Rehearsal Dinner

St. Joseph Catholic Church

Wedding Day

St. Joseph Catholic School

Ceremony

St Jude Catholic Church

Reception

Our Wedding

While&nbsp;Garrison&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;both&nbsp;attended&nbsp;Bishop&nbsp;Carroll,&nbsp;we&nbsp;didn't&nbsp;actually&nbsp;meet&nbsp;until&nbsp;he&nbsp;was&nbsp;a&nbsp;sophomore&nbsp;at&nbsp;Kansas&nbsp;State&nbsp;University&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;was&nbsp;a&nbsp;freshman&nbsp;at&nbsp;Wichita&nbsp;State.&nbsp;He&nbsp;was&nbsp;roommates&nbsp;with&nbsp;Preston,&nbsp;who&nbsp;was&nbsp;dating&nbsp;(now&nbsp;engaged&nbsp;to)&nbsp;my&nbsp;friend&nbsp;Bri.&nbsp;One&nbsp;day,&nbsp;while&nbsp;visiting&nbsp;friends&nbsp;in&nbsp;Manhattan,&nbsp;we&nbsp;went&nbsp;to&nbsp;hang&nbsp;out&nbsp;at&nbsp;Preston's&nbsp;house,&nbsp;and&nbsp;that's&nbsp;where&nbsp;Garrison&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;really&nbsp;clicked.&nbsp;The&nbsp;next&nbsp;day,&nbsp;Garrison&nbsp;added&nbsp;me&nbsp;on&nbsp;Snapchat,&nbsp;and&nbsp;we&nbsp;continued&nbsp;chatting. A&nbsp;few&nbsp;weekends&nbsp;later,&nbsp;I&nbsp;visited&nbsp;my&nbsp;friends&nbsp;again&nbsp;and&nbsp;we&nbsp;ended&nbsp;up&nbsp;hanging&nbsp;at&nbsp;Preston's&nbsp;house&nbsp;again,&nbsp;with&nbsp;Garrison.&nbsp;The&nbsp;next&nbsp;morning,&nbsp;Garrison&nbsp;texted&nbsp;me,&nbsp;asking&nbsp;if&nbsp;I&nbsp;wanted&nbsp;to&nbsp;grab&nbsp;breakfast.&nbsp;My&nbsp;friends&nbsp;decided&nbsp;to&nbsp;spy&nbsp;on&nbsp;our&nbsp;date&nbsp;from&nbsp;a&nbsp;distance,&nbsp;but&nbsp;the&nbsp;plan&nbsp;didn’t&nbsp;work&nbsp;out.&nbsp;I&nbsp;accidentally&nbsp;went&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;wrong&nbsp;restaurant,&nbsp;ran&nbsp;a&nbsp;red&nbsp;light&nbsp;rushing&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;correct&nbsp;one,&nbsp;and&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;time&nbsp;I&nbsp;arrived,&nbsp;the&nbsp;wait&nbsp;was&nbsp;too&nbsp;long&nbsp;for&nbsp;my&nbsp;friends&nbsp;to&nbsp;stick&nbsp;around.&nbsp;Despite&nbsp;the&nbsp;chaos,&nbsp;Garrison&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;had&nbsp;an&nbsp;amazing&nbsp;date.&nbsp;When&nbsp;my&nbsp;friends&nbsp;asked&nbsp;for&nbsp;any&nbsp;juicy&nbsp;details,&nbsp;I&nbsp;could&nbsp;only&nbsp;tell&nbsp;them&nbsp;how&nbsp;much&nbsp;I&nbsp;enjoyed&nbsp;myself. For&nbsp;our&nbsp;second&nbsp;date,&nbsp;Garrison&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;went&nbsp;to&nbsp;see&nbsp;Christmas&nbsp;lights&nbsp;and&nbsp;watched&nbsp;a&nbsp;movie&nbsp;at&nbsp;his&nbsp;house.&nbsp;I'll&nbsp;never&nbsp;forget&nbsp;how&nbsp;his&nbsp;families&nbsp;surprised&nbsp;expressions&nbsp;when&nbsp;he&nbsp;brought&nbsp;his&nbsp;"friend"&nbsp;home&nbsp;unexpectedly. After&nbsp;a&nbsp;month&nbsp;of&nbsp;dating,&nbsp;Garrison&nbsp;asked&nbsp;me&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;his&nbsp;girlfriend&nbsp;on&nbsp;January&nbsp;4th,&nbsp;and&nbsp;we’ve&nbsp;been&nbsp;inseparable&nbsp;ever&nbsp;since.