Cassandra & Tyler || Sedona, Arizona

Tyler owned a university bar on the University of Kentucky’s campus, and I was receiving my Masters at the University of Kentucky. My girlfriend and I usually went to his bar, and he often caught my eye. On my 24th birthday, I only needed to go have a Bushwacker (think chocolate frosty with Rum) at the Other Bar (Tyler’s bar). We were the only individuals at the bar on a gradual Wednesday. It turns out that the bartender that was to function that night time named in ill, and Tyler had to go over. It was as if the stars aligned. We thoroughly strike it off and two weeks later on went on our to start with date. Tyler proposed to me in Cave Creek, AZ, on my 26th birthday. He rented an Airbnb in the mountains that have been secluded sufficient that there was no light air pollution or targeted traffic. On my birthday, he dropped me off at the Scottsdale shopping mall to have a day shopping and enjoyable when he instructed me he was decorating the AirBnB for my birthday dinner. When I was completed purchasing, I took an Uber back again to the Airbnb, where by Tyler was waiting around for me at the base of the mountain. He blindfolded me and walked me to the again of the property. When I took off my blindfold, there had been balloons, purple roses, champagne, and Tyler on one knee.

Tyler and I had booked a large location in our hometown of Lexington, Kentucky. Right after a couple months of scheduling, it did not experience suitable. We have been to quite a few close friends and family weddings, which wasn’t our style and didn’t match our adventurous personalities. Tyler proposed to me in Cave Creek, Arizona, and we went to Sedona, Arizona, for New 12 months. I completely fell in enjoy with the Purple Rocks, and I remember telling Tyler that I desired to be married here in the Purple Rocks. So, we had a heartfelt discussion with the family members and determined to cancel the huge venue and have a small destination marriage ceremony in Sedona with just our mothers and fathers and siblings. We uncovered a wonderful few specializing in elopements on the West Coast, and they helped us system the most epic wedding at any time. We initially had prepared on becoming married on 3/4/2022. Two times in advance of the marriage ceremony, our photographer named us and reported there would be hail and bad winds on our marriage ceremony day and that if we desired to go on the trails, we needed to get married tomorrow. We experienced also delivered some decorations for the reception, and one particular of our wood bourbon barrel heads with our primary wedding date had break up down the center! Even crazier is that all our champagne flutes and glassware had been in the exact same box. With so quite a few signs declaring to get married on the 3rd demanded my more mature brother to book an before flight. Our wedding ceremony day was the most special working day of my daily life that I will hardly ever fail to remember. I got to get completely ready with my sister-in-law, Mother, and Mom-in-Law and deal with-timed my finest mate in Sweden. Tyler and I stored as a lot of our marriage as classic as doable, even not seeing each individual other until I walked down the “aisle.” My wedding ceremony present was a pair of PF Flyers, and I gifted Tyler a Hublot observe and a journal documenting our recollections from the working day he proposed to me right until our marriage ceremony day. We rode to the top of the mountain in off-street jeeps (it was a tough journey) and hiked 10 minutes to the cliffs that overlook the Sedona Crimson Rocks. My father walked me down the aisle, and we exchanged our vows. Following the ceremony, our mother and father and siblings returned to the Airbnb and ordered pizzas though we put in 2 hours having photographs until eventually sunset. That evening we signed our Relationship Licenses, ate pizza, and performed board games with our siblings. On our primary wedding ceremony day, we decorated the AirBnB for the reception. Considering the fact that it was a group of 13, I hired a own chef to appear to the Airbnb and prepare dinner for us. Tyler created my marriage working day unforgettable. He created my bouquet, set up chandeliers, and adorned/created our whole reception supper. I even received to dress in my marriage costume two times, and Tyler and I bought to just take pictures of us having all set with each other, which was so distinctive. It hailed on our “reception” working day, and temperatures were being under 30 levels in the desert, so we had to shift our tables underneath the Airbnb awning and lease some huge heaters. My dad played guitar and sang a track for us that we used in our marriage ceremony movie.

It was great! I picked the 3rd dress I tried out on and was speechless. It was great. The woman helping me listened to what I desired and identified the gown of my goals.
Sally appeared at the pics of dresses I appreciated, questioned what I wished in a dress, and assisted me come across a excellent costume.