Real Wedding LAURA & PETE
photography by Kate Panza Photography
took road trips, and spent time texting, calling, and face
school in Geography class. We dated throughout high
timing; and we fell even more in love. Pete planned every
school and embraced all the awkward stages! By the time
detail of our beautiful engagement right after we graduated!
it was senior year, we knew we wanted to stay together,
Our engagement season was five months longer than we
but it had been Pete’s dream to go to the University of
originally planned, but we tried to stay positive. I wanted
Arkansas and my dream to go to Baylor University. It
our guests to feel like they were in a beautiful fairy garden
was tough to decide to put our relationship through
in the middle of the Mediterranean. I wanted our love
long-distance, hearing all the horror stories and whatnot.
to be reflected in happy, bright colors and twinkle lights
Still, we owed it to ourselves to be happy together and
and beautiful blue tiles and designs! I wanted low hanging
happy at our universities! The best part was that we were
lights, soft candlelight, and flowers dripping everywhere!
growing and learning so much on our own and still got
I searched and searched Pinterest, and with the help of
to share it all with each other! We surprised each other
my incredible mom and our vendor team- we were able to
with visits, we drove back and forth to each other, we
create the most magical evening!
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SEPT 2020 | Pete and I met our freshman year of high
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