Highgrove Estate

Wedding Day

Our Wedding

The BeginningKate and Kevin met in January of 2020. After 3 weeks of attempting to schedule a date, they immediately hit it off, having a 12-hour first date including bowling, dinner, a trip to the movies, and a Lion King movie marathon. They officially started dating on March 4th, 2020, after their first concert together, the Zac Brown Band. DatingMarch 2020 marked a big change for Kate and Kev’s relationship due to COVID. Typical date night spots were all shut down due to the pandemic, forcing them to improvise. The early months of their relationship involved a lot of cooking dates, game nights, movie marathons, and craft nights. With Kate completing her Undergraduate degree at Meredith College and Kev completing his Doctorate of Physical Therapy at Duke University, even school became “date days,” with coffee and online lectures, studying for exams, and Kev practicing his practical skills with Kate as his patient. Spending so much time together progressed their relationship quickly. In May 2020, they took their first road trip up to Kev’s parents in Ohio for his 25th birthday. They continued to learn more about each other, meeting each other’s family and friends and falling deeper in love.&nbsp; Kate and Kev started to plan for the future as Kate graduated from Meredith College in December 2020 and began working for a large group of urgent cares. Kev completed his in-person curriculum at Duke in July 2021, and left for 9-months of clinical rotations. Kate decided to move to Charlotte, as Kev traveled to Asheville, Raleigh and Atlanta. Spending nine months apart was a challenge in their relationship, but ultimately brought them closer together.&nbsp; Kev graduated from Duke with his DPT in May 2022 and moved to Charlotte to be closer to Kate. He found his first PT position at Architech Sports and continues to work there. Since then, they have enjoyed exploring the city together, seeing concerts, trying new breweries and making friends around the area.&nbsp; ProposalKev began planning to propose in January 2023. He finally got down on one knee at Freedom Park in Charlotte on March 11th, one week after their 3rd anniversary. After the proposal, Kev had surprises for his fiancée, including a photoshoot, dinner with their parents and drinks with the couple’s friends. Thank YouThank you to everyone who has played a role in getting us to where we are today. We are so grateful for your continued love, support, friendship, and guidance. We are beyond excited to share this special day with our closest family and friends.

Our Story

Photos

Anna Dollar

Kyle Covington

Kalie Gerwig

Tyler Gerwig

Grace Clougherty

Matthew Taylor

Claire Biddix

Zac Taylor

Jessica Day

Adam Bennett

Lyza Capps

Owen Gerwig

Wedding Party

Q + A

Please use the website button below to book under our block of rooms at the StateView. Transportation to and from the venue will be provided for StateView hotel guests. More details on transportation to come!

The StateView Hotel, Autograph Collection

Other AccommodationsThere are lots of other hotels and Airbnb/VRBO options in the area you are more than welcome to check out. Raleigh is the closest big city, but you can also look at options in Fuquay Varina, Holly Springs and Cary.

Flying in? The closest airport is RDU, located less than 20 minutes from the Stateview hotel and downtown Raleigh.

Venue ParkingThere is free parking at Highgrove Estate. If you have too much fun at the reception, you are free to leave your car at the venue overnight! All cars must be removed from the Highgrove parking lot by 11am on Sunday, June 9th.

Kate & Kevin

Kate & Kevin

Wedding Party