Wedding Day

Immaculate Catholic Church

Ceremony

Green River Distilling Co.

Reception

Spring

Our Wedding

Our Story

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Elizabeth is the bride's very first best friend. The two met in kindergarten at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School where they were amused by the fact that they shared the same name.  Elizabeth has been a rock in the bride's life since day one.  Some of the bride's favorite memories with Elizabeth include walking from her old home on Main St. in downtown Henderson to the Dairy Bar to get milkshakes, and eating cheesecake in Destin on Fall breaks. The two also share a mutual love of Steve Martin movies. 

Elizabeth and her husband, Brandon, live in Louisville, KY with their dog, Lucy. 

Elizabeth Etienne 

Kelsey and the bride have been best friends since they met in kindergarten. Through the years they played soccer, cheered, and performed together in countless ballet performances. They were roomies at USI. 
The bride's favorite memories with Kelsey are their many adventures at Kelsey’s grandparent’s farm—chasing the rooster around his pen, and throwing snow on the roads so they didn’t have to go to church…and as the years progressed, the countless late nights of laying in their twin beds in the dorms laughing themselves silly.
Kelsey was a huge part of encouraging the bride to take a leap of faith with her groom. 
Kelsey and her husband, Zeb, live in downtown Henderson. 

Kelsey Hargis 

Elizabeth and Minela met on their very first day at Ernst & Young in Louisville, KY. What seemed like an unlikely match very quickly blossomed into a best friendship. The two share a love of shopping, steak, and sarcasm.  
One of the hardest parts of leaving Louisville was not being able to randomly meet up for a Whole Foods or Target run, or a random steak and movie date.
Minela is an amazing friend who always lends a caring ear, and has been a blessing in the bride's life since day one. 
Minela lives in Louisville, KY. 

Minela Smajlovic 

Holly is the sister-in-law of the bride. She would be very sad if it wasn't mentioned that she played a very important role in getting the bride to accept a date with her future groom, Kevin. She and the wife of groomsman, Stephen Haile, co-conspired to get the two to exchange numbers. 
It is also worth mentioning how much fun Holly and the bride have discussing how many random things the groom and the bride's brother have in common--their love of Sunkist, and a distaste for tea and cucumbers being among the many. 
Holly has one of the biggest hearts and has been such a blessing to the bride and her family. Elizabeth always wanted a sister, and couldn't have asked for a better one! 
Holly and the bride's brother, Patrick, live in Henderson with their two daughters, Charlee and Preslee, and newborn son, Hutson.

Holly Neel

Tess and the bride met in first grade when they were in the same class at Holy Name. 
She, Kelsey, and the bride became a close trio, with recesses spent pretending to be spice girls. Tess’ house quickly became a hub for their group of close-knit friends to be their adventurous, silly selves, and there are countless funny memories that will remain between them.
Tess has a big heart and superb style, and the bride is most grateful for her encouragement to date the groom. 
She, Kelsey, and the bride have had many fun ladies nights chatting and laughing over a good charcuterie board, with many more to come! 
Tess lives in Henderson with her husband, Matt, and their daughter, Camille. 

Tess Schapker

Nina and the bride met when they were paired up in a study group for their Neurolinguistic Programming Practitioner training course at the end of 2020. They ended up skipping the studying and talking about Jesus instead. Despite the many miles between them, the two became best friends. The bride's favorite memories with Nina are literally all of their weekly calls, praying together, and strutting around Nashville in their cowgirl boots. 
Nina lives in Cocoa, FL with her husband Austin, and their two children, Austin and Autumn.  

Nina Pray 

Candi and the bride met back in the early 2010's and knew they were kindred spirits. They lost touch through the years, but as fate would have it, were brought back together. Candi's husband, Tyler, is best friends with the groom. Tyler is also the best man...although Candi is a close second as she shares a special friendship with the groom. Candi has a heart of gold and has been an amazing support and friend to the bride.
Candi lives in Robards, KY with her husband, Tyler, and their daughter, Harper. 

