The Stone House at Silver Creek

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After years of watching from afar, Alexandra finally took it upon herself to slide into Tommy's DMs in March of 2020 when the entire world was shutting down. What was there to lose? Why not take a gamble? Alexandra first saw a picture of Tommy when a previous classmate of hers was tagged in a picture by Tommy. It was March of 2016 and Tommy, Josh, and their friend Kevin were posing with the SEC tournament championship trophy. Alexandra had met Josh in a WRD class in the spring of 2015 and knew he was in marching band. Immediately, Alexandra thought Tommy was one of the best looking men she'd ever seen in 19 years of her life. Also immediately, she clocked him as WAY out of her league by cool points alone. And it seemed like everyone she knew knew who Tommy Townsend was and he indeed was so cool. Years passed, Alexandra was too shy to introduce herself, and it always seemed like Alexandra or Tommy were dating someone else. Then, came the social media follow at some point. Tommy then started liking all of Alexandra's pictures and posts. She was guilty of making posts just to get his attention. And it worked. There was also a tinder match in there somewhere around late 2019/early 2020 where they talked for a bit and then Alexandra promptly deleted the app because it wasn't notifying her when people messaged her. Oops! Finally, with news of COVID-19 quickly spreading across the globe, Alexandra decided to be direct and shoot her shot because what's the worst thing that could happen? The world was probably going to end anyway. Tommy took an ENTIRE HOUR to respond to Alexandra's "hey, would it be weird if I slid into your DMs?" message. During this time, Alexandra was with mutual friends Kyle and Katie lamenting that she would simply have to block Tommy because he didn't respond. For Tommy's part, he was at a Steak &amp; Shake with Ally and other people they both mutually knew freaking out because how was he supposed to respond?? He finally responded with a riveting answer: not weird at all. Or something like that - there's now too many memes in the twitter thread to go back and see. That night, Kyle told Alexandra "you and Tommy Townsend? You know what.... you're on opposite ends of the alternative spectrum but I think it just might work." Alexandra already knew Tommy was different when she immediately saved his phone number in her phone with his name. Prior to this, dates she went on did not get their named saved in her phone before going through a 90 day probationary period like how you gotta wait for health insurance at a new job. Tommy came over to Alexandra's apartment one night to watch a murder documentary and drink some wine. Barefoot, because they were classy 23 and 24 year olds. Something just clicked immediately on the night of their first 'date' and neither of them wanted to be away from the other person. Soon, Alexandra got Tommy interested in RuPaul's Drag Race and then on May 29, 2020 during the Season 12 Finale of RuPaul's Drag Race after only one month of 'officially' dating, Alexandra blurted out "I love you" for the first time. Tommy stared at Alexandra like a deer in headlights which prompted Alexandra to immediately burst into tears from humiliation before he finally said it back. He swears he wanted to say it first, but Alexandra did say it first, so clearly she loved him more. He cites his moment of being in love as when Alexandra made him cauliflower chicken wings when he was a vegetarian. Reader: that was their second date. So, we guess you could say that it was pretty much love at first sight. From there came everything else including their small candle business: With Love Candle Co. This will be your easter egg to see if you read this far - we are renaming our candle business to be Ten26 Fragrance to commemorate our wedding day of October 26. Through the last four years, Alexandra and Tommy have navigated many life changes and tragedies but they have always done it together. Until death do we part.

"hey, would it be weird if I slid into your DMs?"

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Nicole and Alexandra met their freshman year of college at UK in 2014. In the last ten years there have been many ups and downs, girls trips, and plenty of shenanigans. Nicole and Alexandra have always been each other's most practical friend: Need someone to drive you to and pick you up to the airport? Done. Need someone to be listed as your emergency contact? You got it. Need to bury a body in the backyard? Just ask. Matching tattoos? Been there, done that. Nicole is the type of friend everyone deserves to have in their corner. 

Nicole, Alexandra, and Erin are a triple threat and it would not be right to have asked only Erin or only Nicole to be maid of honor. 

Nicole Hopkins

Erin and Alexandra met their freshman year of college at UK in 2014. They both lived in the same residence hall and became quick friends. Erin and Alexandra have been through many fun nights together but have also been there through major life events: moving, building furniture, starting grad school, etc. When Alexandra's dad passed in 2016, Erin drove the two hours to be there at the funeral home with Alexandra even though it was almost finals week. Erin also shares a matching tattoo with Alexandra and Nicole. Erin is always the life of any party and will also fight someone on your behalf. 

Erin White

Raven and Alexandra met in 2022 when they were both Resident Directors at UK. When Alexandra was a new hire, she quickly came to appreciate Raven's willingness to help her learn the ropes as well as be honest with her and help her become a better RD. After a conference trip together in October 2022 Raven and Alexandra became very close for the rest of their time together in Residence Life. Raven doesn't take things too seriously and is always down to have a good time. Alexandra will always miss working with Raven because who else is going to provide Hannah Montana transition sound effects between meetings? Thankfully, she can still do that between wedding events. 

Raven Garcia

Camille and Alexandra met in August 2022 at UK when Camille was hired as an Office Assistant in the Residence Hall Alexandra was an RD in. They soon bonded over their love of Moth Man and reading. Very quickly, Camille and Alexandra became a package deal in ResLife and always told their leadership if one of them moves to another building, the other has to go with them. If one of them leaves, they both leave. And in May 2024... that became true. Camille and Alexandra finished out the 2023 - 2024 academic year and left ResLife together. 

Camille Livesay

Lucas Hill

Ryan Thorn

Tyler Roberts

Dillon Sweeney

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Q + A

Book as soon as possible!

Our wedding day falls on the same day of the University of Kentucky v. Auburn University home football game. Because of this, hotels in the area of booking up quickly and we were not able to reserve a room block. We recommend booking early and looking at AirBnBs if you are planning to travel as a group! #GoCats!

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Registry

9-10PM will be Drag Queen Hour!

Make sure you bring your dollar bills, henny!

Drag is a huge part of Alexandra and Tommy's relationship and has been from the start. During the 9-10PM hour, drag queens Uma Jewels (@uma_jewels), Amaya Virgin (@amaya_virgin), and Kristin Mingle (@kristinmingle) will be turning it out to help us celebrate our marriage! We understand that drag may not be for everyone, so please know our feelings will not be hurt if you decide to step out or go home. We do expect everyone to be kind and respect our queens, though!

Alexandra & Tommy

Alexandra & Tommy

Registry