MACKENZIE GARRETT

THE WEDDING OF

PHOTOGRAPHER: DEVRY REEDER PHOTOGRAPHY

PREMIER VENDORS photographer / DEVRY REEDER PHOTOGRAPHY dress / LULUS alterations / HEMING & FITZ cake / NOTHING BUNDT CAKES officiant / ANITA GORDON catering, venue / LOG HAVEN bouquet / MADE BY GROOMS MOTHER ring / AMAZON

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ULTIMATE WEDDING GIVEAWAY Finalists!!

We have been together for 4 years now and have been engaged since April Jordan & of this year. We meet online on bumble and I guess you could say I played

Demi hard to get because it took Jordan asking me out three different times before I finally agreed to go out with him. But once I met him I was in trouble! He was definitely the one. We then had found that we both had a lot in common one being that we have both been paralyzed in our life at some point which is such a crazy and rare thing to happen, but we clicked from there! We always say how we feel like it was just meant to be and that we are each other’s guardian angels! We are planning on getting married next year so this giveaway would be so perfect for us! My Fiancé and I love everything to do with the outdoors! Our top favorites are hunting camping and fishing! But we also love fires and s’mores in the backyard, a walk to the park with our dogs or even house projects! We love doing projects together! One of our favorite projects has been building our chicken coop in the back yard or our front porch that we love to sit on during the summer months while watching the sunset go down. Thanks for reading and getting to know a little about us!

We have been together for over 3 years and on October 1st of this year he asked me to spend forever with him. Kade and I come from two very different backgrounds, my family is from La Coruña, Spain and he grew up in Murray, Utah. When I turned 10 my parents decided to move to the United States to provide me with a better lifestyle since they were both unemployed and escaping from a crisis. On the other hand, Kade lost both of his parents at a very young age, and he grew up under the care of his grandparents. Our hardships in life allowed us to grow into people we are today, overcome obstacles throughout our journey, and ultimately it led us to each other. We met in high school from going on a double date with two other people. Getting to know Kade was like getting to know the perfect boy version of me, we rapidly learned how our goals in life balanced each other out and due to the circumstances from our past, we were able to grow together, instead of apart while still discovering who we wanted to be. I am currently attending the University of Utah and pursuing a degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences. My fiance, Kade, is attending electrical school while working for Rydalch Electric. Our favorite hobbies include fly fishing, hiking national parks, and traveling! My favorite thing about him is how he laughs at everything I say even if it’s not really that funny and how he always cares to take the perfect pictures of me with my girlfriends. We love asian cuisine and listening to Morgan Wallen with our windows rolled down while driving down Big Cottonwood canyon. Lizzy & Kade

We have been together for 3 and a half years. Since the time we were 13, Carsen & Jaycee we have been best friends. I met Carsen at a back to school party when we were in eighth grade and we immediately clicked. We were together that first year and then broke up and stayed good friends. We talked and dated other people but always found our way back to each other. We started talking again our sophomore year of high school and took things slow to see where things would go. A few months later we decided to get together. We dated our Junior and Senior year of high schools and graduated together. Later that year, he got an offer to Minnesota to play football three weeks before he left. He played there his freshman year and is finishing up his sophomore year. Long distance has not been the easiest thing on us as a couple but it for sure has been the best thing we didn’t know we would need. It has taught us how to love each other and appreciate the time we do get with each other. There have been many ups and downs in our relationships, as there is with any, but no matter what we have fought for each other and we will continue to fight for each other every day.

We met almost 6 years ago at The Westerner! Need I say more? Just Gene & Kari kidding, the deeper story to us meeting that very few people know is that I noticed Gene at The Westerner years before we actually met... at least 3 years. The first night I noticed him I called my best friend who was usually there with me, but wasn’t this particular night, and very enthusiastically told her about the handsome (hot) guy that was hip hop dancing on the dance floor. I saw him several times after that, and several times I tried to go dance near him, or next to him...and yet he never noticed me. He kept to himself and seemed there only to dance and wasn’t interested in much else. This continued for 3 years on occasion. Until one night... my “best friend” decided to step in and engage him with an everso-mature “my friend likes you!” I was mortified! I’m 29 years old... that is not how we do this anymore! I fled. But, he did ask me to dance. Which I didn’t realize all this time noticing him hip-hop dance, the man also swing dances??!!!! And swing dances well! I was done for. We had our first date one week later, one I will never forget as I’ve never had so much fun on a first date, and the rest....well the rest was a roller coaster to say the least. 5 1/2 years later and a whole lot of growth for both of us. This Wedding will be a celebration of where we started, but mostly where we are going and growing and how beautiful our relationship has become along the way.

Our story began serving as missionaries in London, England. We served alongside each other for four months. Once Aidan had finished his mission and returned home to Wales we began writing weekly. During the next Katelyn & Aidan eleven months we discovered that, although we were raised in different countries, we had much in common in addition to our love of God and family. Our friendship grew as we shared our dreams and goals. We both knew early on that this relationship was different. Eventually Aidan moved to America and I finished my mission, putting us both in Utah at the same time. We finally had our first date and it was magical! What had seemed so perfect in letters, was even better in person! While dating we explored many of our common interests, even discovering some new ones. At the top of our list is being in nature. We love camping and fishing because it allows us to have quality, uninterrupted time together. Falling in love with your best friend is an amazing journey! We are excited for our next chapter as I start school to become a dental hygienist, Aidan begins school for construction management, and we plan our forever together!

