Wedding Day

Willowhaven Park

Ceremony

Reception

Fall

Our Wedding

It was the spring of 2022. Love was in the air. My friend and MOH, Anastasia, invited me over to her friend’s house to celebrate her little sister’s birthday. This was when I met a few new friends, Jesse, Joey, Sym and Alex. Little did I know I was about to fall in love with one of these friends… His name is Alexander, or Alex for short, and I was crushing hard. We were sitting close to each other all night long. Talking about anime shows, musical artists and songs, Pokemon, and just getting to know each other. We were inseparable the whole night. The next day we decided to leave the group of friends to go out for lunch and afterwards we exchanged numbers. In just a matter of days we decided to go out on our first date together. Burgers and beer and an evening movie. It was on that night, May 4, 2022 we both decided to be a couple.

So let's fast forward to October 25, 2023

After picking out the engagement ring and having so many thoughts and ideas of what would make the perfect proposal, I ended up on quite a few amazing ones. None of those actually happened to be the real scenario. Instead, after spending a long night talking to each other I could no longer follow through making those plans and instead asked for Ashley's hand in marriage early in the morning in our room. It may not have been the most romantic way of doing it but it was the way that made the most sense with a heart full of love and a hard head that knew what I wanted beyond a shadow of a doubt. When I heard the word yes I had never been happier than in that moment. With smiles on our faces and ring on her finger we celebrated the only way that made sense, a breakfast and coffee at a diner. Now we wish to extend the happiness and love to you at our wedding. We can't wait to see you there. Alex &amp; Ashley

Our Story

Photos

Parents of the Bride and Groom

Vanessa Higginbotham-Longtin

Allen Longtin

Rachel Villarreal

Jose Luis Villarreal

Bridal Party

Krystle Salvador

Priscilla Villarreal

Anastasia Burley

Jose Luis Villarreal Jr

Evelyn Villarreal

Giselle Lisette Salvador

Groom Party

Matt Jansen

Ian Dunn

Kory Rodgers

Daniel Jorge Gaffield

Jose Elias Salvador Jr

Santino Ethaniel Salvador

Wedding Party

Q + A

Wedding Location

Willowhaven Park Nature Center

Hotel Accommodations

Accommodations have been set aside for our guests at the Quality Inn &amp; Suites in Bradley-BourbonnaisPlease call&nbsp;<a href="tel:(815)%20939-3501" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">(815) 939-3501</a>&nbsp;to make a&nbsp;room&nbsp;reservation underHigginbotham WeddingTo ensure best availability, make your reservation today!Rooms are limited!

Quality Inn Bradley- Bourbonnais

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Ashley & Alexander

Ashley & Alexander

Registry