Cody and I first crossed paths years ago through mutual friends, but it was always a friendly, passing hello rather than anything more. Cody later admitted he’d always thought I was attractive and interesting but never made a move—partly because I once told him his mullet looked dumb. I’d quietly admired him too; he was kind, funny, and good-looking, but he didn’t seem interested at the time. Years later we bumped into each other again—this time on a dating app—and rekindled things with a playful “funny seeing you here.” After a stretch of texting, we went on our first date at Neal and Pam’s and immediately clicked. One thing led to another, and now we’re planning to celebrate this next chapter with the people who mean the most to us.

We wanted our wedding to be an intimate celebration with our closest friends and family—a weekend, not just the afternoon surrounded by the people who know and love us best, not a large, extravagant event filled with faces we might not see again for months or years. Your presence means more to us than any grand production, and we can’t wait to share this meaningful day with the people who have supported our story. It was important to us to celebrate in an intimate way with the people who know and love us best. Rather than a large, extravagant event, we chose a weekend gathering with close friends and family so we can spend real time together. Your presence means more to us than any grand production, and we can’t wait to share this meaningful day with you.