Ravenwood Castle

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Ravenwood  Castle 

Reception

Our Wedding

Dylan Murphy, a textbook nerd. Lover of Star Wars and Marvel movies. Player of Xbox and PlayStation. An IT worker for an insurance company, which couldn’t be any more exciting. Natalie Roenker, a theater nerd. Could probably recite Shakespeare by heart. Dancer and circus performer. Never touched a video game in her life. Severe lack of computer skills. Doesn’t read like a perfectly matched couple, right? They would never even have met if one of Dylan’s friends didn’t drag him to a night of swing dancing when he said he was ready to start meeting people again. Dancing is really the last thing Dylan wanted to do, but he was told there were plenty of young women there with no dance partners, so it would be the perfect place to meet someone. And when Natalie entered the room, Dylan knew she was the girl he wanted to ask for a dance. So when the instructor of the dance class told them to rotate partners and practice the moves they had learned, Dylan was waiting for his turn with Natalie so he could introduce himself. And when his turn to dance with this woman came up…the instructor said it was time to stop. Fate, right? So now Dylan had to go and introduce himself on his own, which should be recognized as taking a lot more courage. And when he did and asked for a dance, Natalie accepted. And it took about 5 minutes for Dylan to realize he was out of his league (he didn’t know yet that Natalie studied dance in college). But when the song ended, Dylan followed Natalie to get a drink and started to ask her about herself. Before they knew it, they had left the dancing behind and ended up standing at a table in the back of the room talking all night. And soon they were on their way. After a couple of dates, Dylan and Natalie officially started their relationship. Soon they discovered that all the things that made them different gave them great opportunities to share their lives with one another and introduce each other to new things. They came from very different backgrounds, and that turned out to be a gift and really kept the relationship interesting for both of them. Though, try as he might, Dylan can’t seem to teach Natalie how to play video games. And Natalie can’t get Dylan to agree that soup, by itself, is a whole meal. They’ve had lots of adventures together, from Natalie’s first trip to Disney World to Dylan seeing Cirque du Soleil shows and musicals for the first time. And in 2020, they started their biggest adventure together: sharing an apartment. But since they managed to live there without killing each other for almost a whole year, Dylan decided he could probably get behind sharing his life with Natalie. In September of 2021, at the very same castle where the wedding will be held, Dylan and Natalie were engaged. And hopefully they will continue to avoid killing each other as they finish planning the wedding. The next part of the story hasn’t happened yet, but if you’re reading this, then we’re hoping you’ll be there for it!

How We Got Here…

Our Story

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Jacob and Dylan have been best friends since they were 5 years old when they met at their sister’s cheerleading practice. Dylan was the best man at Jacob’s wedding and now Jacob will be his. Our only hope is that the words that come out of his mouth for the speech will sound better than they are spelled on his note cards.

Jacob Denney

Austin and Dylan met in high school when Austin transferred from Catholic school to public school. Dylan and his other groomsmen berate him with insults on a daily basis, but for some reason he sticks around. So guests at the wedding can feel free to do the same. Answers to Doans. Honestly, calling him Austin will just get you weird looks from those who know him.

Austin Doans

Randy and Dylan met in middle school when he was known to most as “Byrdman” (but please don’t call him that, he’ll probably get mad at me). They were roommates for a time, but don’t worry: they managed to remain friends in spite of that. And even though Randy is usually a no show when it comes to playing Xbox with his friends, he’ll probably be in attendance for this weekend.

Randy Byrd

We have been friends since college and roommates.

Hope Burus

We have been friends since 7th grade. I was a bridesmaid at her wedding.

Alicia Sizemore

Best known for: looking at trucks, watching Zootopia, pretending any object he’s holding is a laser and going “pew pew”

Natalie & Dylan

Natalie & Dylan

Travel

Ravenwood Castle