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Katie and Phillip met between mutual friends at Oddstory in Chattanooga. Katie was in a season that didn't involve dating but Phillip had different plans. The night they met was actually the second time they had encountered each other. The first time, Katie had no interest and Phillip could tell. The second time, ironically enough, at Oddstory once again, they were at a friends birthday get together. Phillip and Katie sat by each other the whole time without saying a word to each other due to being in other smaller conversations. By the end of the night, as some of the group was heading else where, Phillip asked Katie if he could come with. Trying to friend zone him, she agreed. They drove to the next place together. When they arrived, instead of finding the group they hardly new, they decided to get a drink and find a seat on their own. Katie was very stand-off and interrogated Phillip with questions. By the end of the night Katie invited Phillip to church, he asked for her number and by Sunday, Phillip followed through by arriving early at church, joining Katie and then asking her to dinner, for later that week. Katie hesitated by she agreed, and she is glad she did. Their first date was at Universal Joint. Though very opposite individuals, they found they had similar values and talked for the next 3 hours until the restaurant closed. A week later Katie asked Phillip what he was truly looking to get out of this. His response; "I'm looking for a wife" and Katie responded "great! I'm looking for a husband." By their 3rd date, as they continued to dive into their long term goals, the couple knew that whatever may come their way, they both were committed to working through any conflict to practice dating for marriage. The couple became engaged 9 months later on May 23rd, 2025 and decided to elope on July 15th, 2025. The couple wanted to hold true to Gods word and get legally married before moving in together. Since then the couple has be eagerly planning their Wedding day to celebrate with family and friends! Since we've been married, we couple have had our ups and downs, and now understand why everyone says that marriage is hard work. Through everything, we have committed to go through the growing pains, learn how we can become more like Christ, learn how to love each other in the way that the other needs, and understand that marriage is to make each other more holy, not just happy. We are so excited to celebrate what we have accomplished and our new understanding of marriage. We hope to continue to learn from all you are able to come, and to share all what we have gained from our first year together. Thank you for your prayers and support! We can't wait to see you.

How we met!

Our Story

Photos

Addie McCorkle

First friend when Katie moved to Chattanooga back in 2018!

Tori Malone

Bailey Vaughn

Sara Ford

Sydney Jones

Shelby Anderson

Met on facebook when we were looking for roomates. We clicked, became best friends, and lived together for 3 years!

Emma James

Met through Phillip! Savannah and Phillip worked in the same department. Me and savannah met as a lunch outing Phillip was attending and then she joined my womens small group. Been close ever since!

Savannah Underwood

Met Sierra through my womens small group!

Sierra Cingilli

Became friends at golds gym and joined her dance class! 

Candace Covington

Became friends through her husband when we all worked-out at golds gym! 

Erin Hutton

Patrick Vaughn

Jordan Vaughn

Phillip and Tony met through work and stayed friends over the years!

Tony Schreeder

Josh Seaton

Tristan Tennant

Met through gaming online and realized they lived close by and became friends!

Ryan Galloway

Husband to Bridesmaid, Shelby Anderson. The couple met Phillip and Katie through their life group at church.

Jacob Anderson

Wedding Party

Q + A

AIRBNB GUIDEPlaces to look for in Chattanooga:-Downtown Chattanooga (near market st and broad st/ 10-15min from venue)-Hixson (about 25/30min from venue and about 15min from downtown)-Hamilton place (Close to Nita Friedle and Diana Hillaker) (about 20-30mins to venue depending on traffic)-North Chattanooga ( Close to downtown and the Vaughn family) (about 15 min from venue)-Lookout Valley (where wedding venue is located)-St. Elmo (ask me if you find a place here, there’s a good and not so go part of st Elmo) (also close to venue and downtown) (about 10min from venue)-Soddy Daisy (“countryside” area, about 30 mins from downtown and 45 from the venue)Places to avoid if you’re not familiar with the area:-Eastridge (some areas are okay, ask me)-Southside-Highland park-Ridgeside-Rossville Blvd-Glass Street

AirBnb

This hotel is just a 4 minute drive from the venue!It’s about a 10 minute drive from downtown Chattanooga without traffic.

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Chattanooga-Lookout Mtn by IHG

Atlanta airport is 1.5 hours away from Chattanooga. More affordable flights and shuttle service availble to Chattaooga.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Chattanooga has it's own airport! Small and easy to navigate, but higher ticket prices. Also has shuttle service.

Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport

Shuttle from Atlanta to Chattanooga and back.

Groome Transportation

Carta Shuttle Park South

Nooga Shuttles LLC

Nashville is 2 hours from Chattanooga.

Nashville International Airport

Travel

There are two buildings for this Aquarium! One ocean side and one river side! Take about 2 hours to walkthrough depending on your speed.

Chattanooga aquarium

Small, easy to spend a few hours enjoying the zoo!

Chattanooga Zoo

This water attraction is located right next to the Chattanooga Aquarium. Great place to cool down and the kids and swim around in!

The Passage

Local park in the middle of downtown Chattanooga! Greak place for running/walking, playing in the water pad or taking a ride on the carousel. This is next to "North Shore" which has many local shops and clothing stores to check out!

Coolidge Park

If you are more of the going out/dancing type, station street has 2 popular clubs and a few bars to choose from.&nbsp;1.) "Regan's" is a upbeat, modern, bar that plays all your favorite throwback songs and current music.&nbsp;2.) "Westbound" is your country music bar, with a few popular club music hits as well.&nbsp; Restaurant/Bar Options:-Stir&nbsp;-The Tavern"&nbsp;-The Choo Choo (Coffee, resturaunts, arcade, local attraction)&nbsp;-Fifty Fifty Wine Bar-Elsie's Daughter-Nic and Normans (Walking Dead's actor Norman Reedus)

Station Street (Food/Drinks/Coffee/Clubs)

Right next to Station Street. Great place to visit the lobby and backyard of the Choo Choo Hotel. Local coffee cafe, and Restaurants attached.

Chattanooga Choo Choo Historic District

Great Place for younger kids to explore and express their imagination! (Suggested ages 2yrs-6th grade)

Creative Discovery Museum

This is where we had our first date! We talked for 3 hours that night about everything. We learned that we were very different in the things we were interested in but we were very aligned in our values and goals. It was a very sweet night! They serve alittle bit of everything! From grill, to tacos, to burgers, sandwiches, and bar food!

Universal Joint Chattanooga

This is more New Orlean style food. We tend to get flatbread pizzas here haha This is where we had our 3rd date, and I think we both knew by this point we were going to get married one day!

Parkway Pourhouse

This is a local dog park! Whether you have a dog or not you can pay a small cover fee to go play or watch stranger's dog run around and play Buy a drink and enjoy the friendly company. If you bring your dog here you will have to have updated Vet/shot records on hand.

Play Wash Pint

Here is a link that you can explore to see whats going on in Chattanooga the Weekend that you are in town!

Phillip & Katie

Phillip & Katie

Dress Code

SEMI-FORMAL

Ideas & Advice

Rent The Runway