Rehearsal Dinner

Wedding Day

K Bar S Lodge

Ceremony

Reception

Our Wedding

All Because Two People Swiped Right

While technically, Matt and I met through Bumble, I prefer to tell people we met at the hospital. Matt was the cute nurse I would tell my coworkers about, hoping to see him while doing portable xrays up in the patient tower. After a coworker convinced me to download Bumble again, Matt came across my Bumble and I knew I had to swipe right. It was a MATCH. We started talking at the end of November in 2019. After our first date, we continued to spend time together when our crazy work schedules lined up. Matt finally made it Facebook Offical on January 29th 2020, right in time for a pandemic to hit our country.

The Proposal

Matt proposed on December 17th 2021 at Storybook Island. I had spent a good chunk of my day at urgent care and was not feeling the greatest. We had plans to meet some friends, Trinda and Marvin, that evening to see the Christmas lights. I tried to cancel several times but Matt was very persistent that we just go anyways. I gave up trying to cancel and continued on with our plans. It was a super cold night, so we were going to walk through very quickly. We stopped to take a cute picture in the tunnel of lights. While taking a picture, I glanced to my left and noticed that Matt was down on one knee. I instantly thought he was messing around until I noticed the ring box and realized it was the real deal. Matt asked me to spend the rest of our lives together and the answer, of course, was a YES! Matt had thought ahead and hired a photographer to be there to capture the moment. Our families were also there to help us celebrate.

Our Story

12.17.2021

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Photos

The Girls 

Trinda Carroll

Dana Aadland

Nikki Sheehan

Jade Johnson

Tristain Bowling

The Guys

Kevin Ford

Sam Evans

Matt Evans

Sutton Tennant

Kyle Beauchamp

Kyle Nicholson

Grayson Carroll

Wedding Party

Q + A

K Bar S Lodge, Ascend Hotel Collection

A block of rooms has been reserved at K Bar S Lodge for guests. Nicholson/Nugent Wedding

Other Places to Stay

Ramada by Wyndham Keystone Near Mt Rushmore

Baymont by Wyndham Keystone Near Mt. Rushmore

Kemp's Kamp

Accommodations include cabins, RV sites, tent and camper sites.

Accommodations

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

1880 Train - Keystone Depot

The 1880 Train is a two-hour, narrated 20-mile round trip between Hill City and Keystone. Passengers view vistas of Harney Peak, mining encampments and participate in good old-fashioned fun. Trains follow the original route of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad laid down in the late 1880s to service the mines and mills between Hill City and Keystone. The Black Hills Central Railroad is the oldest continuously operating tour railroad in the nation.

Prairie Berry Winery

Anyone that knows me, knows I love Prairie Berry Winery. Go enjoy a free wine tasting. You can’t go wrong with Poker Face or Black Raspberry Fusion.

Black Elk Peak Trailhead

Black Ek Peak is the highest natural peak in South Dakota. At 7,244 feet, it is the highest summit east of the Rocky Mountains.

Custer State Park

Custer State Park is home to lots of wild life including bison and donkeys. You can also find Needles Highway, Wildlife Loop, Iron Mountain Road, and Sylvan Lake

Things to Do

Registry

Kari & Matt

Kari & Matt

Photos

The Proposal

12.17.2021

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