Kendra & Hayden

September 5, 2025 • Mount Vernon, WA
120 Days To Go!

Kendra & Hayden

September 5, 2025 • Mount Vernon, WA
120 Days To Go!
Here are little Kendra and Hayden, too engrossed in the Easter festivities to notice one another. Hayden, in a blue jacket, is behind Kendra in bright pink with a pink bucket. (Matron of Honor Kaimee is also in the photo with the big basket and white hood!)

April 10, 2009

Here are little Kendra and Hayden, too engrossed in the Easter festivities to notice one another. Hayden, in a blue jacket, is behind Kendra in bright pink with a pink bucket. (Matron of Honor Kaimee is also in the photo with the big basket and white hood!)
Hayden and Kendra hung out in the same circle from youth group but they were not super close. The day before the COVID lockdown, their youth group had an outing at Mukilteo Beach.

March 12, 2020

Hayden and Kendra hung out in the same circle from youth group but they were not super close. The day before the COVID lockdown, their youth group had an outing at Mukilteo Beach.
During the summer of 2020, youth group started meeting again in person. Hayden and Kendra saw each other more since they were both heavily involved there. This very attractive picture is their first selfie together!

June 24, 2020

During the summer of 2020, youth group started meeting again in person. Hayden and Kendra saw each other more since they were both heavily involved there. This very attractive picture is their first selfie together!
Soon, Kendra really started liking Hayden as they became better friends (subtly, obviously).

August 19, 2020

Soon, Kendra really started liking Hayden as they became better friends (subtly, obviously).
Kendra and Hayden started 'thinging' in the fall. Here they are at a Halloween party at youth group.

October 28, 2020

Kendra and Hayden started 'thinging' in the fall. Here they are at a Halloween party at youth group.
FOCO (fake homecoming) 2020!

December 19, 2020

FOCO (fake homecoming) 2020!
Looking back at this picture from a youth group sermon, it was totally not obvious they liked each other.

February 03, 2021

Looking back at this picture from a youth group sermon, it was totally not obvious they liked each other.
After all that 'thinging', they finally became official when Hayden asked Kendra's parents if he could date her.

May 28, 2021

After all that 'thinging', they finally became official when Hayden asked Kendra's parents if he could date her.
Hayden and Kendra began interning at Venture Church through the Northwest Partnership Program

August 30, 2021

Hayden and Kendra began interning at Venture Church through the Northwest Partnership Program
Hayden and Kendra graduated from the internship!

May 11, 2023

Hayden and Kendra graduated from the internship!
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Although we grew up in the same church, we didn’t really notice each other as children. This changed when we were Sophomores, where we became friends and hung out in the same circle from youth group. Senior year is when we started ‘thinging’, before becoming an official couple on May 28th, 2021! Since then, we have spent our time together thrifting, watching bad movies, going on adventures, and trying all the tiramisu we can get our hands on!

On September 14th, 2024, after a wonderful day of celebrating Hayden's birthday, Hayden asked Kendra to marry him at the top of Turtleback Mountain at sunset! It was the perfect day, and they both could not be more excited to spend the rest of their lives together!