St Frances Cabrini Parish

Ceremony

Reception

No 42. Silvermine

Our Wedding

We met in May of 2023 at a soccer game , I remember every moment of that night , I went to go watch my friends play soccer and I almost didn’t make it to the game, I was sitting on the ground watching the game when Eli showed up wearing a poncho, shorts and crocs. I wondered who he was and why he was wearing that outfit combo, once the game was over we ran to my car to show a mutual friend (Cisco) something from my car, of course Eli knows everything and anything about cars and was showing off his knowledge , one thing led to another and we started joking about going to dance at steel creek. A couple days after I found Eli on instagram and started following him on there, now if you were to ask us who messaged who first I did my digging and found that Eli messaged me first , from that day on we grew with our friendship and talked every day , we went out to the movies as friends with another group of people but we went on our first date as “friends” the week before he left to work in the mid west , I was so sad but I knew I wanted to keep pursuing this “friendship”. Once he left In August, the first day he was in Minnesota I received a video call from him at 6am (8am mid west time) and we talked for HOURS!!! From that day forward we talked ALL day evey day , we had our FaceTime movie dates , texted all day, but Eli still said we were just “friends”. I went on a solo trip to Los Angeles the first week of September and I FaceTimed Eli after the Jonas brothers concert and I jokingly not joking told him I was going to go visit him in Iowa he said right away “yes forsure come over here!” So with that I purchased my ticket while we were on the phone and off I went to Iowa A couple weeks went by and I flew out to Chicago (4 hour plane ride), drove from Chicago to Iowa (4 hours) I was so nervous I was sweating through my shirt I called my friend Kori freaking out because of how nervous I was, her exact words were “wow you must really like this guy cause you never sweat” 😅. Once I was 10 minutes away from this small town he was living in at the moment it finally sank in what I was getting myself into . I pulled up to the driveway and all of a sudden Eli comes running out of the house with his arms ready to hug me , he came to the passenger door and got in the car and all of my nerves went away. Right then and there I knew this was the guy that I was going to be with for the rest of my life. We spent the weekend going from Iowa to Chicago , he took me on a date to watch the US women’s national soccer team (Megan rapinoes last game) play and from there he took me to the airport and that’s where our long distance relationship began! Once I got out of the car and into the airport I cried so much because I didn’t want to leave Eli and all of his love . He’s my home and my safe place and I can’t wait to share all the worlds experiences with my favorite person in the world as we take on living on the road in the Midwest, we want to thank everyone who is joining us on our wedding day to celebrate our love ❤️

Our story ❤️

Our Story

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Courtney and I met 3 years ago when I began working at Molen orthodontics! We slowly started getting closer and closer as the time passed, we formed our little clique 👻 we’ve gone on many hikes s/o to court for waking up at 1am to do a 2am hike with me 🫱🏻‍🫲🏽and many many concerts together (one of our favorite activities) , we have our lunch dates wether it’s wings stop or our daily Fred Meyer runs,you can never leave both of us alone at the store we WILL come back with a rack of ribs and 10 bags of chips !! 
Courtney has hosted Friendsgiving for the last 2 years (shout out to Zach for the amazing smoked turkey this year!) ❤️❤️. She’s a dog momma of Georgina and Hank with her partner Zach!
Some things I’ll miss about court are our hand hugs and our Taylor swift “love story” proposals every time 🥺🥺 love you so much court ❤️
Also if you ever need a Spanish translator court is the person to go to! “Cómo se dice??” “Banana ?”

Courtney K

Alex and Eli met many many many years ago (too many to remember), from the crazy adventures they’ve gone on. They have grown up together and continue sharing experiences in this new adventure Eli is going through. Alex is his best friend which made it a no brainer to have him by Eli's side as his best man! 

Alex

Kori and I met 3 years ago when we started working together, we bonded over our love for Taylor swift and our middle school emo/rock phases! Kori is my FUNancial advisor anytime I need advice on doing something fun it’s always a yes! We’ve gone to every concert possible and she helped me live out my middle school heart all in one year! She’s a momma to Cowboy and Mr man with her husband Alejandro! If you’re ever looking for some good music Kori is your go to person!
SUPER shout out to Kori for letting me blow up her phone with instagram memes at 2am when I can’t sleep! But don’t worry everyone we’ve figured out a way to still do that with the time difference! 
Fun fact: Kori knows EVERYTHING and ANYTHING about Taylor swift

Kori

Caleb is the third brother in Eli’s family. He follows in Eli’s footsteps as the neighborhood grease monkey/tinkerer. A kind hearted soul, he is the family’s go to man for lending a hand. Whether that’s child care or fixing your rig, Calebs your guy. You’ll often find him cruising Lakewood, WA on his dirt bike. Be sure to wave if you see him ride past!!

