Audra & Jesse in Pierre, SD
During college, Audra and Jesse lived with large groups of friends in opposite sides of a duplex. The groups bonded and shared holidays and parties, providing Audra and Jesse ample time to get to know each other. When Audra left town for a summer, Jesse took to calling her frequently. Although Audra hadn't even considered dating Jesse before, she soon fell head-over-heels for him. The Bride Audra Clair, 26, marketing manager The Groom Jesse Carlisle, 26, horticulture services The Date June 7 One Sunday morning, Audra noticed her father walking into the house with a box of red roses. He handed them to her along with a white box containing a map to a hill overlooking the Missouri River. When Audra arrived at the hill, Jesse was standing in a little patch of grass that he had cut out. As she walked over to him, he knelt down and proposed. Audra had always dreamed of an outdoor, rural wedding and set about planning a country couture event in Pierre, South Dakota.