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We were married January 7, 2026 at 14:00 at the Travis County Courthouse in Austin, Texas.

Photos

Wes standing at the bottom of the steps to the courthouse looking dapper in his dark gray suit with eggplant purple shirt and boutonniere of orange roses. He has a happy smile on his face.
Rachele and Wes on their wedding day standing in at the to of the steps up to the Travis County Courthouse, a limestone-clad building in the PWA Moderne style of the 1930s. Rachele is wearing a white lace blouse and long white satin skirt. Her necklace is a flattened piece of shiny copper in a blog shape. Wes is wearing a dark gray suit and eggplant purple shirt. Both of them are wearing their sunglasses.
Rachele and Wes hold hands as they pass through the entrance way into the courthouse. They look back over their shoulders, smiling.
Inside the courthouse, Rachele and Wes enter the 3rd floor Justice of the Peace Office to check in for the ceremony.
Wes and Rachele sit together on the long wooden bench in the hallway outside the Justice of the Peace office, waiting to be called into the courtroom.
Wes and Rachele taking a selfie with a Fallout Shelter sign on the wall behind them.
Rachele and Wes stand before the judge who is reading during the ceremony. They are looking into each others eyes.
A close up of when Rachele placed the ring on Wes' finger.
Rachele and Wes share their first kiss as husband and wife.
Rachele and Wes watch as the judge signs their marriage license in the courtroom.
Wes and Rachele stand with the judge in the courtroom as he holds up the signed marriage license.
Wes and Rachele pose together in front of the bench in the courtroom as husband and wife.
Wes and Rachele sit together on the benches inside the courtroom with the beautiful afternoon sunlight shining in through the windows.
Rachele takes a bridal portrait on the marble staircase in the courthouse.
Outside the courthouse, Rachele and Wes walk hand in hand in the shade of a large oak tree.
A close up of Rachele's and Wes’s left hands showing their matching plain white gold wedding bands with Rachele’s bouquet of white and orange roses with purple flower highlights behind their hands
Rachele and Wes share a kiss in the bright afternoon sun with one of Austin's moon towers in the background.
Rachele throws her arm around Wes' shoulder as they pose in front of the pink granite dome of the Texas State Capitol.
Wes kisses Rachele on the cheek from behind with the facade of the Travis County Courthouse behind them.
Wes and Rachele stand hand in hand outside the Travis County Courthouse side entrance with an old fallout shelter sign above them.
Wes and Rachele hold up their hook 'em horns hand signs in front of the UT Tower.
Rachele takes another bridal close up on the UT campus.
Wes kisses the side of Rachele's head tenderly with his eyes closed as she smiles and glances back.
Wes kisses Rachele on the forehead as she leans back against a lamp post on the UT campus. with a Texas banner above them.
Wes and Rachele hold up their hook 'em horns hand signals as they stand together with DKR memorial stadium behind them.

Thank you

Thank you to everyone who helped make our wedding successful!

Photography: Lauren Garrison Photography

Flowers: Antonio Villa at Cactus & Rose

Hair: Sarah Rick at Styles Hair Studio

Nails: T-Nails and Spa

Website: Praise Agbabiaka

Venue: Travis County Courthouse, Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5

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