Cedar Hall LLC

Wedding Day

Wedding

Cedar Hall LLC, Broadway Road, Memphis, TN, USA

Reception

Our Wedding

Jon and I&nbsp;met during freshman year in our chemistry class. We didn't have too much interaction until he asked me to his club's formal in the spring. He came to my dorm to pick me up and texted me that he was in the lobby waiting for me. For some reason or another, I&nbsp;had waited way too long to start getting ready. So I&nbsp;was frantically doing my makeup and picking out my jewelry while Ashlyn was fixing my hair. The night was fun. We did the typical Harding formal routine:&nbsp;took pictures on the front lawn, drove to the function and got to know each other better, visited with our friends at the function, and came back to campus. (Later I&nbsp;found out he had a crush on me, but he&nbsp;didn't want to make any moves because it was about to be summer).&nbsp;

The fall of our sophomore year, we both went abroad to different places, loving our experiences at HIZ&nbsp;and HUA. We both learned and grew a lot that semester.

Fast forward to fall of junior year: I was taking a class called Christian Families. I&nbsp;had to interview a guy that I&nbsp;respected about certain topics we were covering in my class&nbsp;(parenting styles, discipline, etc.). I&nbsp;was trying to think of someone to interview that wouldn't think I was trying to make a pass at them (because really, I&nbsp;wasn't). So I&nbsp;asked Jon. We met up at Starbucks and finished my assignment and then stayed longer to talk some more. We both realized that we had the same goals in life. After his internship in Guatemala, he was very interested in pursuing medical missions, which is what I've wanted to do since I&nbsp;went to Zambia.&nbsp;We started texting more often, studying in the library together, walking together after organic. The week after our coffee date&nbsp;was club week. We were both pretty busy, but we still sat in the library together and walked around campus together after all club. That Thursday&nbsp;he took me to Mi Pueb after my physics test, and as he was dropping me off at Pryor, he asked if he could take me on an official date that Saturday.&nbsp;

Saturday rolls around and I&nbsp;am so hecking nervous. I don't know why I&nbsp;was so worked up, but man was I nervous about it. (Side note, my hands were consistently sweaty for the whole first month of our relationship. Not an exaggeration. I thought they were gonna stay like that forever. It passed though.)&nbsp;So he comes to pick me up in his truck. We go to Tropical Smoothie before driving to Sugarloaf for a sunset hike. We get to the top and he helps me across the last little gap and keeps holding my hand afterwards. We sit on the mountain and watch the sun set. He pulls me close and I&nbsp;lay my head on his shoulder. We sit there in silence for a pretty dang long time, then I say&nbsp;"well, are we gonna talk about this?"&nbsp;So we did. He said a lot of sweet things to me and that he liked me and wanted to give this thing a shot. I&nbsp;was in. We decided to become official on our first real date. We both knew we wanted this. After our hike, we went to Beats and Eats, the&nbsp;Soda Jerk, and sat on a bench at the park for a long time. We covered a lot of ground that night. We talked about so many things: our struggles, our favorite things, our families, our friends, our travels, everything. To this day I&nbsp;still believe we had the best first date ever.&nbsp;

We did a lot of fun things together the first months of our relationship:&nbsp;A TON of baking, trips to Utah, Fayetteville, Memphis, and&nbsp;Batesville, more studying than both of us would have preferred (good riddance organic chem), more hiking, and midget wrestling (lol). We also did a lot of hard things together:&nbsp;studied for the MCAT, applied to medical schools, stayed up long hours to take care of my mom after her surgery, and spent five weeks apart while I&nbsp;was in Italy.

But the day I&nbsp;got home from Italy, everything changed. Before I&nbsp;left, Jon gave me a box on envelopes with 36 notes in them, one for every day I&nbsp;was in Italy. They had different memories&nbsp;and&nbsp;things he loves about me. We FaceTimed every single day I&nbsp;was gone (yeah we're clingy). After a long day of traveling, I&nbsp;got to the Little Rock Airport reeeallllyyy excited to see Jon. He met me right past security and told me to open the last envelope. It said, "will you marry me?"&nbsp;And he got down on one knee and gave me the most beautiful ring (that HE&nbsp;designed himself) and asked me to be his wife. And the rest is history!

