Vino Cappuccino

Rehearsal Dinner

Wedding Day

St. Jerome Catholic Church

Ceremony

Oconomowoc Lake Club

Reception

Summer

Our Wedding

Our Story

Braden and Sydney first met in the summer of 2019 when Sydney decided to make the big decision to move to Dallas, TX in the warmth of summer to live with her cousin, Rachel. This wasn’t easy for Sydney as she had lived in Milwaukee, WI her entire life. But Sydney’s decision to make the leap to Texas is why we are writing this story. Sydney wasn’t the first in the family to meet Braden. Rachel, Sydney’s cousin, became great friends with Braden during their time at the football powerhouse of Texas, TCU. Little did Braden know at the time, that Rachel’s friendship would bring along Sydney and a much much bigger family, that would become so special in Braden’s life.&nbsp; The summer Sydney moved to Dallas, she had an instant friend group and she fit right in. Group events took place, but Braden and Sydney’s interactions were limited to a conversation here and there and the occasional basketball game or tennis at the park.&nbsp; They continued hanging out in their group as their friends Kevin and Bailey were planning a wedding. Braden invited Sydney to their wedding in January of 2020. From this the group text communications turned into private one on one conversations as we discussed details, but the conversations naturally kept going as they continued to learn more about each other. The wedding was a blast and Sydney and Braden both had a lot of fun but at the time they were still unaware that they’d soon be each others forever wedding date.&nbsp; It wasn’t until that summer that Sydney and Braden got much closer. Covid had just hit and they were not able to do much. Few people to see and fewer places to go. Every weekend started to consist of a full day at the lake. Saturdays are for the lake. Sydney’s parents would check in with Sydney and ask her what she did over the weekend, and she’d reply with “went to the lake with Braden”. This answer started to become such a frequent response that her parents question changed to “how was the lake this weekend?” This is when Sydney and Braden started spending a lot of time together. A full day at the lake started turning into grabbing dinner afterward and soon finished with talking for hours in the car in front of the apartment before Braden dropped Sydney off.&nbsp; Many dinners later Braden built up the courage to ask Sydney out on an official date. When he&nbsp;&nbsp;asked, Sydney replied with “isn’t that what we’ve been going on?” As Braden played it off very smoothly, they continued to grow and get closer. That Christmas, Sydney went back home calling Braden the official boyfriend.&nbsp; Over the last 2 years, Sydney and Braden have shared many memories together. They love cooking dinner together, trying new restaurants, traveling, and much more. Only a few years ago, Braden was a stranger to Wisconsin. The only place he knew and had been to was Oshkosh, which he was proud to share. Now Sydney and Braden travel back and forth together a couple of times a year. Their other trips include New York City, Scottsdale, Santa Rosa, Tampa, Daytona, Denver, Virgin Islands, Lubbock, and too many weekend trips to Austin to count. They cannot wait to share memories on their next trip.&nbsp; This story would not be possible without everyone around them who has played a part and supported them along the way.&nbsp;&nbsp;Sydney and Braden look forward to their wedding day as all of the lovely people in their lives join as they get married and continue their story.&nbsp;

Sydney & Braden

Sydney & Braden

Registry