Immanuel Lutheran Church

Wedding Day

Wedding

El Torreon KC, Inc.

Reception

Our Wedding

Our&nbsp;story...&nbsp;where&nbsp;to&nbsp;begin.&nbsp;&nbsp;Let's&nbsp;take&nbsp;you&nbsp;all&nbsp;the&nbsp;way&nbsp;back&nbsp;to&nbsp;August&nbsp;2007.&nbsp; First&nbsp;day&nbsp;of&nbsp;high&nbsp;school.&nbsp;Rebecca&nbsp;walked&nbsp;into&nbsp;the&nbsp;cafeteria&nbsp;at&nbsp;Shawnee&nbsp;Mission&nbsp;East&nbsp;High&nbsp;School,&nbsp;spotting&nbsp;her&nbsp;friend&nbsp;Micheala.&nbsp;She&nbsp;decided&nbsp;to&nbsp;sit&nbsp;down&nbsp;at&nbsp;this&nbsp;table&nbsp;of&nbsp;strangers,&nbsp;not&nbsp;knowing&nbsp;that&nbsp;these&nbsp;strangers&nbsp;would&nbsp;turn&nbsp;into&nbsp;life&nbsp;long&nbsp;best&nbsp;friends.&nbsp;She&nbsp;spotted&nbsp;this&nbsp;boy&nbsp;with&nbsp;super&nbsp;curly&nbsp;brown&nbsp;hair&nbsp;and&nbsp;blue&nbsp;eyes.&nbsp;"Damn,&nbsp;he's&nbsp;&nbsp;real&nbsp;cute..." Fast&nbsp;forward&nbsp;a&nbsp;few&nbsp;days,&nbsp;Cole&nbsp;is&nbsp;walking&nbsp;out&nbsp;of&nbsp;his&nbsp;first&nbsp;ever&nbsp;high&nbsp;school&nbsp;pep&nbsp;assembly&nbsp;when&nbsp;he&nbsp;spotted&nbsp;this&nbsp;girl&nbsp;he&nbsp;didn't&nbsp;know&nbsp;walking&nbsp;with&nbsp;his&nbsp;friend&nbsp;Micheala.&nbsp;Her&nbsp;brown&nbsp;hair&nbsp;and&nbsp;green&nbsp;eyes&nbsp;caught&nbsp;his&nbsp;attention,&nbsp;and&nbsp;he&nbsp;thought&nbsp;"wow,&nbsp;she's&nbsp;really&nbsp;cute...&nbsp;I&nbsp;wonder&nbsp;who&nbsp;she&nbsp;is." The&nbsp;year&nbsp;long&nbsp;flirting&nbsp;game&nbsp;started,&nbsp;continuing&nbsp;even&nbsp;while&nbsp;Rebecca&nbsp;thought&nbsp;she&nbsp;should&nbsp;date&nbsp;a&nbsp;different&nbsp;guy.&nbsp;Until&nbsp;finally,&nbsp;November&nbsp;24,&nbsp;2008,&nbsp;while&nbsp;hanging&nbsp;out&nbsp;in&nbsp;Cole's&nbsp;driveway&nbsp;waiting&nbsp;for&nbsp;Rebecca's&nbsp;parents&nbsp;to&nbsp;come&nbsp;pick&nbsp;her&nbsp;up,&nbsp;he&nbsp;asked&nbsp;her&nbsp;to&nbsp;officially&nbsp;be&nbsp;his&nbsp;girlfriend. Three&nbsp;and&nbsp;a&nbsp;half&nbsp;years&nbsp;passed.&nbsp;These&nbsp;years&nbsp;were&nbsp;filled&nbsp;with&nbsp;good&nbsp;times,&nbsp;hard&nbsp;times,&nbsp;challenges,&nbsp;and&nbsp;love.&nbsp;We&nbsp;decided&nbsp;to&nbsp;give&nbsp;it&nbsp;our&nbsp;all&nbsp;for&nbsp;college,&nbsp;but&nbsp;distance&nbsp;and&nbsp;scheduling&nbsp;made&nbsp;it&nbsp;too&nbsp;difficult,&nbsp;and&nbsp;we&nbsp;decided&nbsp;it&nbsp;would&nbsp;be&nbsp;best&nbsp;to&nbsp;take&nbsp;a&nbsp;break.