Wedding Day

Ceremony

Tannenbaum Event Center

Reception

Spring

Our Wedding

My first time seeing DAKOTA

Remembering back to this day always makes me smile and laugh. It was my first day of college at CSN. Saying that I was nervous would be a huge understatement! There were a few mishaps that morning and so far it just seemed like it was not my day. I even had to call my dad to hype me up and help me make it through the rest of the day. After my first class I started to feel more in the groove of this new part of my life. Right before I walked into my my next class I thought to myself, "Hey, maybe I'll sit next to someone who looks like I could be friends with them". Lucky for me, I walked into philosophy and my eyes were immediately drawn to the opposite side of the lecture room. There was this tall blonde haired, blue eyed boy sitting at a desk against the wall and I thought, "Wow, I could definitely be more than friends with that guy!" (; Needless to say I headed over to take the open seat next to him. When I sat down, the person behind me said, "Hey Jade!". I turned around and it just so happens it was one of my good friends from high school. We exchanged hellos and caught up for a second. He must have seen my eyes constantly looking over to the person next to me because next thing he said was, "Oh Jade, this is my friend Dakota". Dakota and I exchanged our first looks and hellos. Prior to this moment, I had only imagined what love at first sight would feel like. In that moment I knew. What I didn't know was that he would become my best friend, roommate, fiancé, lover, and soon to be husband.

My first time seeing Jade

You know when they say there are some things in life we just can't explain, and that their best explanation is fate? Meeting Jade was one of those moments. I met Jade on the first day of my senior year of high school. I had just returned to Vegas a couple weeks prior after attending Boys Nation in Washington DC, and like typical Dakota I waited until the very last day possible to register for classes at CSN. Since I had waited so long to register, one of the only classes left that worked with my schedule was Philosophy 101. At the time, my friend Brandon and I were inseparable and I knew he was registered to take that class so I said to myself "sure why not?". Fast forward to the first day of senior year, and Brandon and I were sitting on the far side of the philosophy classroom. On the opposite side of the room, I remember seeing Jade for the first time so vividly. Her hair was so perfectly curled, and she had the bluest eyes I had ever seen. She was also wearing one of her iconic pencil skirts with her signature TOMS on. In that moment, when I first saw her, I experienced a feeling I had never felt before. As cliche as it sounds it is so hard to not convince myself that the feeling I experienced was love at first sight. Jade sat next to Brandon, and I tried to play it cool like I wasn't counting down the seconds in my head until I got to meet her. I finally got to introduce myself to Jade, and I remember thinking "this girl is way too cute and definitely doesn't want anything to do with me". After class I remember telling Brandon that no matter what he needs to help me make Jade fall in love with me. I can't believe that 9 years later, this girl I was so intimidated by is going to be my wife. I think I would call that fate.

Our first text

Our first hang out-September 2012 Obama Rally 

Our first picture together-November 2012

Our first Christmas-2012

Our first New years-2012

Prom- May 2013

And the rest is history 

Our Story

Engagement Photos

Maid of Honor

Hunter Johnson

Bridesmaids

Becca Martin

Hylind Kadian

Kellie Solon

Tayler Johnson

Alex McGrale

Best Man 

Ryan Johnson

Groomsmen 

Dallas Johnson

Eddy Kadian

Adan Cortez

Jared Deely

Aamir Aziz

Chris Jackson

Wedding Party

IS THE WEDDING INDOORS OR OUTDOORS?

The ceremony is outdoors and the reception is indoor/outdoor.

WHAT SHOULD I WEAR?

We would love to see our family and friends get dressed up with us! We are requesting a semi-formal dress code for our special day. This means cocktail, semi-formal or formal outfits. Please no informal clothing or jeans. We kindly ask that you avoid colors traditionally reserved for the bride-whites, ivories, and creams.

CAN I BRING A DATE?

If you would like to bring a plus one and one is not on your invitation, please let us know and we will happily accommodate!

ARE KIDS WELCOME?

While we adore all of your littles ones, we have decided to keep our wedding and reception an adults-only event. We hope you understand and enjoy a night out! Please reach out if you have any questions.

IS IT OKAY TO TAKE PICTURES WITH OUR PHONES DURING THE CEREMONY?

We are having an "unplugged" ceremony. This means that we kindly ask that all phones and devices be put away and on silent/turned off during the ceremony. Why? We've hired a professional photographer and videographer to capture all of the important moments and we would hate to have a well-meaning person's phone/device blocking that moment for them to capture. After the ceremony and during the reception feel free to take as many pictures as you'd like!

COVID-19

We want our wedding to be mask free and for everyone to participate in our big day worry free. We would hate for our wedding to be the reason someone gets covid-19. With that being said, this is a very fluid situation. However, if you are feeling sick in the days upcoming to the wedding or day of the wedding, please contact us immediately. If you have any questions in regards to covid-19, please reach out for additional clarification. The safety of our guests is our number 1 priority. *This request may change as the covid pandemic continues to fluctuate*.

Q + A

Our group code for this hotel is KADIANJOHNSON

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Travel

Our Favorite Things To Do

Easy-moderate, uphill hike ending with a giant waterfall and lake! Bring a bathing suit!

Eagle Falls Trailhead

Catamaran's, jet ski's, parasailing, paddle boarding, boating and more!

Action Water Sports of Incline Village

Easy paved walk with amazing 360 degree views!

Taylor Creek Visitor Center: Salmon Run

A steep, fun hike with beautiful views-oh and a rock that looks like a monkey. Make sure to wear athletic clothes and bring plenty of water!

Monkey Rock

2 miles paved walk along Tahoe's shoreline! Start near monkey rock and end at the beach.

Tahoe Rim Trail

Lean into your inner kid and have some fun mini golfing in Tahoe!

Kings Beach Miniature Golf

Easy, beautiful paved hike! Multiple inlets to Donner Lake!

China Cove Trail

Bowling, mini golf, go carts, arcade and more!

Jade-Lynn & Dakota

Jade-Lynn & Dakota

J&D

Wedding Day

Reception