The Meeting

It all started on May 28, 2014 when Taylor brought her little dog, Charlee, home. A few people came over to meet Charlee and were talking about how cute and fun the new Assistant GM for the local baseball team, the Waterloo Bucks, was. Little did Taylor know, this guy was friends with some of her friends, and they would be spending a lot of time together in the coming fall and school year. Taylor and Clayton proceeded to first meet each other out at Gingers during FAC (Friday After Class or FAW aka Friday After Work for Clayton) and continued to find themselves together while hanging out with their mutual friends.

The First Few Dates

Taylor quickly came to realize how fun and what a good time Clayton can be, there was rarely a dull moment when he was around. However, one afternoon Clayton went to Quesadilla Friday at the Union on UNI's campus with some friends, and Taylor was there with her friend, Brittany, as she was most Fridays for lunch. Clayton saw Taylor from across the room and waved at her; she looked right past him. He then knew he needed to do something to make something happen between the two of them. Clayton eventually got Taylor’s number, and they texted a little bit back and forth about Taylor’s school, golf, and their FAC plans. Anyone who knows Clayton, knows these texting conversations were very minimal as he is one of thee worst people with his phone. Fast forward a couple weeks to one night when Clayton texted Taylor saying some people were going bowling and was curious if she wanted to join. Thinking they were going to meet up with their mutual friends, Taylor agreed to go. When they walked in, their mutual friends were not there, but Clayton’s good friend from childhood, Ryan Dixon, and his girlfriend at the time who would later become his wife, Steph Dixon. A few days later, Clayton asked Taylor to go see the new Kevin Hart movie. Taylor, not wanting to study, agreed to go to the movie. Again, Taylor took this movie date as two friends going to a movie and an excuse to not study for an evening. Finally, on the third ask, Clayton took Taylor to Sakura and pulled her chair out when they sat down at the table. It was then that Taylor realized maybe something more was going on. Ironically, on the drive home Clayton was asking Taylor if she wanted to go meet some people at The OP on the Hill and she proceeded to say ‘sure’ to which Clayton responded, ‘someday someone is going to ask you to marry them, and you are going to say ‘sure.’’ Little did he know, she would actually say, ‘of course I will!’ 😉 The rest is history.

Since Then

Since then, Taylor and Clayton have been together for over 9 years, going to countless sporting events, traveling the country to see Luke Bryan, and living their best lives. Things haven't always been easy through family losses, a global pandemic, new jobs, home owning struggles, and everything else life throws at people. But through it all, they have continued to stick together and make the most out of every moment and look forward to whatever comes next!

T&C

Wedding Day

4:00 PM

Ceremony

5:00 PM

Reception