After several years of going to the same church, Kaycee & Braden met as interns at Rockharbor Church. Over time their friendship began to grow thanks to a mission trip, coffee breaks at work, trips to Sidecar Doughnuts, genuine conversation and so many trips to the movies (RIP MoviePass). The friendship evolved into a romantic back & forth partially inspired by the great couples of television (ex: Ross & Rachel, Jim & Pam, Ben & Leslie, Luke & Lorelai). After a few months of the "will they or won't they" rollercoaster and many questions by their closest friends and family, they finally decided to see if what they had was worth the risk...

It turns out it was more than worth it. Building off of a deep friendship, the two quickly fell in love, culminating in Kaycee asking Braden to pull over on the side of I-405 N to tell him that she loved him, to which Braden responded with an emphatic "I love you too!" What followed was a series of dates, new jobs, holidays celebrated, hours spent at coffee shops and memories made. Kaycee even watched the entire Star Wars Saga (and liked it!)

When it became time to get down on one knee, Braden knew one thing for certain. He would do everything he could to make sure Kaycee was completely surprised. Once Braden enlisted the help of several friends, the plan went into motion months before the big day. First, they planned a trip to San Diego with they friends Trisha & Stevy (see Wedding Party Page). This trip was pitched as an "end of summer" celebration, but Kaycee was too suspicious. To throw her off the trail, Braden crafted many plans where it could have happened. Andrea, best friend of Kaycee & Braden (see Wedding Party page) and a gifted photographer crafted a ruse by making Kaycee believe that she would be at a baby shower on the same weekend they were in San Diego. By the time the trip rolled around, Kaycee didn't know what to think, except that there was no way it could happen that weekend because she knew that Andrea had generously offered to capture the big moment. Now, Braden needed to keep his cool.Just to be safe, Braden changed his contact name for Andrea to "Mom." As the sun was setting on Saturday, August 10th, Braden, Kaycee, Stevy & Trisha made their way to Windansea Beach in La Jolla, CA. As they walked on the beach, Stevy & Trisha slowly separated themselves while Braden led Kaycee to a beautiful set up with flowers, a blanket, and a bottle of celebratory Palomas (champagne is overrated). As they wrapped around the corner and Kaycee realized what was happening, she looked at Braden and said "Tell me EVERYTHING!" To which Braden replied, "I still have to ask you!" A few moments later, after forgetting everything he had planned to say, Braden asked Kaycee for the chance to spend their whole life loving & caring for each other... That leads us to now. If you're reading this, it means that we would love for you to celebrate with us. Enjoy our website and we can't wait to see you on the big day!