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We are so excited to share this wonderful occasion with you! Please note that the website is a work in progress and will be receiving updates as we are able to. Thank you!
We are so excited to share this wonderful occasion with you! Please note that the website is a work in progress and will be receiving updates as we are able to. Thank you!

Bryan & Kira

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Kira McDowell

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Bryan Ambrose

December 8, 2024

Clayton, NC

How We Met

1 December 2023

Kira: "We met on Hinge. I remember debating in my head whether or not to swipe right on his profile or not. I saw it come up a few times, but I couldn't make up my mind. It was a prompt on his profile that made up my mind. It said, 'at this point, God has the wheel and we're just passengers along for the ride.' He seemed like the kind of guy I was looking for enough that I just said, 'Eh, why not? Worst that could happen is he turns out to be weird.' I asked him what he would like to do, and he chose to go get ice cream, so we picked a time to meet that very same night. We've been together ever since." Bryan: "Swiping on her profile was one of the best decisions I've ever made. She was goofy and it seemed like she knew what she wanted, so I at least had to meet her. The first time I met her, the thought that came to mind was 'Wow, she's very pretty in person.' Once we started talking, it was clear that we just clicked. I didn't know it then but I found the person I have been searching for for a long time."

The One

Bryan: "The moment I knew she was the one was when we had taken my brothers and sister out to the mall to buy them gifts and some food for their birthdays. She was so attentive and kind, even offering to buy some gifts for them. But it wasn't until we went to get food that I realized that she was the one I wanted marry. Actually, I had already known but it was that moment that I made up my mind to propose soon after. My sister and brothers wanted different things, so she said that I could take my sister to get what she wanted and she'd take the boys to get what they wanted. It was the way she acted with them that made me feel and think, 'This is the mother of my children.' After we had all gotten food, we sat down to eat and it just felt right. It felt like we were a family. How could I not want to marry her?" Kira: "I don't think there was any one particular moment when I knew he was the one, but rather multiple moments that made it clear. The first moment was on our first date. We were talking about what we wanted in our future (i.e. kids, careers, etc.). I remember him saying something about wanting a daughter, and the look on his face when he described how he would react to holding his firstborn daughter was one of pure awestruck devotion; I fell in love immediately. The second moment was when he patiently and attentively listened to me express concern for a male friend's wellbeing and responded sympathetically instead of getting jealous and accusatory. The third was when he told me told me that he thought we should start going to church together. The fourth was when I was starting to have my usual doubts about whether we were rushing into things too prematurely, and his response was something along the lines of, "we have all of the time in the world to figure out what we want. We will figure things out in time, but I know I want to figure it out with you." Lastly, the fifth and final moment that comes to mind was when we took his siblings shopping at the mall. We unintentionally created a system of which to walk through the mall together in a way that would protect the kids (one of my biggest concerns), which worked flawlessly for us. He also was telling me about how he wanted to do something special for his siblings because he wanted them to have a better life than he was able to have growing up. However, when he needed to be more disciplinary, he would do so in a way that was nurturing and caring. That was the moment I knew that I wanted him to be the father of my children. He has proven to me that he is quick to love, but slow to anger, which is exactly what I needed in a partner."