Kenzie & Marcus

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Kenzie and Marcus are getting married…

… in Austin, Texas on November 15th!!!

Join us in celebrating at Mattie's at Green Pastures!

901 W Live Oak St, Austin, TX 78704

Kenzie
&
Marcus

Registry
Travel
FAQs

Kenzie and Marcus are getting married…

… in Austin, Texas on November 15th!

Join us in celebrating at Mattie's at Green Pastures!

901 W Live Oak St, Austin, TX 78704

Kenzie & Marcus

Registry
Travel
FAQs

Kenzie and Marcus are getting married…

… in Austin, Texas on November 15th!

Join us in celebrating at Mattie's at Green Pastures!

901 W Live Oak St, Austin, TX 78704

Our Story

Our Story

Our Story

New York Origin

We met in our early post-grad NYC days through Marcus's roommate and Kenzie's co-worker, Tom.

Coincidentally, both roles gave Tom direct insight into how (dis)organized Kenzie and Marcus are. Clearly the perfect match.

Life pulled us in different directions, but then ...

Checkmate

After dinner together in Austin some years later, we started playing chess remotely. Through our games, Kenzie quickly observed that Marcus knew how to respect the Queen.


Big Beginning

Over dinner in Austin, Marcus told Kenzie that he had kept an African Leopard Tortoise as an adult - an unexpected connection given Kenzie's mom Judy has several tortoises of her own. Kenzie was flying back to NYC but insisted Marcus go to see the tortoises and massive dogs. Marcus was sold on Ed and Judy, Kenzie was next.


Over dinner in Austin, Marcus told Kenzie that he had kept an African Leopard Tortoise as an adult - an unexpected connection given Kenzie's mom Judy has several tortoises of her own. Kenzie was flying back to NYC but insisted Marcus go to see the tortoises and massive dogs. After his visit, Marcus was sold on Ed and Judy, Kenzie was next.


Tiny Bar Ta;les

Tiny Bar Tales

During their early Austin adventures, Marcus introduced Kenzie to Tiny Bar - his favorite downtown spot - where she played even more chess with him and met his parents, Joe and Maria, during a Thanksgiving visit. The chess matches were intense, but the vibes were effortless.

 

Falling in Love

We dove into cross-country flights, shared holidays, and some unforgettable adventures - from hiking the Red Rocks of Sedona, to wandering the streets of Athens and Dublin, soaking in the sunshine at Lake Lakengren, celebrating Christmas in snowy Chicago, and soaking up the quiet beauty of Maine.


We dove into cross-country flights, shared holidays, and some unforgettable adventures - from hiking the Red Rocks of Sedona, to wandering the streets of Athens and Dublin, soaking in the sunshine at Lake Lakengren, celebrating Christmas in snowy Chicago, and exploring the quiet beauty of Maine.


She said 'Yes'

A little over a year later, Marcus proposed to Kenzie outside of Chess Forum - an antique chess shop where Kenzie took Marcus on his first trip to visit her in New York…

Now we're planning our wedding, and we can't wait to celebrate with all of you - the people who have been a part of every chapter leading up to this one.