Welcome to our story 💗

Hey Y’all! Welcome to our wedding website. There are a few things I want to note! 1- I sent out RSVP cards in our wedding invitations. They did NOT, however, come with envelopes for the RSVP so I ordered some online. Well... when I went to finish the invitations, I realized they did not fit the RSVP card. 🤦🏼‍♀️ SO, with that being said - please feel free to just text me to rsvp at 573 233 5694 , instead of getting your own envelope for it! Sorry in advance. 💗 2- the block for the hotel actually expires by April 18, so if you plan on using our hotel block at a discounted rate of $140 (somewhere right around there) be sure to call before then! 3-we’ve had a few people ask us about a shower/party before the wedding. We decided not to have a shower but we will have a card/gift table at the wedding for those who feel inclined to get us something! Please do not feel obligated- we just want you to come, celebrate with us & have a great time! 🎉 Thank you all! You can read below to hear a little bit about mine & Dustin’s story - we can’t wait to see everybody in May! ❣️

—16 years old. June 23 2013- we started dating. I have ALWAYS been a sucker for love. I’ve never in my life “dated to date” as people say. In 8th grade I was planning my wedding with my 13 year old boyfriend. Ridiculous, I know. But I love love! If you can remember, 2013-2014 were the years for Facebook games like “rate me” or “date or pass” or even “send me a number and I’ll give you a like, dislike, first impression, etc” again... embarrassing. On May 29, Dustin posted a status and it said “send me a number and I will tell you if I’d date or pass.” I didn’t know Dustin well, we both went to East Prairie school in 8th grade before I went to Notre Dame. We had mutual friends but I don’t think we had many conversations. But 16 year old Connor was looking for somebody to Love so of course, I sent him a number. 2400 to be exact. I anxiously waited for my number to show up in his profile, and finally it did. “2400- date if I we talked more” 18 minutes. I checked out his profile, decided I thought he was cute, saw where he liked to ride four wheelers so he looked fun, so within 18 minutes I messaged him the most lame, CLEARLY trying to start a conversation line I guess I could come up with at the time: “is that your sister in those pictures with you?” Seriously. THATS what I decided to say. Of all things. I am a talker! And I couldn’t start a conversation better than that? He’s never going to respond. But he did! We talked, he asked me for my number, we started texting, and eventually he asked if I wanted to hang out. So on June 23, I went to his house and we watched the Lion King and he asked me to be his girlfriend. I was just as excited that day to say yes as I was on September 16, 2017 to say yes to be his wife. Thanks for reading about how I slid into Dustin’s DM’s, as he never lets me forget. I can’t wait to share more with you! Xoxo, Connor

2014–17 yrs old. After 3 months, Dustin broke up with me. Absolutely shattered my heart, y’all. (I remind him on occasion when I need to get out of something, like spending too much money)“well you broke my heart when we were 17 so I deserve this!” Yep. I’m still ridiculous. 3 months in and I swear I was planning our wedding. I loved him & he had quickly become my best friend. And he broke up with me so I knew the feelings weren’t mutual, and that stung. I spent 2 months trying to get him back, and he entertained me. He liked the attention. But he also got a new girlfriend so I finally said ok, I’m done. Well ladies we all know what they do when we say we’re done.... he came running back. Long story short, by January 24, 2014, I was his girlfriend again and all was right in the world. Except, it wasn’t. I didn’t trust a word he said, I was on guard, I was jealous, (he was too), and it turned into a typical high school relationship. Back and forth, break up & get back together. Finally, in April of 2014 we said enough, let’s be happy. And we’ve been nothing but that, since then. We are far from typical. In Dustin’s defense- It was a tad overwhelming for a 17 y/o boy for his girlfriend of 3 months to be planning a wedding. (Oops) But like I said before, I am a sucker for love! He wanted to have fun and hang out, so I kind of scared him. He had been hurt in a recent relationship so he definitely had his guard, or as I used to say a “wall” up keeping me out. And it took a long time to get that wall down. Finally, one day we were riding in EP, passing K.C. Jiffy and the song “I Don’t Dance” by Lee Brice came on, and he grabbed my hand and said, “this song. This is me.” And I knew, and he knew. And it was over from there. He was stuck with me.💗 “I don’t dance, but here I am, spinning you round and round in circles. It ain’t my style but I don’t care, I’d do anything with you anywhere. Yeah you got me in the palm of your hands, cause I don’t dance.” Xoxo, Connor

2015–18 years old. This was a huge year! The year we graduate high school and become adults. Real people. Real world. Real relationships. More importantly- real tests. And we were tested, and tested, and tested. I decided to go to Murray State University, and Dustin started a great job right out of high school. So in August 2015, when I moved to Murray, KY, I immediately felt a piece of myself missing. Seriously, props to those couples that can do long distance because wow. It was so, so hard. A lot happened in my first semester of college. I met a lot of great people, learned the town of Murray, and loved the school. But I had absolutely no idea what I wanted to do with my life. I didn’t know how to handle anything, at this point. I was always good at school. School was my thing. I was teachers pet and I knew it. I had plans and I chose a major, and within my first few weeks of college decided it wasn’t what I wanted to do. And then I changed my mind a few more times.... and finally I just said I have no clue. That was incredibly hard for me, and to be honest I didn’t handle it well. I just wanted to be home. I wanted to be with Dustin. So that’s what I did. I moved back home after 1 semester, and I started SEMO. It was fine, it was school. But I still was wasting so much time and money because I did not know what my purpose was. I struggled a LOT and most people don’t even know it. I questioned everything in my life, including Dustin. I was just really not in a good place, and I almost threw away the best thing that’s ever happened to me. Thankfully, he stuck by my side through all the emotions- the screaming, the crying, the frustration, and the sadness. He held my hand and told me it was going to be ok, and he would always be by my side, and when I figured it out, he would still be here. Ladies- find. You. A. Dustin. Just not mine! Supporting each other is SO important. Gosh, I love this guy. Is it May yet? Xoxo, Connor

Everything calmed down and I worked, still trying to decide on my future and taking some general classes. Then came May 2017– at 20 years old, I was pregnant. WHAT?! Excuse me, literally what. Me, who did not have my life together, who still did not know what I wanted to do with my life, was going to be bringing a child into my world. Talk. About. Nerves. Weeks passed, we told our family, the pregnancy progressed, and we got extremely excited. Still scared, but so excited to take on this adventure together. We had so much support, we have the best parents, grandparents, aunts/uncles, everybody was so happy for us. It’s funny how God works, how he knows exactly who/what we need at the perfect time. In August 2017, we bought our first home and we were so proud. We still are! Turns out we’re not doing so bad because our baby boy Camden Lee, who was born January 29, 2018, has everything he needs and without sounding like I’m bragging on us, we have become awesome parents. And we are proud of that. Camden started the year of 2018 off so good, and to be honest he was almost the only good that came from that year. 2018 came with so much loss, pain, heartbreak, and trials. More than we had ever faced. People left my life, and special people came into my life in a way that I may never understand but I’ll always be grateful. Remember what I said? It’s funny how God works. 2019 has been a year of healing so far and I know there are a lot of beautiful and good things to come this year. I’m grateful for my “small circle” and love the people I love harder than ever. I can’t wait to love Dustin and our little family for the rest of my life. Next stop on our timeline: marriage! We will take it head on like everything else that has been thrown at us, and we will come through every single battle like we have since we were 16 years old. Thanks for reading through our story and we can’t wait to say I do, with all of you! See you in May!! Xoxo, Connor