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How We Met 

Luke and I met our freshman year of college through our mutual friend Katie Ford. It was a beautiful fall Sunday night in September and a perfect one for a stroll around the campus. I&nbsp;will never forget how, the first time I met Luke, he unapologetically embraced me in a hug (which is so Luke). For the first 3-4 months that we knew each other, Luke was dating someone else. This is something I am grateful for because it gave us the opportunity to become close friends by studying together, meeting for frequent meals at the Seasons dining center, and going for occasional runs together. From the beginning, I&nbsp;knew Luke was incredibly kind-hearted and&nbsp;chivalrous, had a weird and random, yet&nbsp;very contagious, sense of humor and had the incredible ability to connect with anyone he met. As I've gotten to know him better, the list of his admirable&nbsp;qualities continuously&nbsp;grows.







Luke, in a round-about way, asked me on a first date the beginning of our second semester of our freshman year. Don't worry, like the gentleman he is, he asked my dad for permission first. Throughout the semester, we went on some dates and Luke attended several family events (mom's 60th birthday dinner, super bowl party, and our family Easter). Knowing he had to take the next step to become closer to being in this awesome family, he officially asked me to be his girlfriend in April. (I think it also had to do a little&nbsp;with me :)







The Proposal 











Oh the proposal- what a time it was in our lives. Kiley and I&nbsp;both graduated&nbsp;from Iowa State University in May of 2018. Because of the graduation, some of Kiley's family came to town. For this reason, I thought it was a good time to "pop the question".&nbsp;I had been waiting for a long time to propose, as&nbsp;I&nbsp;bought&nbsp;the ring&nbsp;the previous July (which meant I&nbsp;held onto it for 9 months).







Leading up to graduation weekend, some of Kiley and my friends helped me prepare for the day via&nbsp;a groupme chat that I created called "Love Wins".&nbsp;The day after the graduation, I planned to surprise Kiley at her home after we returned from&nbsp;a family dinner.



As this day approached, I started to get pretty nervous. I had set up on Saturday morning and the plan was in place.&nbsp;We would have a dinner around 7:00, back to Kiley's home around 8:30, lead her out back and BAM, magical&nbsp;lights around the tree house turn&nbsp;on, I propose,&nbsp;friends/family come&nbsp;out to celebrate, all making up the&nbsp;proposal of the century. Unfortunately, the timing doesn't always work.



The dinner ran late and I&nbsp;had to scramble to make sure all of the friends arriving to celebrate the engagement were not there too early to spoil the surprise. When we had made it back to Kiley's home,&nbsp;it was kind of difficult to get her to take some "backyard pictures" with me when we arrived. Eventually, I&nbsp;started giving "signs" that something was up and Kiley agreed to my requests. She says she "knew" it was happening about 10 minutes prior. For someone who likes to just tell people about&nbsp;surprises ahead of time&nbsp;and tell Ky everything, I&nbsp;would call&nbsp;that&nbsp;a win.&nbsp;



As I lead her&nbsp;down the dark path of her backyard toward the tree house her dad had built, all of the sudden white&nbsp;lights illuminated the darkness. They lined the stairs and lead to a sign that said&nbsp;"Kiley, will you marry me?". I proceeded get down on one knee and say some sappy, cheesy&nbsp;things to her. She was pretty shocked, shaking, and quiet. It was kind of funny in someways, but also was nerve-racking with me. She said "yeah," so that's what counts. Family and friends came to see the display, many pictures were&nbsp;taken, and a wonderful time was had by all.



Here is to the future of Mr. and Mrs. Luke and Kiley Huber!&nbsp;



Thank you for enjoying the day with us :)&nbsp;

(Some of) Our Story

Our Story

Details

Older brother of the groom

Ben is the older brother anyone would want but I&nbsp;was lucky enough to get. He has been a good role model in my life, has always been there for me,&nbsp;and is&nbsp;someone I look to for advice for&nbsp;any decisions I make. He is currently out doing missionary work (which is awesome!) and I&nbsp;am blessed to have him stand beside me on this wonderful day.

Ben Huber

Alyssa has been my best friend since 8th grade. We have survived junior high, high school, college, and beyond together. We are travel buddies (in 4 different continents!),&nbsp;&nbsp;

Alyssa Sporrer

I met Katie at my college orientation and we connected through our mutual love of Colorado. I suppose I also should mention that Katie is the reason that I met Luke..the three of us bonded our freshman year and there is no doubt the friendships will last a lifetime.&nbsp;

Katie Ford

Younger brother of the groom

Noah has been a cool brother to have. He is funny, clever, and has been someone that I&nbsp;have enjoyed seeing grow throughout&nbsp;the years. He is someone that I&nbsp;look up to in many different ways and I&nbsp;am blessed to have him be a best man, along with my older brother Ben, on the day of my wedding!&nbsp;

Noah Huber

High school and college friend

Jace is a high school and college friend. I&nbsp;never invited to him&nbsp;my birthday parties growing up (which he never lets me forget :), but that didn't prevent&nbsp;our impactful relationship&nbsp;that blossomed from middle school on.&nbsp;He helped create&nbsp;the infamous "beer night," which continues on, even though he is not in Iowa anymore. Thank you for your friendship.

Jace Brandhorst

Grisselle walked my into life right&nbsp;before my freshman year of college. Although, most people might think that this is because she was dating and is marrying my brother, I think we have both realized that this is actually because she was destined to meet me. (This is also why she has stuck around so long...shhhh don't tell Kelly ;) In all honesty, I could not be more grateful to have a generous, silly, thoughtful, confident, and caring sister-in-law. Not-to-mention, she is the mother of my beautiful God daughter Leilani.

