You may remember the love story contest we held last February during peak engagement season! We asked brides to submit their love stories to us for the chance to win a FREE WEDDING CEREMONY from Wild Hill Flowers and Events!
The contest was a HIT! We received countless love stories from Kansas City brides: some that made us laugh, some cry and others that were just plain adorable! We did our best to narrow it down to our top 7 favorite (we couldn’t choose just 5) and then opened up voting to the entire Wild Hill Community!
This is where Sarah & Blake come into play, our 2018 winners! These two took the contest by storm with their unique love story, which you can read below!
Lynn Lewis Photography
““Most couples have a good story about how they met at yoga or in physics class or are high school sweethearts, but that’s not us.
We first met way back in middle school, but were too young and naïve to know what we were missing out on, so instead we’ll fast forward to senior year of high school and say that’s when we truly met. And I can tell you; I literally fell in love right then and there. One of my best friends (soon to be bridesmaid) and Blake’s childhood friend hosted a dinner party for her 18th birthday, definitely 18 going on 35. Ellen had set our seats next to each other at the table knowing we would hit it off, and we became fast friends.
Fast forward a few months and we are both attending at the University of Kansas. Meeting up a few times but both very busy and involved in different things. Eventually we lose touch and start heading our own ways dating other people. Things just didn’t work out then.
A few years later, we are on spring break and juniors in college. I sent an innocent snapchat to Blake with none other than my best friend and his mutual friend Ellen. Blake immediately responds and send a quick text asking how I’m doing. We texted the rest of the week and next thing you know we were back at school and getting coffee on Mass St. (If you know me, you know that coffee is the key to my heart and probably 20% of my body at any given moment.) Coffee dates turned into dinner dates and adventures at Clinton Lake. We began dating soon after and have been dating for almost 5 years now! We continue to take adventures on a larger scale from road tripping and camping out west in Colorado, Utah, Oregon and California to camping on the north shore of Minnesota. Life is better when we are together, especially when we can take our sweet pup Maverick with us!
Then October 12, 2017 rolls around. I am in Physician Assistant school and on a rotation in Topeka. I come home to Blake smiling and exclaiming that we are going on a trip! I am still confused and assume it is somewhere local. I ask him what I need to pack and he hands me my bag fully packed. At this point I knew something was up. He also tells me we have a flight in about 3 hours and need to head to the airport. I am crying at this point and know something is definitely going to happen this weekend. On the way to the airport I begin guessing places we are going. “East coast or west coast?” West coast. I finally guess San Francisco as I know Blake has always wanted to take me there. I guessed right and we landed later that evening. The next day Friday October 13th Blake and I bopped around San Francisco and Blake told me that were going to take pictures later that night so I needed to “dress up.” This is not an uncommon request as Blake is an amazing photographer. But I had an inkling something else was in the air.
That evening we drive up to Presidio Park which overlooks the Golden Gate bridge. Blake leads me to this amazing overlook, drops onto one knee and proposes! I lose myself and don’t even notice the camera clicks occurring right beside us. It turns out Blake had hired a photographer to capture the moment. (Shout out to Lynn Lewis Photography for helping us celebrate this incredible moment!)
We are now in the thick of wedding planning and will be hosting our wedding exactly one year from our engagement on October 13, 2018 at my parent’s home on 15 acres in Topeka, KS. We prefer to be outside and knew we wanted our wedding to echo this theme in our relationship. We have loved planning this wedding but we are even more excited to continue to our life together as a married couple. We would be ecstatic to have Wild Hill do our flowers as they are the best in KC!””
Adorable, right?! It’s no surprise these two won! We couldn’t wait to do their wedding this past October! Keep scrolling to see their entire GORGEOUS wedding day and all the amazing vendors involved!!
And now for our EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT!! We loved this contest so much that we HAD to do it again this year!
Introducing… Our 2019 Engagement Season Giveaway!
How to Enter: At Wild Hill Flowers and Events, we love getting to know our brides and their amazing love stories!! That’s why we are once again giving away a FREE wedding ceremony to a lucky 2019/2020 bride! All you have to do is tell us your love story and what makes it unique!
A panel of 10 will assist us in choosing the top 5 favorite stories to be posted on social media! We will then open up voting to the Wild Hill community to pick their favorite!
Send your love story along with an engagement or other photo to ashley@wildhillflowers.com.
Must enter by February 1st. Voting will begin February 7th and the winner chosen on Valentines Day!!
(Giveaway includes bridal bouquet, bridesmaid bouquets, corsages, boutonnieres, and a romantic altar piece (arbor, pedestal arrangements, or other altar piece of your choice) Reception pieces can be added for additional cost. Giveaway open to booked/unbooked brides!
Sarah & Blake: October 13th, 2018
Photography: Atley + Liz Collective // Flowers: Wild Hill Flowers and Events // Coordination: Weddings By Hannah // Dress: Gown Gallery // Rentals: Ultrapom
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