Caleb

Birdy and I met when she first started at Molen 2 years ago but because she worked in a different department we never really much talked, until one day she started shadowing me in the clinical side and we just kept talking and soon became very close! I trained her for a couple of months and she developed the name Birdy! We go on our lunch dates to Applebees when we work in auburn together and always have a great time! If you’re ever looking for a fun time Brady is your go to girl always making me laugh!! Brady is such an amazing friend and will ALWAYS be there to cheer you up whether it’s with a hug or a breakfast burrito! Brady is a momma to Blue and Mieko with her partner Mac

Brady (birdy)

Malachi is the fourth brother in the family. Strong of mind and heart, He is never afraid to challenge someone. You can find him dominating the soccer pitch, or a classroom debate. When he’s not, you’ll find him taking potshots in the back yard or perusing Hunter Call of the Wild.

Malachi 

I honestly don’t remember how Kenzie and I met we just started talking and at first she was shy but once we got her going and forced our love onto her and forced her to hang out with the group she opened up more to us! We’ve gone to concerts together, hiking, Friendsgiving! Kenzie is always a good time! Kenzie has been such an amazing friend throughout our relationship always asking how I’m doing or how Eli is doing being long distance ❤️ I appreciate you always Kenzie! PSA if you ever need a British translator Kenzie is your go to!! (Ask her about the Harry Potter chess scene) and she is also VERY fluent in Spanish! She was a very popular YouTuber as well! 
She’s a momma to Evie with her partner kodi! 

Kenzie (the Kenzinator) 

Isaiah is Elijah’s first brother and has been with him through thick and thin. Isaiah has been Elijah’s go to gym buddy since high school and you’ll find them both breaking a sweat at the local crunch. Isaiah is also a big time goal keeper so don’t expect anything to get past him!

Isaiah 

Luke is my #2 when Eli isn’t around , Luke is always down to do fun science projects, go to movies, go skating , literally ANYTHING! Luke is the sweetest ever and enjoys spending time with Eli playing video games and playing sports! It was super important for us to have my Luke involved In our wedding and what better way than to bring our nephews down the aisle along with the rings!  

Luke

My first niece , the princess , the diva , if you know Elise you know this is the PERFECT role for her! She enjoys anything with glitter, hearts, flowers, she LOVES dancing (she will be the main one on the dance floor!) she loves candy and snacks just like her aunt! Her bestie is nova which will make this even better as they both walk down the aisle ! 
Also if you’re ever looking for a good story Elise always has some ! Keep an eye out for this free spirited girl! 

Elise 

Drew or Drewbeedrew(as Eli likes to call him) is Eli’s sister’s(Reagan: 2nd oldest) first child. He’s the “chill guy” of the family. He’s also a career bouncer and won’t skip a beat to beep bop up and down on your lap. Give drew a big hug and take a look at his BEAUTIFUL eyes!!! 
We love you so much baby drew ❤️❤️

Drew

Nova is Eli’s sister’s(kayla) first child. She takes after her Grandmother and is always doing something. Cooking, cleaning, watching bluey, it does not matter. If she’s not doing something, then you know something is up. If she’s not cooking/cleaning or watching bluey, she’s definitely strutting her dripped out Nike fit on the streets. She’ll be walking down the aisle with her bestie Elise
Nova is our sweet sassy girl we love her so much and always gives the best hugs and will definitely be dancing all night long with her bestie! 
We can’t wait to see this girl grow up and become the best soccer player ⚽️ 

Nova

Noah is Kayla’s newborn ❤️ we love him so much, he’s the calm one of the family so far. It may seem like he’s looking at you funny, but he’s just trying to figure out when his next meal is🤔 be sure to give his twin (Jordan) a compliment on his fresh kicks 👟  we love you so much Noah ❤️❤️ we can’t wait to watch you grow up and be besties with your amazing big sis nova ❤️❤️

Noah

Maite is Ashley’s (Des older sister) second daughter. She’s Eli’s go to partner in crime. If you look carefully you’ll probably find them raiding the snacks, or weo & wea’s pantry looking for a snack , All it took was a slice of pizza for Eli to win Maites heart. It takes her a second to remember who he is and will definitely give him a weird look but that always goes away in a couple of minutes 
Just an fyi Maite will NEVER let anyone eat alone you can always count on her to be eating with ya! 

Desiree & Elijah

Desiree & Elijah

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