Grisselle Ambert

I met Katie my freshman year of college when she moved into the dorm room across the hall from mine. From participating in many&nbsp;Gladiator Assault challenges together and&nbsp;having scary movie double dates to&nbsp;sharing our love for dogs, our bond was strong enough to last through college and I have no doubt that&nbsp;will continue into the future.&nbsp;

Katie Kuhr

High school and college (2 years ;)&nbsp;friend

Jeremy is one of my good friends from high school who is someone that I&nbsp;have enjoyed living life with!&nbsp;He is someone who I enjoy meeting up with and having deep conversations with when I go back home.&nbsp;He is a true friend and I am glad he is in my life.

Jeremy Smith

Tori and I first met my senior year and her sophomore year, when we sat next to each other in choir. Tori's vibrant and confident personality&nbsp;and her&nbsp;ability to connect with anyone she meets, made&nbsp;it very easy for us to become friends and for me (as she likes to refer to it) break out of my shell. We bonded over the year through show choir, 2am jam sessions in my car, and girls' nights and our connection has only grown stronger over the years.&nbsp;

Tori Rivera-Snyder

High school and college friend

Ben (Hen) is one of my best friends from high school! We have enjoyed&nbsp;spending time together playing board games, hanging out with the guys, and more.&nbsp;Though we don't live in the same state now, I still consider him of my good friends!&nbsp;

Ben Henderson

College friend and community advisor co-worker

Shawn is someone who I&nbsp;met&nbsp;my sophomore year of college. Him and I&nbsp;were a part of the same team for the department of residence. At first, we were more so&nbsp;acquaintances, but through time, our relationship grew. He is currently at NC State in Raleigh, NC&nbsp;pursuing a PhD in chemical engineering, so you can say that he is pretty smart!&nbsp;He is someone who&nbsp;&nbsp;I have grown very close too over the last year and I&nbsp;am excited to stand beside him in his wedding in July as well!&nbsp;

Shawn Van Bruggen

Brooke is my sweet, kind, and talented friend. We met at a younger age, but became close our sophomore years of high school when we were in Concert choir and show choir together. I know I would not have enjoyed the experience as much without Brooke by my side. I feel blessed to have been a special part of her wedding day and I am grateful that she now gets to be a special part of mine!

Brooke Kuehl

College friend&nbsp;

Chris is someone who was introduced to me by Ryan M. (see below) He not only helped find the coveted engagement ring, but has been someone who I&nbsp;could spend time with and&nbsp;workout with.&nbsp;He got a job in his dream location (Colorado) and am excited for him to be back&nbsp;here on my big day!&nbsp;

Chris Bauer

Gaby is my super talented and inspiring to-be sister-in-law. From helping me train for triathlons to cooking the most delicious food that I wish I could eat everyday, it is always nice to have her around. I&nbsp;am excited that she will be a special part of our wedding day!

Gaby Bunten

College friend

Ryan&nbsp;is someone who was introduced to me when I was a freshman in college. He also helped find the&nbsp;engagement ring. We always hung out/spent time together in a group with&nbsp;Chris. He is a good friend and someone who has been here for me&nbsp;over my college years. I&nbsp;still see him quite frequently, as he works in Des Moines and attends the weekly "beer nights"!&nbsp;

Ryan McDonnell

Ashley and I are friends from high school. I am honored to know an incredibly caring, mature, and&nbsp;wonderful person. She continues to amaze me as she excels at all she does and, even though she is 7 months younger than me, I feel like I look up to her in many ways. I am very happy she will be a special part of the day!

Ashley Gullet

Oldest Brother of the Bride

Kris lives in Minnesota with his fiance, Gaby, and has been someone who I have enjoyed&nbsp;getting&nbsp;to know more over the last several&nbsp;of years.

Kris Spoth

Sarah really lucked out when she came to my boot camp fitness class my freshman year because not only did she find an incredible and effective fitness instructor, but she worked and sweated her way into an awesome friendship. But, I will definitely not take all the credit. I&nbsp;am so glad such a spunky, bold, honest, and kind-hearted friend will be with me on my wedding day.&nbsp;

Sarah Kanova

Older Brother of the BrideKelly lives in Ames with his fiance, Grisselle, and his daughter, Leilani. He thoroughly enjoys the motivational speeches that I give him and is someone who I have gotten to know more closely over the last couple of years.&nbsp;

Kelly Spoth

Leilani is my adorable, spunky, and&nbsp;energetic niece. She likes it when we run together while the rest of the family walks, play on the&nbsp;swings in grandma and grandpa's front yard, and make creations&nbsp;with play-dough. I am excited to have Leilani walking (or running)&nbsp;down the aisle on our wedding day!&nbsp;

Leilani Spoth

Godson of the groom (Son of Benson and Lora Hargens)

He is a cute little ginger boy with a smile that can light up the room. It is hard for him to say my name, which kind of turns into "Luuu." He is going to be 2 and a half years old by the wedding!&nbsp;

Parker Hargens

Wedding Party

Photos

Registry

Q + A

We have blocked rooms at the AmericInn for our wedding guests. The rate is $106 per night.

AmericInn by Wyndham, Ankeny/Des Moines

We have blocked rooms at The Courtyard Marriott for our wedding guests. The rate is $139 per night.&nbsp;

Kiley + Luke

Kiley + Luke

Registry