Liljebeck Farms

Wedding Day

Please RSVP by June 1, 2021

Photo by Leilani Banayat of Viewfinder Collective

Our Wedding

7 Years Later...

Austin and I met at Biola University when we were just 19-year-old college freshmen. He noticed me in our tennis PE class and asked me to get lunch. From there, we became friends, and eventually, he asked me to be his girlfriend on my birthday in April 2014. Over the summer, I had the chance to visit him in Washington (I am from California) and meet his family and see his hometown. We dated for a total of 6 months on our first go around until God (and Austin) decided He had other plans for us and we broke up. We had a few interactions throughout our time at Biola and Austin admitted that he never gave up hope that we would eventually get back together. But we both graduated and went our separate ways, never to see each other again. Or so we thought... Fast forward to August 14, 2020 (6 years after we broke up), where we both attended our mutual friend Emily's wedding in Snohomish, WA. I flew from Muncie, Indiana and he drove 45 minutes north for the wedding. We both knew the other would be in attendance and we both had mixed feelings about seeing each other again. But after 20 minutes of talking, I knew I wanted to know more about this 25-year-old Austin. After the wedding, we connected over social media and then eventually started seeing each other over FaceTime. Within weeks, we both knew that we wanted to start dating again, even if it meant dating long distance. I flew out to see him on September 18th and he asked me to be his girlfriend. Over a few months, it became clear that God had very purposefully placed us back in each other's lives. Since August, we have been able to see each other in person 5 times within 4 months (which is pretty good for being 2,000 miles away)! He came to my hometown for Christmas and got to spend time with my family and I have been able to go to Washington a few times. On January 29, I flew into Seattle and Austin had very detailed plans for our day. We drove up to Anacortes for a "15-minute hike." Behind the scenes, his cousin Becca and her husband Josiah had set up a romantic picnic for us on Cranberry Lake with rose petals to lead us there. He proposed and there wasn't any hesitation in my "yes." And now, a full 7 years later, we look forward to celebrating the beginning of our marriage with our friends and family this summer!

Photos by Leilani Banayat of Viewfinder Collective

Our Story

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Travel

Things to Do

Whitney Klocek 

Stephanie Bodemeijer

Nicole Cole

Areli Gonzalez 

Kathleen Llaury 

Christy Rogers 

Olivia Carreon 

Emily White

Jayden Coburn 

Josiah Tupaj 

Luke Adent 

Mason Possing 

Doug Ebersol 

Kyle Smit 

Markel Croston

Russell Quamme

Wedding Party

Past and Present 

Q + A

Registry

Karina & Austin

Karina & Austin

Past and Present