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Coffee lovers become coffee lovers

It’s a corny a title, I know, but it’s the heart of our story! This sweet story started with a cup of coffee, a delightful conversation, and some stolen Pokemon cards. About a year and a half ago, Sweet KT was working remote for Christian Family Care and Chris wished he was working remote, but had been working for Press Coffee last April when their worlds collided. Both of them knew their current jobs weren’t for the long haul, but both of them also knew that they were right where the Lord wanted them to be and that’s what mattered most. Sweet KT had become a regular at Press Coffee, enjoying her days of remote work sitting at the coffee bar, sometimes working, but more often, listening to other peoples conversations and laughing to herself. Thats why coffee shops are fun, they bring people together and they can talk about thoughts that should stay inside their head or quietly read a book and sip some joe. Anyways, Chris happened to be working a slow afternoon at the shop when he had the pleasure of nervously taking Sweet KT’s order. Their exchange was simple, but sweet KT went and took her usual spot on the coffee bar, in sight of Coffee Boy Chris. Foot traffic was slow in the shop, so Chris decided it was time to spit game and interrupt Sweet KT’s work to ask her some intentional questions. They had the chance to talk about how they spend their days: working, volunteering, and spending time with loved pals. Chris was blown away by Sweet KT’s answers, knowing that how KT spends her days was a true indicator of the woman she is. (Chris is one lucky man!) After about 40 minutes a mobile order ticket had printed out of the receipt printer, so Chris went to start the order and exclaimed when he saw the name for who it was. He told Sweet KT that it was the same, very unique name of his childhood best friend that had stolen his Pokemon cards when he was 10. Chris made the drink, left it on the counter and lo and behold, it was him! Chris had a kind and cordial conversation that ended with an empty plan to catch up sometime with him, but got to laugh with Sweet KT about this after he left. The laughter and the conversation they shared that day at Press was good enough for Chris to know that he needed to know Sweet KT more. KT was leaving for the day and told Chris that she would be back in the morning when he was working and that she would say hi. This sent fireworks into Chris’ mind as he began to pray through what to do. The next day did in fact come and she did in fact show up which had Chris more nervous than he’d ever been before. It took much encouragement from Chris’ coworkers, but he finally mustered up the courage to go and ask Sweet KT if she would like to go on a date sometime, to which she answered “Of course!” After the first date, they were set. They didn’t stop spending their days together and knew that this was something special, a handcrafted gift from above, that was just getting started. The time spent together over the next year and some change was fun, life-giving, and most of all, growing! Sweet KT and Chris are continuing to learn each other, love each other, and enjoy the gift of partnership that brings them closer to the Lord and allows them to serve others better all the while! This was already way longer than I, the narrator, expected, so if you're still reading this, thank you and we can't wait to see you at our wedding. We love you so much! 🤩🥳🤠

Our Story

Photos

Kristine Lysenstoen

Devon Lysenstoen

Sabrina Socquet

Erin Lightfoot

Ansley Moran

Brooke Carlson

Erin Liston

Meesha Fific

Kaley Mendoza

Anthony Ball

Colby Liston

Mitchell Schreiber

Jake Cravens

Josh Brooks

Jeff Hair

Isai Gomez

Tayler Schreiber

Eric Brooks

Wedding Party

Q + A

Travel

The best cup of coffee in Phoenix and the place we met! There’s a couple locations around the Valley but the Roastery is forever our favorite.

Press Coffee

A cross between Barnes & Noble and Goodwill. Great spot to hunt for video games, puzzles, books and weird trinkets. 

Bookmans 

The coolest boutique! They have a curated mix of new and vintage items.

Frances

A beautiful nursery complete with acres of trees, an indoor green house and roaming peacocks.

Whitfill Nursery

This is Chris' favorite hike and has one of the best views in the valley! Note: the North side of North Mountain is more of a walk to the top, while the South side will give you a good work out!

Hiking North Mountain

Things to Do

Registry

Katie & Chris

Katie & Chris

Wedding Party