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October 28, 2022
Tyler, TX
#WaitingForWestbrook

Emma & Dakoda

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Dakoda Westbrook

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Emma Willis

#WaitingForWestbrook

October 28, 2022

Tyler, TX

How We Met

Dakoda's Point of View

We met freshman year of high school in Coach Smith's world geography class. We sat next to each other but I only referred to her as Mad Cat for the first year I knew her. (Long Story) We weren't extremely close at that point in time but got to know each other well through mutual friends. I ended up moving on from Elkhart halfway through sophomore year and we didn't reunite until freshman year of college, but more on that later.

The Start

Dakoda's Point of View

After I left Elkhart we barely kept in touch and the only time I really saw her was at prom and church events her senior year. Going into college I had always thought she was beautiful and one night while playing mini-hoop basketball in my dorm Triston said if I made my next shot I had to ask her out. Long story short I came in clutch and made the only shot of my mini hoop basketball career. Despite being rejected and ghosted a few times my dashingly good looks and unrivaled humor was irresistible and she finally agreed to go on a date with me... except neither of us had said if it was actually a date or if we were just going to grab some food and catch up on what we had been up to. We showed up to El Toro and she was so nervous about being in my awe-inspiring presence that she spilled her water all over herself, the table, the floor, her food, and me. But, despite the craziness of her water juggling act we still had a great dinner and ended up going and seeing Christmas lights shortly after. Despite how obvious it was that she was into me she still tried to play hard to get and it took some more dates and even a 4-wheeler ride before she would finally title ourselves as dating. It was a long road and it took a lot of growth from our freshman year of high school but God led us to each other at the right time and now here we are engaged and happier together.

Date Nights

Emma's Point of View

Dakoda and I enjoy going on a variety of different dates, to zoos, restaurants, dancing, going to games and so many more. But my favorites are the ones we spend together just laughing and being ourselves. One of my favorite date nights was over the summer when we didn’t get to see each other much. We had a evening just to ourselves where we went to eat, play mini golf (where I got demolished) and ate ice cream. We spent the entire time talking about our future and enjoying the time together. We had so much fun laughing and making sweet memories together.

The Proposal

Emma's Point of View

When Dakoda told me that he was planning a photoshoot at a pumpkin patch I was automatically suspicious. This man who hates taking pictures is planning a full-on photoshoot. He knows fall is my favorite so it would just make sense. As the day grew closer, people kept saying things about it to me that made me even more suspicious. The night before, Dakoda told me that Abe was planning to propose to Shae, so we were going to need to help him out. He gave me specific jobs to do to distract her the morning of, and when we got there I was so excited as I waited for him to propose. I asked and asked Dakoda when he was going to do it, but he said just wait and see. As we continued taking pictures, Dakoda led me to a wall of pumpkins that were set up so beautifully. I was confused as to why he was bringing us over there and told him we needed to move out of the way. He said "No, we're right where we need to be," as he turns me to face the wall. On the wall, he had set up pumpkins to say "Will you marry me?" As I turned around to see him on one knee, it was then that I realized that this was not for our friends, but the beginning of our forever.

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