Neither! We are both brides.

No, we are keeping our last names. Both of us are published under our maiden names, so professionally we didn’t want to deal with the hassle. Plus, we both like our last names! After we get married, you can call us Mrs. Katie Bates and Mrs. Allison Brice. If you’re addressing something to both of us, we usually use ‘The Bates-Brice Household’, or just ‘Katie and Allison.’

That's a fun surprise ;)

Thank you for checking! Katie and Allison both use she/her pronouns.

We both proposed to each other, with full knowledge that it was about to happen (we’re terrible at keeping secrets).

We aren’t doing a bouquet toss, so the answer is neither.

Yes, we are!

Unfortunately, the infamous Brice family tortoises are going to stay home and safe in Tucson. Tortoises don’t like a lot of change (that’s what happens when you barely evolve for 30 million years!) They don’t even like being picked up, and the few times we’ve had to take them on car rides have been very distressing for them. The drama of a cross country trip would be too much for their tiny brains. However, never fear – our tortoise matriarch Clover has met Katie and given her blessing!

Katie and Allison’s cat, Frankenstein’s Monster, will also be hanging out at home. Frankie is very much an indoor cat who doesn’t like loud noises or too many people, so a wedding day would be very scary for him. We would love to have you over to our apartment, where Frankie is in his comfort zone and will happily sniff and boop you to your heart’s content!