The Addison Grove

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Our Wedding

Many of you know this story, many of you don’t… Some love stories are written in the stars from the very beginning, waiting patiently to unfold. Ours took seven years to find its way, but every moment led us here. It started in the unlikeliest of ways—Ariana, traveling in Russia with her mom, decided to give Hinge a try. She was brand new to it, just scrolling without much thought, until she came across Austin’s profile. Something about it stopped her completely. She couldn’t shake the feeling he gave her, a pull she hadn’t experienced before. For nearly a day she hesitated, circling back to his profile over and over again, until finally—she "swiped right." Their first meeting was at Kitty Cohen’s on an October night, when the air was touched the slightest bit with autumn and the city seemed to glow just for them.. From the very beginning, the connection was undeniable. It felt both brand new and as if they had known each other forever. But timing wasn’t on their side. For years, Austin lingered on the edges of her life, sending his “WYD” (what you doing) texts, and Ariana, without hesitation, would slip away from nights out just to see him. Those nights belonged to them—filled with laughter, confessions, and silences that said more than words ever could. Slowly, without even realizing it, they were building something unshakable—a love that grew quietly, yet carried the weight of forever. But timing can be cruel. They drifted apart, each of them chasing relationships and "situationships," trying to recreate what already existed between them. Nothing ever came close. Eventually, Ariana left the city, restless and ready for change. She moved back to New Jersey, but as she signed that lease, her heart ached in a way she didn’t fully understand. That night she cried, realizing too late that she hadn’t just walked away from a city—she had walked away from “us," from the connection that had quietly sustained her soul for years. Yet love has its own gravity, a pull too strong to ignore. Austin couldn’t let go. From a distance, he reached out again and again, realizing too late what had always been true: Ariana was the one. She had been all along. That New Year’s Eve, Ariana came back to visit her friends. Just after midnight, she sent him a message—“WYD.” It was simple, familiar, and yet it changed everything. In that moment, the years of almosts and maybes ended. It was the close of the situationship, the beginning of forever. Their forever. A love that had always been written in the stars, waiting for them to finally claim it. And no matter how long it takes, in this life and every life to come...it will always be us...It was always you...

Our Story

Photos

The Bridesmaids

Jenna

Samantha

Fran

Irene

Christie

Cami

Mckenzie

Jason

The Groomsmen

Quindale

Kevin

Mitchell

Nate

Ryan

Wedding Party

Dress Code

We will be providing a bus to &amp; from the W hotel in downtown Austin to the wedding venue.This will be on a first come first serve basis Timing is as follows From the W hotel to the venueDeparture at 3:15 p.m. From the venue back to the W hotelTwo departures9:00 p.m.10:30 p.m. There is ample parking at the venue for those who would like to drive. Ubers also go to and from the venue, please plan accordingly. Address of the W Hotel200 Lavaca St, Austin, TX 78701

Transportation

In the heart of downtown Austin, we reserved a block of 20 hotel rooms at the JW Marriott, at a discounted rate, for anyone who would love to stay. You are welcome to stay wherever you'd like, hotel or Airbnb, there are plenty of incredible options in our city!

JW Marriott Austin

Travel

Artsy Stuff, because we are artsy!

<a href="https://blantonmuseum.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Blanton Museum of Art</a>- Recognized for its modern and contemporary American and Latin American art, Italian Renaissance and Baroque paintings, encyclopedic collection of prints and drawings.<a href="https://www.umlaufsculpture.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Umlauf Sculpture Garden &amp; Museum</a>- Over 50 sculptures in a peaceful 6-acre garden near Barton Springs, the Umlauf rotates exhibitions of Umlauf and other contemporary sculptors and offers numerous events.<a href="https://mexic-artemuseum.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mexic-Arte Museum</a>- This museum celebrates traditional and contemporary Mexican, Latin and Latin-American art.<a href="https://thinkeryaustin.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Thinkery (for the kiddos)</a>- A fun little children's museum focused on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) education through interactive exhibits and programs. <a href="https://peasepark.org/pease-park-troll" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Austin Troll Malin (troll garden, SUPER cool)</a>- Danish artist, Thomas Dambo, created Malin’s Fountain, a troll sculpture in Pease Park with the help of 150 Austin-based volunteers.

Music lovers, after all, Austin is the live music capitol of the world..

