Our story began over 10 years ago as friends. We hung out quite a bit, whether it was going to the lake, going swimming or riding rides at the fair being the fair bears that we were.

In the Summer of 2016 we found ourselves spending pretty much the entire summer together, doing anything and everything we could. We were almost inseparable. Something was in the air that Summer and still to this day, it's one of the best Summers of our lives.

Though our feelings towards each other were apparent and obvious, the thought of ruining an amazing friendship was too much for me so we decided to stay friends.

Fast forward to 2019. My feelings towards Austin started growing more and more. I had no doubt that he was a great guy and the one for me. I finally got over my fear of ruining our friendship and decided to give it a try.

On July 23, 2019 I finally said yes to being his girlfriend and after that day, we never looked back. I realized how crazy I was for not "officially" dating him sooner .

In February of 2020 I "won" a couples photoshoot for April 4, 2020. Little did I know that Austin had planned it all out himself to surprise me. During the photoshoot he got down on one knee and asked me to spend forever with him. Of course I said ,"YES" and to this day, it has been the best decision I've ever made!

I cannot wait for May 22, 2021 to get here so I can finally say "I do" to the love of my life! We are so thankful and excited to be able to spend our wedding day with our family and friends that mean so much to us!

- Kayla