On the 20th of May 2023, Cassie and Levi celebrated their wedding, coinciding with their 7-year anniversary. The ceremony was exceptionally sweet, leaving a lasting impression on all who attended. As they exchanged vows, they couldn't help but reflect on their journey together, and it showed in the photos they lovingly shared, capturing the joy of their 7 years of love. As the night progressed, they took to the dance floor, twirling and swaying with pure bliss as they danced the night away, cherishing the start of their new chapter as husband and wife. Congratulations Cassie and Levi! Welcome to the Believe Bride family!

The Proposal! Levi and I had been dating for six years. We met on a blind date when we were in high school. A week after meeting the first time we went for a drive after a dance at my school and we stopped at this beach, he asked me out. 6 years later we were going on an anniversary impromptu dinner and movie. He dragged me out of the house after I had not been feeling that well. He decided to “take the scenic route” I’m thinking 1) we are totally going to be late for dinner and 2) we are going to drive by where he asked me out, but I would know if he was going to propose? Right? He could just be being nostalgic. He ends up pulling into the beach and we get out it’s a perfect evening. Rain clouds moving away just the most beautiful light and lush and green grass around. He sets up my phone to take a picture of us and he and I look at each other with out saying a word we both start smiling and laughing at one another. He gets down on one knee and I’m smiling big he asks me “Cassie, Will you be my Wife?”and I look down at the ring and it’s this one ring a sent him a while ago from a vintage website. Over the years I might have sent him a bunch of different rings all looking very different. I knew this ring had been sold but he told me he didn’t like it and when I pushed further asking him that he for sure didn’t buy it he assured me he had not and that if he knew I would have liked it that much he would have gotten it. I responded with I just really thought I’d see that ring someday…. There I am on the beach and the first words out of my mouth are not exactly appropriate. But I said Yes! And cried and smiled a lot. He surprised me in best way possible and I never thought he would actually be able to pull off keeping the whole thing a secret.

The Dress! Back in high school for senior prom I went to Believe Bride back when it was Celestial Selections and found my prom dress, so I wanted to come here because I’m super nostalgic and had been thinking about shopping here for my wedding dress for years. Coming into the salon felt exactly how any bridal appointment should. I came with my mom and we had a lot of fun. I had a couple of beautiful non traditional wedding dresses picked for me and we started with this gorgeous black dress it was truly a work of art but it didn’t fit the direction I ended up going in. We tired this antique blush wedding dress and it was just it other dresses were good but this one was just the one. It became the dress every other one I tried on had to be compared to. I was so looking forward to wearing this dress for my wedding and a lot of the reception ideas and flowers came from the details of my dress. I also ended up having my prom dress from high school altered and I was able to wear that later in the evening as a party dress.

The Big Day! I had such a hard time wedding planning. I’m just going to say it! Pinterest and Instagram is so hard to constantly compare yourself to and TLC’s for weddings growing up does not help with the reality of what your wedding might actually be like.

I did my own hair for my wedding which took longer than I thought. But I had so much fun and loved that I picked an updo since it was quite warm that day. I hired an amazing makeup artist. She did an amazing job executing my makeup vision which was pink and colorful and she was absolutely amazing. I love wearing colorful looks and wanted to have someone else do my makeup but make it feel bridal but it also felt so me at the same time. I knew when planning I wanted this to be an emotional and special experience for more than just me and my husband.

Our wedding date was May 20th 2023. Our 7 year anniversary. The problem was May could be raining and cold or mosquito filled and hot and I didn't know locally what would work as we had a pretty good number of people on our list. There aren’t that many wedding venues in our area and not that many that hold more than 100 guest and not many that are inside.

For the wedding ceremony space, I ended up calling and finding out that the High school theater auditorium was available to rent and that was perfect. Tons of comfortable seats, lighting and sound ran by the high school teacher and some students. We had a couple of different visits and collaborated on a few different things and it was a great experience. They have a projector and screen that comes down so before we walked out we played a slide show of 7 years worth of memories of Levi and I which got a lot of peoples emotions going and I wanted to show how big this moment was how much has happened and how special this day was to the both of us for people who got to see us through most of it or family who lives farther away and hadn’t gotten to see us as frequent.

The other thing I loved about our wedding was that since it was a theater there were two aisles not one. So our family’s walked out at the same time down and to the front our wedding party was on each side and walked down in their pair. And then when it came to my Husband and I we came out just the two of us and got to take our first look together at the back. We had asked all our guest to remain seated so every one could see. And I got to walk down to the stage with my husband and met him down at the front and walk up the steps together.

Our wedding reception was where I put more of the decorating efforts to. I left the ceremony very clean with just the black and red curtains. The reception was green table clothes and I thrifted glassware, brass and sliver items vases, books and more, so every table was something different. Our flowers were done by my husband’s aunt, and we went with blush tones in roses carnations and some stalk flowers. I loved that the roses and carnations petals felt a lot like my dresses layers. We had brought in some painted bookshelves dressers and a buffet table from my own house and my mothers to use in the space which was just a hall center really. But I felt like it added to the vibe I was trying to achieve. Our cake was one of our favorites Carrot cake from the Rocket Bakery so we can go get a slice whenever we need to celebrate.
We did the decades dance where all couples came to the dance floor and the couple who had been married the longest is who we gave the bouquet to. We both loved dancing so we danced and visited most of the night and think everyone had a really nice time. As much as I would have loved to keep wearing my red sparkly Betsy Johnson Boots I switched into some Vans towards the end of the night so I could keep dancing.

What was your favorite part of your wedding? One of my favorite memories was walking out of the ceremony. We ended up using a side exit and it was just Levi and I and the high and excitement of just being married and getting to talk with one another was really special.

Special Memories: My Aunt was such a huge help to Levi and I and was our driver home after the wedding. We were about to leave, and we realized that we had no food at home, and we didn’t grab anything from the wedding dinner leftovers, so we’d have nothing. So, we turned around and grabbed a quick bite through of course a McDonald’s drive through were we saw a couple of guests in the drive through and got to have a good laugh seeing them.

My aunt just made our night and we joked when we were almost home that we should just keep driving because we were all having a great time. She declined that idea lol.

What advice would you give to future brides? I would highly encourage even though traditional standards ring in our ears all the time, to make your wedding a day that you get to make whatever you want it to be. Customize it as much as possible and I think you’ll never regret that choice. I also think your guest will enjoy getting to see it too. Pick a unique wedding ceremony script make some personal vows. Bring a scrapbook to set out on a reception table. Add photos of your parents or grandparents wedding day. Make your wedding be your wedding and not just a wedding where you happen to be.