&nbsp;I&nbsp;am&nbsp;so&nbsp;grateful&nbsp;to&nbsp;share&nbsp;my&nbsp;life&nbsp;with&nbsp;him. In&nbsp;early&nbsp;November,&nbsp;my&nbsp;friend&nbsp;Holli&nbsp;asked&nbsp;if&nbsp;I&nbsp;could&nbsp;model&nbsp;for&nbsp;her&nbsp;photography&nbsp;portfolio.&nbsp;She&nbsp;was&nbsp;applying&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;job&nbsp;at&nbsp;K-State&nbsp;and&nbsp;needed&nbsp;more&nbsp;photos.&nbsp;I&nbsp;wasn’t&nbsp;initially&nbsp;going&nbsp;to&nbsp;make&nbsp;Garrison&nbsp;join&nbsp;me,&nbsp;but&nbsp;he&nbsp;surprisingly&nbsp;wanted&nbsp;to&nbsp;come&nbsp;along,&nbsp;which&nbsp;hinted&nbsp;that&nbsp;something&nbsp;was&nbsp;up.&nbsp;The&nbsp;Monday&nbsp;before&nbsp;the&nbsp;photoshoot,&nbsp;I&nbsp;chipped&nbsp;my&nbsp;front&nbsp;tooth&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;Starburst&nbsp;mini&nbsp;bag.&nbsp;Despite&nbsp;the&nbsp;bad&nbsp;timing,&nbsp;I&nbsp;couldn’t&nbsp;get&nbsp;it&nbsp;fixed&nbsp;until&nbsp;the&nbsp;following&nbsp;Tuesday.&nbsp;Holli&nbsp;assured&nbsp;me&nbsp;she&nbsp;would&nbsp;edit&nbsp;the&nbsp;chip&nbsp;out.&nbsp;On&nbsp;Saturday,&nbsp;November&nbsp;2nd,&nbsp;it&nbsp;rained&nbsp;all&nbsp;day,&nbsp;so&nbsp;we&nbsp;brought&nbsp;umbrellas&nbsp;to&nbsp;Swanson&nbsp;Park,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Holli&nbsp;had&nbsp;to&nbsp;cover&nbsp;her&nbsp;camera&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;plastic&nbsp;bag. As&nbsp;we&nbsp;walked&nbsp;around,&nbsp;Holli&nbsp;snapped&nbsp;pictures&nbsp;and&nbsp;suggested&nbsp;we&nbsp;turn&nbsp;our&nbsp;backs&nbsp;to&nbsp;her&nbsp;and&nbsp;walk&nbsp;towards&nbsp;a&nbsp;bridge.&nbsp;While&nbsp;we&nbsp;were&nbsp;walking,&nbsp;Garrison&nbsp;began&nbsp;telling&nbsp;me&nbsp;how&nbsp;much&nbsp;he&nbsp;loved&nbsp;me&nbsp;and&nbsp;how&nbsp;excited&nbsp;he&nbsp;was&nbsp;to&nbsp;spend&nbsp;the&nbsp;rest&nbsp;of&nbsp;his&nbsp;life&nbsp;with&nbsp;me.&nbsp;That’s&nbsp;when&nbsp;I&nbsp;realized,&nbsp;"Oh&nbsp;dang,&nbsp;it’s&nbsp;really&nbsp;happening!"&nbsp;Garrison&nbsp;got&nbsp;down&nbsp;on&nbsp;one&nbsp;knee&nbsp;and&nbsp;asked&nbsp;me&nbsp;to&nbsp;marry&nbsp;him.&nbsp;Of&nbsp;course,&nbsp;I&nbsp;said&nbsp;yes!&nbsp;Afterward,&nbsp;he&nbsp;surprised&nbsp;me&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;gathering&nbsp;of&nbsp;both&nbsp;our&nbsp;families,&nbsp;where&nbsp;we&nbsp;celebrated&nbsp;with&nbsp;food&nbsp;and&nbsp;enjoyed&nbsp;the&nbsp;company&nbsp;of&nbsp;our&nbsp;loved&nbsp;ones.&nbsp;Garrison&nbsp;planned&nbsp;everything&nbsp;perfectly,&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;couldn’t&nbsp;have&nbsp;asked&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;better&nbsp;proposal. Now,&nbsp;it’s&nbsp;our&nbsp;turn&nbsp;to&nbsp;work&nbsp;together&nbsp;to&nbsp;plan&nbsp;the&nbsp;perfect&nbsp;wedding&nbsp;day,&nbsp;and&nbsp;we&nbsp;can’t&nbsp;wait&nbsp;for&nbsp;our&nbsp;big&nbsp;day.&nbsp;We&nbsp;hope&nbsp;you&nbsp;can&nbsp;join&nbsp;us&nbsp;because&nbsp;each&nbsp;and&nbsp;every&nbsp;one&nbsp;of&nbsp;you&nbsp;has&nbsp;played&nbsp;an&nbsp;important&nbsp;part&nbsp;in&nbsp;our&nbsp;lives.&nbsp;See&nbsp;you&nbsp;on&nbsp;July&nbsp;26th!

Garrison & Abigail

Garrison & Abigail

Wedding Party