MADDIE & KENT In Maddie’s words, “Kent and I met at a friend’s bonfire when we were just 15 and 16. I actually accused him of hitting on me twice, but turns out he has a twin brother that tried to get my number first! We starting dating shortly after that night and it only lasted about a month before he dumped me so he could hang out with his friends more - typical teenage boy! After high school, Kent went away to college and I stayed in Evansville. During Christmas break of our freshman year of college we were running with the same crowd again and things evolved from there. Kent went back to school and told all his roommates he was going to go back home and get me to marry him. I dumped the guy I was seeing at the time and Kent moved home from college after he finished out the year - we haven’t been apart since! In June of 2018 we had our first son. In April of 2019 with baby in tow, Kent dropped to one knee and asked me to be his wife. Of course I said YES!!! Since then, we’ve welcomed another baby boy and celebrated our first anniversary. As far as our wedding goes, we had one rule - make it FUN! Before the ceremony even began, I “ICED” Kent. If you aren’t familiar with that game, it’s where you hide a Smirnoff Ice for someone to find and once they discover it, they have to take a knee and chug the beer. I tricked Kent into thinking we were taking a picture on opposite sides of a door to build anticipation before the ceremony. But of course, instead of holding his hand, I handed him the drink. He got me back later, don’t worry!“
ENGAGED! RIVER VALLEY
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