We both aim&nbsp;to keep God at&nbsp;the center of our relationship. We aren't always perfect at it, but we can see how He mended our stories together and worked out the timing so well in our lives. We both plan on attending med school next fall at UT Memphis, and eventually&nbsp;become long-term medical missionaries in an underserved area where people need medical care and Jesus. Our end goal is pretty far away, but we are so excited to do this journey together. We plan to live missional lives wherever we end up after college, showing the love of Jesus that we have both so richly experienced to other people in need of some hope.&nbsp;

Thank you for walking with us through our journey together. If you're on this website right now, it probably means that we love you and you love us. So thanks for whatever you've done for me or Jon, however you've helped us in our walks of life, however you've encouraged us. Thank you.

Our Love Story

Our Story

Places to Eat

Central BBQ

The BEST&nbsp;BBQ in Memphis!&nbsp;Check out their award winning pulled pork and incredible ribs!&nbsp;This place is a MUST!<a href="https://cbqmemphis.com">https://cbqmemphis.com</a>

Memphis Pizza Cafe

A delicious, local pizza place!&nbsp;I recommend their BBQ, buffalo chicken, or ultimate pizzas!<a href="https://www.memphispizzacafe.com">https://www.memphispizzacafe.c...</a>

Huey's Burgers

If you're craving some burgers, this is your place!!&nbsp;Owned by a Memphis family, the meat is so fresh and SO good!<a href="https://hueyburger.com">https://hueyburger.com</a>

Las Delicias

Authentic Mexican restaurant with really great prices!&nbsp;Their chips and salsa are both house-made, and their tacos are delicious!<a href="http://www.lasdeliciasrestaurant.com">http://www.lasdeliciasrestaura...</a>

Young Avenue Deli

A great place for sandwiches and quick bites!&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youngavenuedeli.com">https://www.youngavenuedeli.co...</a>

Gibson's Donuts

If you have never been to Gibson's, where the heck have you been!&nbsp;To die for donuts!!&nbsp;Open 24/7!<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gibsons-Donuts/360369561175555">https://www.facebook.com/pages...</a>

Jerry's Snow Cones

Snow cones with a twist!&nbsp;Get soft serve in your snow cone like all the locals do!&nbsp;Try wedding cake, tiger's blood, or legit!&nbsp;It's all good!<a href="http://www.jerryssnowcones.com">http://www.jerryssnowcones.com</a>

Muddy's Bake Shop

Delicious house&nbsp;made cupcakes! Try the Prozac, Plain Jane, or Classic!<a href="https://www.muddysbakeshop.com">https://www.muddysbakeshop.com</a>

Details

Jake Ward

Ashlyn Wilson

Josh Ward

Emma Ward

Sydney Mann

Jared Hutchison

Cole Custer

Anna Milliron

Josh Sellers

Lindsey Bender

Payton Smith

Ryann Heim

Susan Rodenbeck

Wedding Party

Photos

Registry

Q + A

We recommend staying in the Memphis-Wolfchase area. The area is close to the wedding venue and safe. We've listed a few hotels nearby.

Hampton Inn & Suites Memphis-Wolfchase Galleria

Hilton Garden Inn Memphis/Wolfchase Galleria

Hyatt Place Memphis/Wolfchase Galleria

La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Memphis Wolfchase

Best Western Plus Galleria Inn & Suites

Travel

A&nbsp;beautiful park and a great place to take a walk, rent a kayak, look at the buffalo, and enjoy nature!

Shelby Farms Park

Memphis has an incredible zoo with lots of fun animals to see!&nbsp;A perfect summer afternoon activity!

Memphis Zoo

This pyramid is really cool. Even if you don't like Bass Pro, you should still check this out!&nbsp;It houses a hotel, a bowling area, and a restaurant!

Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid

Beale Street, Memphis, TN, USA

This building was the hotel where MLK was assassinated. It now houses a really awesome museum with great artifacts and a wonderful overview of the civil rights movement.

National Civil Rights Museum

A&nbsp;classic Memphis spot!&nbsp;Go see Elvis's home and check out the museum!

Hayley & Jon

Hayley & Jon

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