&nbsp;This&nbsp;break&nbsp;lasted&nbsp;the&nbsp;rest&nbsp;of&nbsp;our&nbsp;college&nbsp;days,&nbsp;but&nbsp;we&nbsp;never&nbsp;really&nbsp;stopped&nbsp;loving&nbsp;each&nbsp;other.&nbsp; October&nbsp;2014,&nbsp;after&nbsp;running&nbsp;into&nbsp;each&nbsp;other&nbsp;and&nbsp;speaking&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;time&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;year&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;Royal's&nbsp;World&nbsp;Series&nbsp;game&nbsp;7,&nbsp;we&nbsp;started&nbsp;talking&nbsp;a&nbsp;bit&nbsp;more&nbsp;frequently.&nbsp;Maybe&nbsp;a&nbsp;bit&nbsp;too&nbsp;frequently.&nbsp;We&nbsp;stayed&nbsp;up&nbsp;late&nbsp;talking&nbsp;over&nbsp;breaks&nbsp;in&nbsp;Kansas&nbsp;City,&nbsp;talking&nbsp;about&nbsp;our&nbsp;families,&nbsp;our&nbsp;individual&nbsp;dreams,&nbsp;and&nbsp;eventually&nbsp;how&nbsp;we&nbsp;still&nbsp;cared&nbsp;for&nbsp;one&nbsp;another.&nbsp;This&nbsp;all&nbsp;led&nbsp;up&nbsp;to&nbsp;May&nbsp;9,&nbsp;2015.&nbsp;Cole&nbsp;and&nbsp;our&nbsp;friend&nbsp;Drake&nbsp;adventured&nbsp;up&nbsp;to&nbsp;Kirksville&nbsp;for&nbsp;Rebecca's&nbsp;college&nbsp;graduation.&nbsp;That&nbsp;night,&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;little&nbsp;help&nbsp;from&nbsp;friends&nbsp;and&nbsp;tequila,&nbsp;we&nbsp;decided&nbsp;we&nbsp;both&nbsp;wanted&nbsp;to&nbsp;try&nbsp;again. Now&nbsp;almost&nbsp;4&nbsp;years&nbsp;later,&nbsp;we&nbsp;have&nbsp;grown&nbsp;together&nbsp;and&nbsp;learned&nbsp;how&nbsp;to&nbsp;adult&nbsp;together.&nbsp;We&nbsp;have&nbsp;learned&nbsp;what&nbsp;it&nbsp;takes&nbsp;to&nbsp;support,&nbsp;communicate,&nbsp;and&nbsp;love&nbsp;one&nbsp;another&nbsp;through&nbsp;any&nbsp;challenge.&nbsp;We&nbsp;got&nbsp;a&nbsp;dog&nbsp;(light&nbsp;of&nbsp;our&nbsp;lives),&nbsp;moved&nbsp;in,&nbsp;traveled&nbsp;the&nbsp;world,&nbsp;and&nbsp;now&nbsp;we&nbsp;get&nbsp;to&nbsp;say&nbsp;"I&nbsp;do"&nbsp;in&nbsp;front&nbsp;of&nbsp;all&nbsp;the&nbsp;people&nbsp;that&nbsp;have&nbsp;supported&nbsp;us&nbsp;and&nbsp;helped&nbsp;us&nbsp;get&nbsp;to&nbsp;this&nbsp;point,&nbsp;and&nbsp;we&nbsp;could&nbsp;not&nbsp;be&nbsp;more&nbsp;excited!