<a href="https://www.austintexas.org/explore/entertainment-districts/sixth-street/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">6th Street- </a>An iconic street dedicated to live music<a href="https://www.austintexas.org/explore/entertainment-districts/rainey-street/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rainey street- </a>These old refurbished houses were made into some very cool little bars with local bands<a href="https://stubbsaustin.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stubbs</a>- Legendary BBQ &amp; music venue. You can always find a major artist playing here. An Iconic venue for sure. <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=live+music+venues+famous+austin&amp;rlz=1C5GCEM_enUS1158US1158&amp;oq=live+music+venues+famous+austin&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgWGB4yDQgCEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyCggDEAAYgAQYogQyCggEEAAYgAQYogQyCggFEAAYgAQYogTSAQgzODk0ajBqNKgCALACAA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;lqi=Ch9saXZlIG11c2ljIHZlbnVlcyBmYW1vdXMgYXVzdGluGRDVjSB6BmrvIjNSMS9nZW8vdHlwZS9lc3RhYmxpc2htZW50X3BvaS9wb3B1bGFyX3dpdGhfdG91cmlzdHNI17meUlo1EAAQARACEAMYBCIfbGl2ZSBtdXNpYyB2ZW51ZXMgZmFtb3VzIGF1c3RpbioICAMQABABEAKSAQ5saXZlX211c2ljX2JhcpoBI0NoWkRTVWhOTUc5blMwVkpRMEZuU1VSWGJXVlhUMDVSRUFFqgFfEAEqFSIRbGl2ZSBtdXNpYyB2ZW51ZXMoADIfEAEiG42VTYeekx12hbLWJME8yBpuUeWygfZA_a6KKTIjEAIiH2xpdmUgbXVzaWMgdmVudWVzIGZhbW91cyBhdXN0aW7gAQD6AQQIABA5#rlimm=11117455511069744292" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Continental Club</a> (an Ari favorite)<a href="https://www.cboys.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">C-Boys Heart and Soul </a>(a Faina favorite..she met the famous Dale Watson here and fell in love. They also have chicken shit Bingo on Sundays!)<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=live+music+venues+famous+austin&amp;rlz=1C5GCEM_enUS1158US1158&amp;oq=live+music+venues+famous+austin&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgWGB4yDQgCEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyCggDEAAYgAQYogQyCggEEAAYgAQYogQyCggFEAAYgAQYogTSAQgzODk0ajBqNKgCALACAA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;lqi=Ch9saXZlIG11c2ljIHZlbnVlcyBmYW1vdXMgYXVzdGluIjNSMS9nZW8vdHlwZS9lc3RhYmxpc2htZW50X3BvaS9wb3B1bGFyX3dpdGhfdG91cmlzdHNIwryeUlo3EAAQARACEAMYAxgEIh9saXZlIG11c2ljIHZlbnVlcyBmYW1vdXMgYXVzdGluKggIAxAAEAEQApIBEGxpdmVfbXVzaWNfdmVudWWaASRDaGREU1VoTk1HOW5TMFZKUTBGblNVUlBkRGRQTmpkM1JSQUKqAV8QASoVIhFsaXZlIG11c2ljIHZlbnVlcygAMh8QASIbjZVNh56THXaFstYkwTzIGm5R5bKB9kD9roopMiMQAiIfbGl2ZSBtdXNpYyB2ZW51ZXMgZmFtb3VzIGF1c3RpbuABAPoBBAgtEEo#rlimm=3159737989040026148" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Historic Scoot Inn</a>- Established in 1871, Historic Scoot Inn is known as the oldest bar in central Texas.<a href="https://antonesnightclub.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Antones Home of the Blues</a>- The most iconic blues venue in the heart of Austin. Known for some seriously famous shows by B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed, Ray Charles, and James Brown, and helped develop local talent like Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Bob Schneider, Gary Clark Jr., and others. Make it more country? Two steppin' staples below! <a href="https://www.thewhitehorseaustin.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The White Horse</a>- An iconic two steppin bar, great spot to catch some live bluegrass and country-western.<a href="https://www.brokenspokeaustintx.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Broken Spoke </a>(est. 1964, one of the oldest and most iconic places. this is a MUST.)

Nature lovers

<a href="https://www.austintexas.org/austin-insider-blog/post/austins-hike-bike-trail/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lady Bird Lake- </a>take a walk around our iconic city, the trail goes all around the lake<a href="https://www.austintexas.org/listings/barton-creek-greenbelt/2852/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Green Belt-</a> Several entryways around the city, great for morning walks hiking lovers<a href="https://www.austintexas.org/austin-insider-blog/post/mount-bonnell-for-beginners/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mount Bonnell</a>- climb up the iconic stairs to see a beautiful areal view of Lake Austin and some really incredible homes...yes Matthew McConaughey lives here..<a href="https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/mckinney-falls" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mckinney Falls State Park-</a> beautiful falls with areas to fish and swim!<a href="https://www.austintexas.gov/department/barton-springs-pool" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Barton Springs Pool- </a>The oldest natural spring pool, great for the hot days, the pool is always 68-70 degrees.<a href="https://www.austintexas.org/listings/zilker-metropolitan-park/4293/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Zilker Park- </a>Chill out with the kiddos or get away from the family (lol) the views of the city are incredible and this is where the famous ACL (Austin City Limits) festival is held each year. <a href="https://www.austintexas.org/listings/red-bud-isle/9940/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Red Bud Isle- </a>Canooers and kayakers unite!! A secret little gem just below the Lake Austin dam.

Random but Iconic..

<a href="https://www.austintexas.org/francais/entertainment-district-french/south-congress/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">South Congress Ave- </a> Go take a picture at Joe's coffee's famous "I love you so much" wall mural! You can't leave ATX without this..also Ari's favorite coffee order is the Belgian bomber (must try) Shopping lovers also unite..the entire street is dedicated to shops, new and old, get yourself a real pair of cowboy boots at the historic "Allan's boots" or "Tecovas" Also great area for touristy gifts! C-boys and Continental Club are also on this street, the iconic, old music venues!<a href="https://www.austintexas.org/listings/ann-richards-congress-avenue-bridge-bats/2841/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">South Congress "Bat Bridge"-</a> Yes..you read that correctly. You may not know, but ATX is famous for their bats. Between 750,000 and 1.5 million bats fly out near dusk. Best viewing is in May!!<a href="https://www.austintexas.org/listings/franklin-barbecue/11081/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Franklin BBQ- </a>Noted the best bbq in probably the world...early bird? Go get in line at 6am. Worth the wait..

Things to Do

Registry

Rehersal

Friday, May 22ndRehearsal Dinner for our wedding partyKindly join us at Juniper from 6pm-9pm for dinner2400 E Cesar Chavez St UNIT 30, Austin TX Saturday, May 23rdRehersal for the wedding party will be at 9am sharp at the wedding venueAddison Grove11903 Fitzhugh Rd, Austin, TX

After Party

Sunday, May 24thKitty Cohens This is where we first met! Come party with us after the wedding!

Ariana & Austin

Ariana & Austin

A&A

Wedding Day

4:30 PM

Ceremony