Childhood Friends Turned Sweethearts Wed In a Community-Centric Day

Ryan Murray & Connor Chase
April 23, 2022

The first time five-year-old Connor Chase saw Ryan Murray, she was riding her bike outside the home his family had just moved into. Connor watched her from the front door as she turned the corner and—as his mother remembers it—ran across the house to catch another glimpse. Over the next 14 years, the neighbors would become best friends. It wasn’t until Ryan moved away for college, though, that she realized the weight of their mutual love. “At the end of the day, I always wanted to tell him what was going on,” she remembers. “There was no one like him.” They tied the knot April 23, 2022, and celebrated at Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek under a tent adorned with twinkling lights.

Ryan Murray & Connor Chase Wedding Vertical Groom & Bride

Coming Together

Ryan had originally wanted a wedding dress with sleeves. But when she, her mother, and sister all loved the same Hayley Paige gown with a sweetheart neckline and rhinestone trim, she knew she had found her dress. “We all have very different styles,” Ryan says. “That was just the biggest sign I could have ever gotten.”

Ryan Murray & Connor Chase Wedding Bouquet

Fine Details

Family and community were central influences on the finer details of the day, including Ryan’s bridal bouquet. An embroidered handkerchief made from her grandmother’s wedding gown served as Ryan’s “something old.” She carried it down the aisle wrapped around the bouquet along with her “something borrowed,” her father’s old wedding ring.

Honeymoon: Napa, California and Hawaii 

Cake Flavors: Champagne cake with layers of strawberry buttercream filling and chocolate filling with chocolate chips

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