It all began on December 1, 2023, at a sorority function we both just happened to attend. Kade came as a last-minute plus-one, and though we weren’t officially paired as dates, we ended up riding in the same car and gravitated toward each other. We spent the night chatting and getting to know one another and while I didn’t even catch his last name, I got an Instagram follow and soon after, a DM. I wasn’t expecting anything to come of it, but God had other plans.

At first, I tried to friend-zone him—mostly because he was a few years younger than me—but Kade didn’t get the memo. He kept showing up, always with a reason to talk or spend time together. I slowly started to realize I was feeling the same way. Before Christmas break, I admitted I could see us being more than friends.

While we were apart over break, we stayed in touch constantly, and I got a phone call asking me on our first date. The first week after our first date we just kept finding reasons to be with one another!! Baking cookies together on our first date, going sledding with some of our best friends, Kade "fixing" my faulty window in my old college house( lets admit it, he just wanted to spend more time with me), and going to basketball games. This was all in the first week after winter break! Not long after, on January 30, 2024, he officially asked me to be his girlfriend.

That spring was sweet and filled with so many sweet memories of getting to know one another more. But just a few months later, we found ourselves doing 13 weeks of long distance—me in Texas working at Pine Cove, and Kade in Colorado. It was a challenge, but the Lord used that season to strengthen our relationship. Kade told me he loved me before we left for the summer, and by the time he visited me at camp, I knew I loved him too.

Throughout the fall, the Lord kept softening my heart and giving me clarity about our future. After a trip to visit my family in October, things began to click—we started dreaming about a future together. Then, in January 2025, we went on a mission trip to the Dominican Republic, and God confirmed in both of our hearts that we were called to pursue marriage.

On April 26, 2025, Kade got down on one knee and asked me to marry him—and I said yes! We are so excited to begin this new chapter and can’t wait to celebrate with all of you on October 24, 2025. We are deeply grateful for the ways God has led our story, and we look forward to all that’s ahead.

M&K

Wedding Day

5:00 PM–5:30 PM

Ceremony