THE BIG DAY
BACHENDORF’S BRIDES:
casey & austin tie the knot
PHOTOGRAPHY BY DANIELA ORTIZ PHOTOGRAPHY
How did you meet and how long have you been together? Casey: We met in 2016 through a Bumble date gone wrong! I went on a date that didn’t go well… But for some reason decided to say “yes” when the bad-date-guy invited me to a party. I’m thankful I went, because that’s the night Austin and I met! Later that year we sat next to each other at a Kansas State vs. Stanford football watch party and realized we had chemistry. We’re both big KSU fans, but ended up talking the whole game. We’ve been together ever since! How did Austin propose? Austin: Casey accidentally ruined my proposal plans a few different times all in one night. After the first few were foiled, I was able to convince her to film some video content for work in front of our Christmas tree (it was our first Christmas in our new home). I kneeled down a few times while filming the video. By my third time kneeling, she patted me down (thinking I was joking about it all) and found the ring box in my back pocket. Why did you choose to purchase your ring from Bachendorf ’s? Casey: As someone with large fingers, I didn’t know what sort of ring would look good on me (jewelry shops didn’t have my size in stock to try on). I heard that Bachendorf ’s Galleria had a machine that could show different rings on your hand with some new
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WEDDING PLANNING (AND REPLANNING) WASN’T EASY FOR NEWLYWEDS CASEY AND AUSTIN, WHO HAD A “MINIMONY” AT HOME AND A DESTINATION RECEPTION A YEAR LATER. BUT DESIGNING AND BUYING HER ENGAGEMENT RING WAS A BREEZE THANKS TO BACHENDORF’S.
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