Katie & Walker

from August September 2023 Ellis County Living Magazine

Paige & Ryan

Walker and I met through work. He is a project engineer for an oil company and I am an office manager in Midland, Texas. When we were first introduced, Walker was just graduating engineering school (it was his last week living in Midland) and was going to move to Houston for work. It was my first week living in Midland, so I truly didn’t put a whole lot of thought into him. It’s funny when someone asks because I still, to this day, remember my initial thought when I saw him for the first time being “Oh wow. I wonder if all the guys in West Texas wear this much jewelry. I do not like that!” He moved to Houston and I began my work in Midland. A year later, he moved back to Midland for work. Several months after that he sent me a couple of messages on Facebook, which I never opened or responded to because I just wasn’t interested! We ran into each other on my birthday a couple of months later and had a great time! He continued to be persistent and I realized how much I liked him...and the rest is really history!

When did you “know” and how?

I’m really not sure there was an exact moment of when I knew. I think he just really grew on me over time. Walker is such a hard working, caring, “above and beyond” guy and I think there just came a point after a few months when I genuinely couldn’t imagine life with anyone else but him!

How did he propose?

Walker proposed on the beach in Orange Beach, Alabama! We had been dating for two years. He told me we were just running down by the water to take pictures before dinner, picked out a random mother and daughter strolling, told them he was going to propose, and they took a video and photographed the whole thing! It was perfect!

When & where did you get married and how did you pick the venue?

We got married at Willow Creek in Waxahachie on March 25, 2023. I knew I wanted to marry in the DFW area in the springtime, and once I visited Willow Creek and saw all they had to offer and how kind they were...I was in love!

Honeymoon Destination?

We flew out to Bora Bora the day after the wedding, for two weeks! We stayed in an over-the-water bungalow and it was literally the trip of a lifetime! Fun fact-- I found out I was pregnant the week after we got back and we are expecting a little girl, Anna Kathryn, in December!

Katie’s advice for couples: Communication really is the key!

VENUE: Willow Creek

PHOTOGRAPHY: Angela Germany Photography