Katie was born Kathryn Renee Cogar in Fort Mill, SC (just outside of Charlotte). She was born on October 9, 1996 with her twin sister, Olivia (Isphording). Katie grew up loving music and animals, playing soccer, drag racing with Dad, arts and crafts with Mom, and having tea parties with Olivia and their stuffed animals.

Katie would always come up with quirky ways of doing things- solving math problems, finding new ways to use paperclips across the house, or figuring out what could REALLY be done with duct tape. Katie was always an entrepreneur at heart, starting a babysitting business with Olivia at age 11, dogsitting at age 14, making and selling duct tape roses and wallets at 15, and selling her class notes starting at age 16. She started dogsitting on a bigger scale in college, and now she is happy to have Nick as her business partner in that effort.

Katie really enjoys puzzles- especially Sudoku, Cryptograms, and Jigsaw puzzles. She likes any task that will exercise her brain. She also loves building Ikea and Amazon furniture/items, experimenting in the kitchen, aquascaping her fish tanks, playing board games, learning how to live a healthier life, thrifting with friends, rewatching the same tv shows, drinking bubble tea, travelling, doing any sort of crafty project, and collecting Pokemon cards.

Katie attended UNC Charlotte starting in 2017 where she met Theta Tau Professional Engineering Fraternity and all the great people within it. She met most of her Bridal Party through the Fraternity and much of the guest list is made up of her Fraternity brothers. She now volunteers with the organization in her free time, mentoring engineering students and taking pride in her beloved brothers.

Katie graduated in December 2020 with a Bachelor's in Civil Engineering (her proudest accomplishment), and she has been working with the City of Charlotte DOT ever since. There, she met one of her best friends and mentor, Erin Pratt. Shoutout to Kayla and Shaianne for being her other work buddies and helping keep her sane at the office!

Katie met Nick at a delicate time of her life - when she was looking for full-time work. She has been so grateful for Nick's love and support these past few years as she navigates adulthood. The things he loves most about Nick are his style, wit, kindness, calmness, and caring demeanor. Katie has many favorite memories with Nick, but towards the top of the list are: their trip to EPCOT, their road trips to Georgia, many nights at the Vue's Sky Lounge with his friends, their aquarium and zoo visits, their beach trips and flights to WV, their househunting adventures, getting bubble tea, beating him at Clue every time, and their weekend getaways to Boone.

Katie has been dreaming of a wedding since she was a little girl- especially one where she could wear her cowgirl boots.

She's very excited to celebrate with all of you, but mostly to tie the knot and continue building a life with her best friend, right swipe, and love of her life, Nicholas Grant Carter.

K&N