Our Story

HOW WE MET

We met in the summer of 2014 while working together at Weyland Ventures. Alex had just switched jobs, and Ashlyn had moved to Louisville to take her first job after graduate school. Alex took Ashlyn to lunch at the Main Street Eatery on her first Friday for the best grilled cheese and tomato soup in Louisville. We became fast “work friends” as the only two architects in the office working closely every day. In February, we went to Game, the only restaurant in town where she could try a kangaroo burger, to celebrate Ashlyn’s birthday. A week later, a snowstorm dropped 6 inches of snow on Louisville and forced the office to close. We put on snow pants and ski goggles, made to-go cups of bourbon, and walked “half a mile” through Joe Creason Park to Shenanigan’s Pub, where we spent 8 hours waiting out the storm with beers and laughter.

OUR ENGAGEMENT

We traveled to New Orleans for summer vacation, and stayed at the cutest Airbnb in the Garden District. New Orleans has always been a special place for Alex – his parents spent their honeymoon in the city and he has family in nearby Baton Rouge. Ashlyn had only been to the city during Mardi Gras, and wanted to see the history and architecture of New Orleans. After a couple days of sightseeing, hurricanes at Pat O’Brien’s, and bike rides through Audubon Park, on Saturday, June 1, 2019, Alex nervously asked Ashlyn to marry him on the back deck of their Airbnb. Ashlyn said “of course!” and we went to dinner at Coquette on Magazine Street. Ashlyn found a fabulous photographer to commemorate the event with engagement photos in the city, and we can’t wait to bring Tyler Drude to Louisville to capture our wedding day as well.