Donate to Kristin and Isaac's Wedding Celebration

Hello - my name is Kristin & I am asking for donations so I can marry my best friend in September 2025. Isaac and I have been together for 3 years and this is our story:

We first met at the Phoenix Lounge in Harrisburg, SD in May of 2022. Neither of us were meant to be there that night, yet somehow fate brought us together. I had gone there with my mom after winning a karaoke contest in Brandon, SD with the intention of singing more karaoke to celebrate. Isaac had only gone there that night to scope out the space because his band was going to play there soon.

My mom and I walked in, sat at the bar and I noticed Isaac from afar and was instantly attracted to him - not only his appearance, but the way he carried himself with a confidence unmatched by anyone in the room. However, I was with my mom that night and had no plans of letting a man distract me. Disappointed that there wasn’t karaoke that night but instead, a collection of live music acts, I got up to use the restroom, contemplating whether we should just head home or stick it out for a bit.

When I walked out, there he was - sitting a seat away from my mom, leaving one seat for me to join her back up at the bar.

My mom whispers to me about how a cute guy snuck in to sit next to us, as if I wasn’t already screaming inside about how the one guy I noticed in the bar had taken the seat next to mine. Not to mention, I hadn’t even told my mom that I thought he was attractive in the first place; she just knew that he was my type and I’d be excited he sat there.

I shush my mom and take my seat, calmly & coolly (not). I tried my best not to seem so eager to talk to him and asked my favorite bartender, Randi, about a liquor on the shelf that I didn’t recognize. It had a big “X” on it and Randi tells me it’s a spiced rum. Not my usual shot I would take, but I’m not scared to try new things so I asked her to pour me one. Isaac chimes in that he would take one as well and pay for mine, too (so much for ignoring the hottie at the bar). We take our shots and introduce ourselves.

The night goes on and time escapes us. Before we knew it, it was nearly closing time. We took an array of unfamiliar shots together, discussed our interests (mostly music), and had a merry old time. When it came time to part ways, Isaac asked for my number. I never give my number out to strangers so I declined and asked if he had any social media platforms I could add him on. Being the bizarre individual Isaac is, he was off the grid. What could we do? What if we never spoke again? Never saw each other again. I wasn’t interested in losing a connection like we had and decided to exchange numbers with him.

Many text conversations later, we discovered that we lived only one town away from each other. Along with that, we also graduated from the same high school. So (physically) close to each other for years, yet somehow our souls met each other on a night completely unplanned by either of us. We have been connected to each other in a disgustingly cute way since that night.

Years later and we have a wonderful baby boy together, another bundle of joy due mid-October, and my two children call him “dad.” We play music together in an awesome band and run a small karaoke business together. All we want now is to be able to tie the knot and call each other “husband” and “wife” (without the “when did you guys get married??” follow-up questions).

As of right now, we are shooting for Saturday, September 27th as a wedding date. My dream is to be cute and pregnant in the dress I’ve already purchased (for less than $25 - impressive, right?!). We have affordable suits picked out for the boys on Amazon & we are on the hunt for the perfect dress for Lyrica still. The rings we picked out are $200 for both of us. We plan to get married and have the reception at the same place we met three years ago. Food for the reception will be potluck-style & I have made our wedding playlist on Spotify. We also intend on having karaoke the night of at the Phoenix Lounge as well.

Unfortunately, while everything we have chosen for the date is affordable, we still are asking for donations to help make this happen. Times are a smidge tough for us financially right now and any help paying for the event is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time in reading this sappy love story & thanks for any amount you are able to donate. Please share this if you feel so inclined.