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WEDDINGS
A Fairytale Re(Union) LOCAL COUPLE’S LOVE STORY SPANS DECADES.
BY PEG GILL • PHOTOS BY CHRISTINE BONNIVIER
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ome love stories are just fate. For Shelby Ringdahl and Taylor Cox, theirs began when they were only
5 years old. On June 26 of this year their wedding took place at Missouri United Methodist Church; not only the site of their union, but also a reunion. The couple were wed at the same spot they had first met during Sunday School. After meeting in the Sunday School classroom, the two became friends and bonded over a shared passion for the Iowa Hawkeyes. But as most childhood friendships go, eventually different high schools and colleges intervened, and life took them in different directions: Shelby to pursue her dream of singing on Broadway, Taylor to pursue his dream of pro golf greatness. Cut to March 2019. Taylor’s back in Missouri. Shelby sees a picture on Instagram of Taylor with his dad and younger brother, Carter, from a recent family vacation. She messages Taylor, about how grown-up Carter is and no longer has white-blond hair worn in the distinctive bowl cut she remembers. (Both agree losing that bowl cut was a good thing!) They laugh and continue to message. Suddenly, three hours go by. Taylor knows Shelby’s living in New York City, but even so, asks
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