Welcome Party

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Reception

Farewell Brunch

The venue has cancelled on us last minute but is letting them get married in the chapel at 11:30. If you can get there safely in time we would love to have you join us. If not we will be having an after party at Ivan’s aunt &amp; uncle’s house: 1717 high valley ln Cedar Hill TX 75104 United States After party @ 2 ZOOM LINK FOR CEREMONY (Copy &amp; paste) https://tcu.zoom.us/j/92442324213

Our Wedding

Octavia and Ivan met in January of 2021, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. They were both getting their masters degree from UNT in Fort Worth, doing a majority of social-distanced learning. Fate brought Octavia and Ivan to the same cadaver lab group, where they became friends. Over the course of a few short months, they spent more and more time together. Ivan tried to learn a bit of tennis to impress Octavia, and Octavia did her best to watch the movies Ivan recommended. Medical school took Octavia to Alabama six short months after they met. With a tearful goodbye, the two decided they wanted to try to do long distance knowing Octavia would be in Alabama for four years. But they made it work! Countless facetime dates, over 20 flights, and quick weekends seeing each other made the time pass. Every goodbye meant that long distance was getting closer to being over, but the two felt as if every goodbye was also getting harder and harder. In the summer of 2024, Octavia was spending her last year of medical school training in Destin, Florida. The two were finally reunited after almost three years of long distance and are thrilled to have ended that chapter of their relationship. They look forward to having their own home (with their beloved cats) in Baton Rouge in the coming months.

Octavia & Ivan

Our Story

Photos

Isabel Malin Metzler

Mikael Gonzales

Sam Martinez Veller

Aidan Gonzales

Sophia Gonzales

Caleb Gonzales

Kiana Afkami

Noah Malin

Daniel Ishak

Thomas Mendez

Jourdan Blair

Christian Kirbow

Catey Marine

Anthony Ao Leong

Emilie Rihner

Paul Palacios

Wedding Party

Q + A

Comfort Suites Waxahachie - Dallas

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Waxahachie by IHG

Travel

Enjoy tasty burgers at the restaurant where we had our first date back in 2021 :)

Rodeo Goat

Things to Do

Registry

Octavia + Ivan

Octavia + Ivan

Wedding Party