Our Story

Taken moments before Carter asked Rachel to be his girlfriend!

Carter and his mom designed the perfect mum for senior year!

Charley loved visiting Carter at work- but mostly for the chips and queso!

Carter and Rachel made this their first summer together!

The Pattersons brought Carter to Arizona to spend New Years Eve with family!

Carter and Rachel at homecoming! It was here that Kiley, Rachel's cousin, taught Carter how to take a candid photo.

Smores in the church backyard!

Rachel, her sister Reagan, and Carter at a Hillsong concert on her birthday!

The day Carter was baptized! God is good!

Carter and the Pattersons at the Grand Canyon! It was his first trip with Rachel's family.

Carter and Rachel's first Aggie football game!

Carter asked Rachel to prom in the parking lot after a baseball game.

Senior Prom!

Carter and Rachel's last high school football game!

Graduated from Katy High School together!

Carter, Rachel and Reagan as the Duck Dynasty gang on Halloween!

Little did Carter know, that Charley already had him completely wrapped around her finger.

Beach Retreat with this crew was something else. Never a dull moment!

Carter and Rachel at a BYX semi in Austin. They stayed with Danielle Patterson's college roommate!

Carter's 19th birthday!

What the wall says!

Carter and Rachel in Mississippi visiting his family and celebrating his sister, Avery!

Another BYX semi, but this time at NASA! Ended the night with friends, smores, and night golf at the Patterson's.

Charley came to visit College Station! Carter and Rachel taught her to say GIG EM!

Carter with his roommates! Ethan, Luke, and Bryce are 3 of his groomsmen.

Boots and Belles! Carter and Rachel are not bad two steppers!

Carter and Rachel with their friends Jaclyn and Kelli at a BYX Jersey Party!

No other way to celebrate two years of dating then with some Dr. Pepper shakes!

More two stepping!

The Pattersons experienced and A&M basketball game with Rachel and Carter!

Rachel and Carter with their friends Taylor and Jared at a Rockets game! Taylor is one of Rachel's bridesmaids.

Carter and Rachel tailgating with the Doolittles!

Two Aggies and a Razorback! Rachel's cousin Kate came to visit and Rachel and Carter in College Station.

Rachel, Reagan and their cousins Taylor and Kate. These girls played a big role in keeping the proposal a secret from Rachel!

Not your average Christmas party at Rachel's Nana and Tata's house!

Rachel and Carter with all the Doolittle cousins!

Carter and his mentor, Keith, after Carter proposed!

Carter and Rachel with the Smith guys. Ben (left) is Carter's best man!

Rachel's reaction to their families surprising them at the proposal!

Carter and Rachel asked Kennedy and Charley to be their flower girls on their big day!

Carter and Rachel snapped this right after they signed a lease for an apartment in College Station! They can't wait to be roomies!!

Carter and Rachel at their Marriage Prep class. A Saturday well spent!