Matthew and KennedyFRANSEN

from 2024 Weddings North Magazine

by Brainerd Dispatch and Echo Journal

Beauty and emotions that will last a lifetime

HOW WE MET:

In 2014, my cousin Claire introduced me to Matthew. Claire and Matthew went to the same high school and had been friends for years prior. After being introduced, we dated throughout high school and college. After college we moved to Wisconsin and couldn’t wait for the next journey. We continued to date for eight years before getting engaged.

After we moved to Wisconsin, I had a few girlfriends in town for the night. My friends had planned for us to go to a location to watch the sunset and take pictures together before heading out for dinner. Once we got to the site, I was surprised to see a beautiful proposal setup and a photographer capturing the moment. Matthew got down on one knee and it was the easiest “yes” of my life!

WEDDING RECAP:

After a little over a year of wedding planning, we got married on June 24, 2023, at Breezy Point Resort. The weather on our wedding day was rainy, but couldn’t take anything away from our special day. We got married under the pavilion at Antlers and celebrated looking out over the lake back at the resort. After a rainy but gorgeous wedding day we were Mr. and Mrs. and couldn’t wait to start this next chapter of our lives. We couldn’t have pulled off this day without our amazing vendors, friends and family.