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From&nbsp;birth,&nbsp;to&nbsp;Minnesota,&nbsp;to&nbsp;Washington&nbsp;Island,&nbsp;Table&nbsp;Rock,&nbsp;Children's&nbsp;Mercy,&nbsp;Truman&nbsp;State,&nbsp;New&nbsp;Zealand,&nbsp;and&nbsp;now&nbsp;KC.&nbsp;my&nbsp;ride&nbsp;or&nbsp;die&nbsp;since&nbsp;day&nbsp;1.

Sierra King

Alex Moskowitz

Ford Miller

survived&nbsp;nursing&nbsp;school&nbsp;hell&nbsp;and&nbsp;now&nbsp;keeping&nbsp;each&nbsp;other&nbsp;sane&nbsp;through&nbsp;all&nbsp;other&nbsp;challenges.&nbsp;world&nbsp;traveling&nbsp;partner&nbsp;for&nbsp;life!

Megan Johnson

best&nbsp;confidence&nbsp;boosting,&nbsp;life&nbsp;loving,&nbsp;best&nbsp;friend&nbsp;a&nbsp;person&nbsp;could&nbsp;ask&nbsp;for.&nbsp;always&nbsp;keeping&nbsp;life&nbsp;entertaining&nbsp;with&nbsp;her&nbsp;crazy&nbsp;ass&nbsp;self

Hailey Cahill

Riley Hoffman

Andy Kelley

12&nbsp;years&nbsp;old&nbsp;until&nbsp;forever.&nbsp;the&nbsp;greatest&nbsp;and&nbsp;most&nbsp;supportive&nbsp;friend.&nbsp;high&nbsp;school,&nbsp;Europe,&nbsp;college,&nbsp;now&nbsp;adulting.&nbsp;best&nbsp;friends&nbsp;through&nbsp;life&nbsp;:)

Micheala Mathiesen

orchestral&nbsp;love&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;best&nbsp;kind&nbsp;of&nbsp;love&nbsp;:)&nbsp;supportive&nbsp;through&nbsp;high&nbsp;school&nbsp;orchestra,&nbsp;the&nbsp;breakup,&nbsp;the&nbsp;getting&nbsp;back&nbsp;together,&nbsp;and&nbsp;now&nbsp;until&nbsp;forever!&nbsp;

Mackenzie Burroff

Drake Winn

keeping&nbsp;me&nbsp;sane&nbsp;from&nbsp;high&nbsp;school&nbsp;to&nbsp;Europe,&nbsp;through&nbsp;college&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;break&nbsp;up,&nbsp;to&nbsp;living&nbsp;and&nbsp;adulting&nbsp;in&nbsp;KC.&nbsp;would&nbsp;NOT&nbsp;be&nbsp;where&nbsp;I&nbsp;am&nbsp;without&nbsp;her!

Olivia Lynch

Alex West

Dane Callstrom

best&nbsp;sister-in-law.&nbsp;way&nbsp;more&nbsp;than&nbsp;that,&nbsp;such&nbsp;a&nbsp;treasure&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;friend&nbsp;too!!&nbsp;so&nbsp;happy&nbsp;we're&nbsp;legally&nbsp;stuck&nbsp;together&nbsp;for&nbsp;forever&nbsp;:)

Michelle Callstrom

Wedding Party

Registry

Q + A

Fairfield Inn by Marriot is only a few blocks away from El Torreon KC and only about a 10 minute drive to Immanuel Lutheran Church!&nbsp;These blocks are good until one month before the wedding, so make the reservations prior to that to get the block discount!Complimentary shuttle is available to each guest, and it runs every thirty minutes until 11pm!

Fairfield Inn by Marriott Kansas City Downtown/Union Hill

Sheraton at Crown Center is right in the hussle and bussle of downtown, making it easy to get to various restaurants, the street car, the ceremony location, and the reception! There will be a shuttle that will be available to get to the reception and back to the hotel from the reception! Times and details of the shuttle will be available closer to the wedding date!Please book by November 1 to get the group rate!

Rebecca & Cole

Rebecca & Cole

Travel

Fairfield Inn by Marriott Kansas City Downtown/Union Hill

Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center