated. I sprayed them with a chemical. It worked. I’d “won.” But at what cost? As it turned out, not only had I sacrificed my integrity, but I’d only won that battle; the war raged on.
That day set me on a path to finding other ways of living more intentionally with fewer possessions and more experiences. To feed myself by learning to garden and forage. To house myself in smaller, less resource heavy spaces. And to interact with my community, and the world at large, with love and generosity. We started Nadair Maine with the intention of sharing what we have learned and what we are doing with others who are also interested in finding another way.
We also offer elopement services at Nadair because, much like the War of the Dandelions, I have seen the explosion of wedding culture and its related costs (financial, and otherwise) and realized there has to be another way. I’m an ordained minister who knows the importance of ritual when making big transitions in life. I'm a photographer who loves working with people. We have a beautiful place to stay. We have an enchanting forest venue. We have everything necessary to give people a meaningful elopement experience focused on stepping into deeper commitment with one another. I look forward to meeting you.
Andrea Rabold
Prior to being an entrepreneur and small business owner, I spent 20+ years in leadership positions in a variety of sectors including corporate, nonprofit, government, education, and entertainment. In those spaces I served in a variety of roles from dance teacher to executive director. Along the way I learned organizational development, people leadership, strategy and implementation, advocacy, fundraising, event planning, public speaking, and finance. Throughout the same amount of years, I have also practiced a wide range of healing art modalities including yoga, meditation, contemplation, shadow work, inner child healing, ritualized ceremony, and Somatic Abolitionism.
What I have loved most about all of my life experiences thus far has been working with people - seeing them, hearing them, walking alongside them as they overcome challenges and rise into their power and purpose and bring their dreams to life. Nadair Maine is my opportunity to deepen and widen my passion for individual wholeness and collective awakening.
These days, I feel full of radiance and joy as I spend time playing with my son and husband as we build forest trails and our permaculture gardens and as we host and share what we have with others - as we build Nadair. I can’t wait to work with you as you step through one of the biggest transitions of your life.
If you are interested in learning more about me and my other work, check out www.andrearabold.com.