Candi Young

Rachel and the bride met in high school when they both cheered as freshman, but they only later became best friends a couple years later. They became close when they each were assigned to the same elementary school as reading tutors their senior year of high school.  
The two spent nearly every summer in college down at the bride's grandfather's home in Fort Myers Beach, FL where they got into all sorts of shenanigans...just ask their mothers! lol
Rachel lives in Henderson with her two children, Jaxson and Millie. 

Rachel O'Neal

Tyler lives in Robards, KY with his wife, Candi and their daughter, Harper. Tyler and Kevin are long time best friends and still remain close to this day. Kevin served as a groomsman in Tyler’s wedding and is also the godfather to Tyler’s daughter, Harper. 

Tyler Young

Michael lives in Bowling Green, KY with his wife, Ashley, and their daughter, Kali. Michael and Kevin became good friends in high school where they were teammates on the HCHS soccer team. Their friendship has continued past the college years and into adulthood. Kevin served as a groomsman in Michael’s wedding as well. 

Michael Barclay 

Jarrod lives in Henderson, KY with his wife, Lauren, and their daughters, Anna Kate and Sutton. Kevin and Jarrod became good friends in college where they met through mutual friend, Stephen Haile. They eventually became roommates and continue to be good friends. Kevin served as a groomsman in Jarrod’s wedding. 

Jarrod Crowder 

Andrew lives in Erlanger, KY with his wife, Emily, and their kids, Nathan, Laura, and Jay. Kevin and Andrew’s friendship goes back to elementary school where they both attended Holy Name School together. They continued to stay close through high school and were college roommates in Lexington. Kevin served as a groomsman in Andrew’s wedding and is also the godfather to Andrew’s son, Nathan.

Andrew Duncan

Stephen lives in Henderson, KY with his wife, Leslee, and their daughter, Ann-Hampton. Kevin and Stephen have been friends since elementary school where they met as students at Holy Name School. They were teammates on the middle school basketball team at HNS and were college roommates. Kevin was a groomsman in Stephen’s wedding.

Stephen Haile 

Patrick lives in Henderson, KY with his wife, Holly and their daughters, Charlee and Preslee. Patrick is Elizabeth’s younger brother. Kevin and Patrick had previously known each other through pick-up basketball games each participated in with mutual friends. Patrick also coached basketball at HNS with fellow groomsman, Jarrod, while Kevin was the Athletic Director. 

Patrick Neel

David lives in Henderson with his wife, Traci, and daughter, Amelia. David is Kevin’s older brother. Kevin served as Best Man in David’s wedding and is the godfather of his niece, Amelia.

David Steele

Nick lives in Henderson, KY with his wife, Kendal and their kids, Oakleigh, Briar, Crafton and Campbell Kate. Nick and Kevin have been friends since middle school as classmates at Holy Name School and club soccer teammates. They continued to be teammates at Henderson County High School, graduated together and attended the University of Kentucky were they were college roommates for several years. 

Nick Whitt

Amelia is the niece of the groom, and daughter of David and Traci Steele. She is a student at Holy Name School and is a competitive dancer at Fierce.

Amelia Steele 

Charlee is the niece of the bride. She is 4 years old. She loves Bluey, PJ Mask, and Disney World. She is sitting with Aunt Wibby right now helping her write this. :) 
Char and her sister, Preslee, love popping into Uncle Kebin's office at school to visit, and give him hugs. 

Charlee "Char Char" Neel

Preslee is the niece of the bride. She is in preschool at Holy Name School. She also loves Bluey and having long conversations with the groom, also known as "my Kebin" to her.

Preslee "P" Neel

Wedding Party

Q + A

We will have a shuttle to take guests back to the Hampton Inn area following the reception.

Hampton Inn & Suites Downtown Owensboro/Waterfront

Holiday Inn Owensboro Riverfront, an IHG Hotel

VRBO Rental Homes

If you are planning on staying in Owensboro, ROMP music festival is the same weekend. We recommend booking your stay as early as possible. There are rooms blocked off at the Hampton Inn .

Elizabeth & Kevin

Elizabeth & Kevin

E&K

Wedding Day

2:00 PM

Ceremony

Reception