Brandon and Kathryn's love story began nearly twenty years prior to their births in the mid-eighties, when Margaret (Meg) Turner and Stephanie Cella met in the sixth grade and became best friends.

Throughout the years, their friendship remained strong, even as their paths seemingly forked when Meg left for college. She eventually landed in Memphis, Tennessee, where she would meet her husband, Kevin Brasuell, and give birth to twins at the dawn of the new century. Meanwhile, Stephanie stayed in her and Meg's hometown, Shreveport, Louisiana, and with her husband, Scott Sanders, had Kathryn a year and a half later.

Over the years, Meg and Kevin often visited Shreveport to spend time with Meg's parents, John and Katherine (Kathy) Turner, and would even spend their New Year's festivities with Stephanie and Scott. Sometimes, Brandon and Clay would briefly join their parents to see their "Uncle" Scott and "Aunt" Steph (NOT actually related, of course), and Kathryn and her brothers, Zachary and Nathaniel (Nathan), would go to John and Kathy's pool to swim with "the twins."

For many years, these occasional meetups were the extent of Brandon and Kathryn's interaction. However, everything changed when the Brasuell family moved to Shreveport on July 4, 2019, while Brandon and Clay attended Louisiana Tech in Ruston. From then on, Kathryn (much to her initial disdain) and Brandon (much to his initial indifference) saw a lot of each other on a near-daily basis.

Throughout the pandemic of 2020, the two families spent a lot of time together- particularly, Kathryn and Brandon. It didn't take long for the two of them to develop crushes on each other. On October 16, 2021, they finally made it official and started dating. Ever since, the two have been inseparable, and they are ecstatic to marry each other!

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