We’re Getting Married

Madylin
&
Carson

Saturday, October 17, 2026

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RSVP

Where

California Reception

October 17, 2026

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Red Barn Ranch
16181 Mountain House Rd.
Hopland, CA 95449

Utah Reception

November 21, 2026

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

The Foundry
2452 E. 6700 S. Unit C
Uintah, UT 84405

Our Story

Maddie and Carson first met while serving their missions in Gilbert, Arizona. In February of 2024, Maddie had just arrived in the mission field, while Carson had already been out for about six months. During their first zone meeting together, everyone was asked to write a fun fact about themselves on a slip of paper. The zone leaders would then read the facts aloud, and whoever matched the fact would stand up and introduce themselves.

As Carson was writing his fact down, he remembered thinking, “I want to write that I played lacrosse, but a lot of people already know that, so maybe I should put something else.” However, just a few minutes later, one of the zone leaders stepped up and read a paper that said, “I play lacrosse.”

Carson was immediately confused. He was sure he hadn’t written that down… but maybe he had forgotten? As he stood up to claim the paper, Maddie stood up from across the circle and admitted that the fun fact was actually hers. That unexpected moment became the beginning of a friendship that continued throughout the rest of their missions, even though they did not serve near each other for very long afterward.

After 18 months, Maddie finished her mission and returned home to California. Carson still had six weeks left in Arizona, but he made sure the two continued their friendship through weekly voice recordings on preparation days. Soon after Carson returned home to Utah, Maddie moved to Provo to begin her semester at BYU.

Not wanting to waste any time, Maddie invited Carson to a game night just one week after he got home, for which Carson gladly made the hour-and-a-half drive down to Provo. Even though they were both nervous to see each other for the first time in the “real world,” they quickly realized how much fun they had together and continued finding opportunities to see each other.

Though they were living a significant distance apart, Carson continued making the drive to see Maddie whenever he could, even despite the high gas prices. After several weekends of long drives and dates in Provo, Carson decided it was finally time to ask Maddie to be his girlfriend.

To his surprise, she lovingly told him no… and asked for a little more time.

Thankfully, after one very long week, Maddie finally came to her senses and said yes.

“The Proposal”

When Maddie’s family came to Utah for her sister’s and brother-in-law’s graduation, Carson was supposed to be working all weekend. A few days before graduation, though, he told Maddie that he had “conveniently” gotten Friday off and would be able to spend the day with her family. Maddie was excited for Carson to get to know her family a little better, so she didn’t question how–or why–he got the day off.

The family planned a small picnic up the canyon after graduation, but just before everyone left, Carson asked Maddie if they could make a quick stop at Walmart to pick up a birthday gift for her dad, whose birthday was the next day. The rest of the family headed to the picnic spot while Carson and Maddie made their quick stop before meeting them there.

When they arrived at the park, Maddie was admittedly a bit suspicious that Carson might have something planned, especially since over the last few days she had noticed both her famly and Carson becoming increasingly concerned about the state of her nails. However, to be fair, that wasn’t entirely out of the ordinary. Despite her suspicions, she definitely did not expect the elaborate picnic Carson had planned for them. Little did she know that his parents and her family had arrived early to set up a beautiful picnic with pictures of the two of them, pillows, blankets, and a sweet charcuterie spread.

As they approached the picnic setup, with a few nerves and a lot of excitement, Carson got down on one knee and asked Maddie to marry him.

She didn’t need much time to think about her answer. She happily said yes, and on April 24th, 2026, they got engaged and started the next chapter of their story together.