Austin and Andrea's Wedding in Kansas City, Missouri

We both knew we wanted a relatively short engagement and I had always wanted a winter wedding (I was really hoping for snow!!). I am from Kansas City, so I knew it would be a no brainer to get married downtown.

We did most of the planning from Tulsa, so the vendors we used were incredible at working with us via email/zoom/phone as much as possible.

We cannot speak more highly of our vendors! They made our day absolutely perfect. It was a must that we included both Austin's daughter and our dog, Bentley, in the wedding. Bentley was able to get some pictures with us before heading off to boarding for the night. Austin's daughter served as a groomsman and did such a great job of standing by her daddy's side. She also helped pick out our wedding cake, which was likely the favorite part of the entire planning process for us all!

I have a few favorite moments from the wedding. One of them was giving Austin a journal that I started to write in a month after we met. It documented our relationship and had many journal entries up until the day we got married. My second favorite moment was our first look. I was SO excited to see Austin that day. Normally I am the one who is the crier, so I expected to be balling when I saw him. However, he was the one who ended up crying! Seeing the pictures of him looking at me, truly shows how much he loves and cares for me. Finally, my last favorite moment was during the ceremony I got to share some words with Ausitn's daughter. I got to read her some promises (similar to the vows I read her dad) and then I gave her a necklace to wear. I'm so lucky I got to share my wedding day not only with Austin, but with my incredibly bonus daughter as well.

P.S. I joked that our wedding should've been sponsored by Amazon. We got decorations, jewelry, my hairpiece, and much more from there!