We are so excited to celebrate with each and every one of you! Please remember we are requesting that all guests wear BLACK on our wedding day!

Ben & Paige

December 28, 2024 • Jefferson City, MO, USA

We are so excited to celebrate with each and every one of you! Please remember we are requesting that all guests wear BLACK on our wedding day!

Ben & Paige

December 28, 2024 • Jefferson City, MO, USA

Our Story

How It Began...

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We first met each other in summer school before our freshman year of high school. We had PE class together, where Ben was on crutches with a broken foot. During class, he had to crutch around the track while the rest of the class ran, and Paige thought he was such a cutie. We didn’t end up physically meeting until Ben decided to “Snapchat” Paige, and from there, we started hanging out and formed a friendship. Paige was blind to Ben's feelings for her until the night of our first homecoming dance, where we danced and then hung out at the afterparty.


Our first “date” was not a textbook first date. We spent the evening in the basement of Paige’s best friend’s house on a double date a couple of weeks after we started talking. We watched movies until the boys’ parents came and picked them up (we were only 14 or 15 years old at the time!) Paige remembers feeling very nervous because she had never had a real boyfriend before, but she was also very excited because she already really liked Ben, despite barely knowing him! Ben was also nervous for the first date because he considered himself an awkward 14-year-old. Over time, it became clear to both of us that we had found “the one!”

The Engagement...

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According to Ben, it all started in early July when Paige and Ben decided to go ring shopping in Kansas City. The behind-the-scenes planning started then with talking to Paige’s parents, Ben’s parents, our siblings, and family and friends. After two months of planning, the day came. It was very difficult for Ben to keep the secret because of how many people were involved and in town, especially since Paige could check most of their locations!


The day of, Paige was 99% sure that Ben was going to propose because (1) he made plans— something he never does—a reservation at a fancy rooftop bar in downtown KC, and (2) Paige knew he had the ring, and wanted to do it soon, and was running out of free weekends in the year to do so. Early afternoon, we drove to the restaurant (The Percheron) and went inside. We were early, so we sat at the bar downstairs and got a mimosa. Ben let Paige pay for the mimosa—which she thought was weird and kind of threw her off a bit. Then, we took the elevator to the roof and there was not a soul in sight. Eventually, a cook came out of the kitchen and Ben said we had a reservation at 12–to which the cook responded, “Sorry, there’s a proposal at 12 so you’ll have to come back when we open at 3” (Fail for that guy LOL). So, then Paige knew 100% for sure that it was coming!


Ben was a little flustered from that, which was cute, but we eventually made our way out to the open rooftop where there was a cute area with a rug and plants. Paige and Ben walked over to that area, making awkward small-talk for the first time in YEARS (Ben was so nervous!!!). He then got down on one knee, gave a short and sweet speech, and asked Paige to marry him, to which she replied yes, of course. Afterward, we got a few minutes to ourselves, but, unbeknownst to Paige, there were about 30 of our closest family and friends making their way up to the roof in the one tiny elevator (She later learned this was a logistics nightmare).


First to appear were our parents, which wasn’t too much of a surprise because Paige knew they were in town the day before because of Ben’s police academy graduation, but then, Paige’s sister and Ben’s brother walked around the corner and Paige was in tears. Then, her grandparents showed up. Then her two brothers. Then her friends from home. Then her friends from Benedictine. Then her friends from PT school (whom Ben had never met/talked to/she didn’t know he even knew their names!!!) We all had a little rooftop party, then went to Paige’s favorite bar in KC—Up-Down. After that, we took a quick break and then we, along with Paige's siblings, parents, and a few friends all hit the town for dinner, and ended up at a little bar where the Notre Dame game was on (where they won)! Finally, on the walk back to the hotel, we were able to catch the last three songs of the Russell Dickerson concert! It was an absolutely perfect day!!

What We Are Up To Now...

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We wanted to give a little update about our lives for those who we haven't been in contact with in recent years, because it's been crazy!!!


In May 2023, we both graduated from Benedictine College a whole year early! Ben was then hired by the Overland Park Police Department and moved into his own apartment in Kansas City, KS. He spent the summer of 2023 completing the police academy in Hutchinson, KS, while Paige began the Stephani Doctor of Physical Therapy program at the University of Saint Mary in Leavenworth, KS.


In October 2023, we adopted an adorable black kitty and named him Sergeant Tibbs.


In February 2024, Ben completed field training and began working midnights at OPPD, while Paige has almost completed the didactic portion of her DPT program, and starts clinicals in March!