You know that feeling when you’re running low on paper money Katie & and then just happen to roll doubles and land on free parking in Michael Monopoly? Well, that feeling of surprise and excitement has been the definition of mine and Michael’s relationship. Michael and I met over a year ago, went on a few dates but the timing just wasn’t right for us. Then a year later, Michael took a chance and messaged me through social media. I’m so happy he drew that chance card so that we could “pass go” together and start creating a love story that has turned into my favorite story to tell. Both Michael and I thought we would forever be in dating jail where we couldn’t pass go or collect $200 and would just continue to have first dates for the rest of our lives. Now all our dreams are coming true with one of those fairytale types of love. If love is a game, we’re sure glad we played because we hit the jackpot. Now we look forward to filling our days with quoting The Godfather, eating delicious food, and playing every version of monopoly Hasbros has to offer.

Met online - typical in todays day and age. But our first date wasn’t so typical. We planned to hike the Tintic Mill in Goshen, UT. Unbeknownst to us, the state of Utah owns the land, making it illegal to hike. Not more than 100 feet on the property a cop showed up ready to finger print us, and give us both misdemeanors for trespassing. Since then, we’ve been on countless adventures together. Some of our favorites include visiting 4 of the 5 National parks in Utah, skydiving, countless BYU football games, horseback riding, rappelling, traveling across country in an RV, and of course, attending court and community service for our misdemeanors. We dated for a year, and have been engaged since January 2022. In March, we bought a labradoodle puppy named, Bear, and have absolutely loved having him in our lives. Jansen graduated from UVU in 2019 with a Bachelors in Family Science and is working on starting a business to help youth and young adults. I will graduate in Spring of 2023 with a Bachelors in Public Health from UVU! Kelsey & Jansen

I walked into class on my first day at a new school. Our teacher was explaining Bryce & inferential arguments in geometrical proofs. Bryce, sitting at the front of the Kierra room, exclaimed, “This is so fun!” Immediately I knew that we needed to be friends because I did not think that this was fun. We were table partners in our calculus class a few years later. I invited him to my house to help me with my math in exchange for some homemade mac and cheese. We’ve been best friends ever since. Bryce and I are both super competitive. We love board games, bowling, golfing, and also enjoy running. We were on the cross country team together and competed in a half marathon as well. Although we were just friends in high school, I have been chasing after him since the day we met. We left in 2020 to serve missions for our church. We began dating shortly after we returned home this summer and are now attending Brigham Young University. Something that we have enjoyed doing together recently is planning our wedding! We have attended many of our friends’ weddings to get inspiration for our special day. We love dancing together and are currently choreographing the perfect first dance. It’s going to be a day to remember. We’re looking forward to celebrating (and dancing) with all of our family, friends, and hopefully all of you! Our story has been almost a decade in the making. We are so grateful for all of the incredible people we’ve met and adventures we’ve had along the way. We are looking forward to the many years to come!

We are high school sweethearts! We met in our sophomore year through the swim team at Maple Mountain. We became best friends and slowly started dating from there. We have now been together for 3 1/2 years. I am from Spanish fork and Ethan is from Mapleton. When we saw that the venue was in our hometown, we jumped at the opportunity. We both attend school at Utah Tech University, formally known as Dixie State. I am majoring in Early Childhood Education Ethan & as well as studying to become an ASL interpreter. Ethan is a Marketing Melody Major and hopes to get an internship this summer to pursue a career in the business field. We are both sophomores in college and we are looking forward to graduating with our bachelor’s degrees in 2025. I love working with little kids and have recently become a nanny. I also teach swim lessons and survival swim lessons (which is teaching babies how to float on their backs). Ethan also enjoys being around kids just as much as I do. Ethan has been working at Jimmy John’s which is the best sandwich place out there. These work opportunities have given us the ability to go to school and adventure together. I grew up swimming and swam competitively for nearly 11 years. I enjoy doing nails and exploring St. George. Ethan played tennis and was on the swim team. Ethan loves to wake surf and ski with his family. He is adventurous and willing to try new activities. Ethan taught me how to wake surf and ski in 2019 and it is now some of our favorite things to do together. We have skied throughout Utah and have also skied in Colorado. We wake surf at Lake Powell throughout the summer as much as we can. Ethan and I enjoy traveling and going on vacations with our families. We both enjoy playing pickleball with our friends in St. George and having a good time. We are excited for this summer to start a new chapter of our lives. We have both tried to be independent and have worked hard so that we can have opportunities to do the things we love. We are ready and thrilled to take the next step in life together!

Something we both love is off-roading, razoring, and hiking. We went offSamuel & roading on our very first date, and love to spend that quality time together in

Lexie nature talking, laughing, and connecting. Sam is the most amazing person I’ve ever met. I feel so lucky to know him, love him, and get to spend my life with him! Sam is selfless and caring, he constantly looks for ways to serve me and brighten my day. My roommates call Sam our “apartment boyfriend” because he takes out our trash, brings us treats, and is just best friends with everyone he meets. Sam is also the most romantic, sweet, and fun guy I’ve ever met. He slow dances with me in parking lots, leaves me flowers and sticky notes all over my car, tries Pinterest recipes with me, and is always planning the most creative dates. I adore him and am beyond excited to marry him. Lexie absolutely lights up my world and makes me feel so loved and special. We’ve been dating for a little bit over a year; however, I knew right away she was the person I wanted to spend forever with. Lexie is the most kindhearted, smart, and hardworking person I know. Whether it’s making dinner, going grocery shopping, or doing homework together I just love doing life with Lexie. Her kindness and love for others is amazing and inspiring. I deeply love her with all my heart.