“They slipped briskly into an intimacy from which they never recovered.”

Dear Friends and Family, Blake and I are so very grateful that our venue and our vendors were so helpful and supportive in our decision to postpone. We are also grateful for the phone calls, emails, texts, and cards we received which warmed our hearts and made us smile. We love each other very much, and we obviously wanted to get married this June, but we also care about the safety and well-being of our friends and family. Even though it broke our hearts, we knew this was the right decision. It just so happens that June 12 of 2021 marks the 6 year anniversary of Blake and I's love story and that made choosing our new date even more special. We can't wait to celebrate with you all next year. Please stay safe and look for some light in all of this darkness. My light is Blake, and he is worth the wait.

Blake and I met the fall of our junior year of high school during a night out with friends. Right away I thought, 'Wow, that's the cute kid from Arkansas', but even so, our love story didn't start there. We happened to share Homeroom together and we were pretty much locker neighbors so it was hard to avoid each other. He became one of my best friends and while he pined after me and hid his feelings, I was unsure of what I wanted, and if I wanted to be more than friends. Senior year, Blake was bold and asked me out after a football game. I rejected him (stupid me!) and it definitely put a strain on our friendship. I broke his heart that night and I felt so bad I cried, literal tears to my mom and two of my good friends. Towards the end of our Senior year I found myself getting jealous of Blake hanging with other girls. I was pretty oblivious to the feelings I had been hiding. So, I too decided to be bold, and didn't want to let him get away and I wrote him a letter the night of graduation pretty much telling him that I was an idiot and if he still had any feelings for me to come to my bonfire. Needless to say he showed up and the rest is history. Thank God I came to my senses and finally got the guy. I can't wait to marry my best friend on June 13!

Blake and I pretty much knew into the first year of us being "official" that we were serious. We didn't want to be with anyone else except each other. We only grew closer as days, weeks and months passed. We were there for each other through difficult times and we never liked to stay mad at each other for very long over pointless fights. Going into senior year of college, things go more serious. Blake bought his first home and I moved in with him and we adopted a cat (who is insanely spoiled). Once Blake bought the house he knew he was ready to propose. One day in March, Blake and I went to visit my mom and dad. Mom and I went upstairs leaving Blake and my dad to talk where Blake got up the nerve to ask for my dad's blessing. My dad of course gave his blessing. Blake had taken me a month prior to look at rings, to determine my ring size and to give him ideas of the perfect ring. With ring in hand, Blake met my dad a week prior to the proposal, to talk. Blake unveiled his plan to propose at our families Easter Sunday celebration at his house. I didn't see it coming, at least not on that day. We stood in the backyard on a beautiful sunny day, our families all around us, where Blake got up the nerve to ask me to be his forever. The ring was perfect, a vintage white gold band, with my grandma's diamond placed in the center. I cried through the whole thing - which was captured on video by my dad who honestly is the worlds best secret keeper. Our families shared tears, smiles and laughter after. I had my mom walk around the block with me after to walk off some of the excitement and to take a moment to say "I'm engaged, holy moly!"