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Josh and I&nbsp;met the&nbsp;summer of our freshman year of college (2015)&nbsp;at Kansas State University. We were both student athlete's reporting for our&nbsp;summer workouts.&nbsp;Much of his time was spent at the field, while mine was spent in the gym. However, any free time we did have was spent together.

As an athlete, you have a daily routine, and Josh and I began to be apart of each others daily routine fairly quickly. We went to study hall at the same time, Chick-Fil-A&nbsp;runs, scheduled the same elective classes, went on&nbsp;"Kansas Adventures," (aka drove around all of Manhattan to try and find spots to claim as "ours,")&nbsp;lake and&nbsp;bonfires. Almost anything you can find to do in a small town, we did...and we always did&nbsp;it together!





















We began dating the start of our sophomore year of college.&nbsp;&nbsp;Josh was drafted to the Cleveland Indians the following year, and I transferred to Lipscomb in Nashville, Tennessee to continue my education and play basketball. Doing life together side by side while in Kansas is filled with memories I'll cherish for a lifetime.&nbsp;However, our past two and half years of long distance has added its own kind of&nbsp;beauty and strength&nbsp;to our love story.&nbsp;





















&nbsp;As we step into a new season of our relationship, uniting in marriage, we continue in faith. May our life together reflect&nbsp;Christ in the way we love and serve each other.&nbsp;





















"Love is always kind and patient, never rude or selfish. Love delights in the truth. And I have found the one whom my soul loves!" 





















&nbsp;(1 corinthians 13; Song of Solomon 3)

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Our Story

Our Wedding

Registry

Things To Do

Photos

Father of the Bride

Most likely can be found watching hunting clips during the ceremony.&nbsp;

David Rolette 

Older Sister of the Bride

Most likely can be found&nbsp;applying a liberal amount of&nbsp;sunscreen&nbsp;before attending the outdoor&nbsp;ceremony.&nbsp;

Erica Parrish

Older Sister of the Bride

Most likely can be found online shopping during the reception.&nbsp;

Jenna Gomes

Older Brother of the GroomMost likely can be found setting up a campsite near the venue.&nbsp;

Ty Rolette

Older Brother of the Groom&nbsp;Most likely can be found leaving with a date if he doesn't show up with one.&nbsp;

Ryan Rolette

Older Sister of the Bride

Most likely can be found&nbsp;crying more than any baby present during the&nbsp;ceremony.&nbsp;

Alesa Shepherd 

Older&nbsp;Sister of the Bride

Most likely can be found asking the bride&nbsp;1,000 questions&nbsp;about marriage...five minutes after the bride ties&nbsp;the knot.&nbsp;

Christa Hammaker

Older Brother of the GroomMost likely can be found with a better plan for the day than the wedding planner.&nbsp;

Devon Saxon

Older Brother of the Groom

Most likely can be found guilty of hiding a flask in his coat pocket...socks...maybe even his&nbsp;briefs.&nbsp;

Saulyer Saxon

Cousin of the BrideMost likely can be found keeping the bride calm, cool and collective.&nbsp;

Ande Rasmussen

High School Bestfriend

Most likely can be found asking where/when&nbsp;the wedding is, on the wedding day.&nbsp;

Chris Martin

Childhood BestfriendMost likely can be found&nbsp;giggling at something completely non wedding related during the ceremony.

Sarah Masters

High School Bestfriend

Most likely can be found trying to take the DJ's role.&nbsp;

Bryce O'Connor

Childhood Bestfriend

Most likely can be found&nbsp;making sure everyone is behaving at their best&nbsp;for the bride.&nbsp;

Grace Slaughter 

Childhood Bestfriend

Most likely can be found and easily spotted wearing&nbsp;the highest high&nbsp;heels.&nbsp;(even though she is already 6'6 flat footed)

Cheyenne Hooper

High School Bestfriend

Most likely can be found on the basketball courts immediately after the ceremony.&nbsp;

Luke Laster

High School Bestfriend

Most likely can be found arguing with Luke&nbsp;during the ceremony.&nbsp;

Tanner Rowland

Highschool Bestfriend

Most likely can be found writing&nbsp;her own set of vows for the bride.&nbsp;

Elle Nelson

Former Teammate/Childhood Best FriendMost likely can be found reminding&nbsp;the bride&nbsp;to enjoy everything -&nbsp;especially the little things of the special&nbsp;day.&nbsp;

Molly Clounch

High School Bestfriend

Most likely can be found asleep during the ceremony.&nbsp;

Brandon Haddad 

Former Teammate/ Bestfriend

Most likely can be found&nbsp;claiming the groom&nbsp;as his to the bride, even after the&nbsp;vows have been&nbsp;said.

Hunter Heath

Former Teammate/Highschool Bestfriend

Most likely can be found being extremely obnoxious on the dance floor with the bride.&nbsp;

Brianna Bryant 

College Bestfriend/Roommate/Teammate&nbsp;(Kansas State)

Most likely can be found going above and beyond&nbsp;assisting the bride any way possible.&nbsp;

Kayla Goth

College Bestfriend (Kansas State)

Most likely can be found taking&nbsp;selfies with the bride.&nbsp;

Morgan Egan

College Bestfriend/Roommate/Teammate (Lipscomb University)

Most likely can be found taking study breaks during the reception.&nbsp;

Carleigh Short

TeammateMost likely can be found watching the Iowa Hawkeyes during the ceremony.&nbsp;

Nick Gallagher

College Bestfriend/ Former Teammate (Kansas State)

Most likely can be found with the best looking&nbsp;mustache out of anyone else at the wedding.&nbsp;

Michael Smith

Baseball Wife Bestfriend/Business Partner

Most likely can be found having a heart to heart with the bride&nbsp;15&nbsp;minutes before the ceremony.&nbsp;

Erica McCarty 

TeammateMost likely can be found &nbsp;on the dance floor.

Jesse Berardi

Wedding Party

Q + A

TownePlace Suites by Marriott Knoxville Cedar Bluff

Courtyard by Marriott Knoxville Cedar Bluff

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Knoxville-Farragut

SpringHill Suites by Marriott Knoxville at Turkey Creek

Hampton Inn & Suites Knoxville-Turkey Creek/Farragut

Travel

GO VOLS!&nbsp;Downtown Knoxville is only 30 minutes from the venue and the best way to take in the beautiful city that the bride grew up in!&nbsp;Downtown offers the college "strip" for those wanting to continue to party once the bride and groom whisk off their happily ever after!&nbsp;Downtown Knoxville also has an area called "Market Square," where you can find live music playing outside, delicious restaurants to eat at, and a fun area with outside shops and ice cream!&nbsp;

Market Square/Downtown Knoxville

Turkey Creek is a&nbsp;general location closest to the venue (where most of the hotels are located!) Turkey Creek has many shopping,&nbsp;eating options and a&nbsp;movie theatre all within a mile or less majority of the hotel options for the guest.&nbsp;

Turkey Creek 

Bringing your kids? Gatlinburg is around 1&nbsp;hour from the venue, and&nbsp;the perfect spot to enjoy the beautiful&nbsp;Great Smokey Mountains- along with&nbsp;numerous&nbsp;amusement attractions to entertain both you&nbsp;and the kids for an&nbsp;added memory while in East Tennessee!&nbsp;

Gatlinburg, TN, USA

The fun and lively city of Nashville is &nbsp;2 1/2 hours away from the wedding venue!&nbsp;If you are wanting to stay in Tennessee a bit longer than a few days, the easy drive down the interstate will lead you right into music city!&nbsp;

Annalee & Joshua

Annalee & Joshua

A&J

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