Michael and Ambree Passariello

February 8, 2025

Wedding story: Michael and Ambree met in August of 2022, and it was the cliche “love at first sight.” Ambree moved to Texarkana to complete her bachelor’s degree and continue her athletic journey by playing volleyball at Texas A&M University-Texarkana. Michael was in his junior year at the university, playing baseball for the Eagles! Not long after meeting, they began to date and quickly met each other’s families. Ambree recalls Michael telling her a few weeks into their relationship that she would be the girl he married, and a couple of years later, he asked her to do just that! Michael planned on proposing the summer of 2024 at the beach, but unfortunately, a hurricane detoured the trip. They decided to relocate their vacation at the last minute to Broken Bow, where he’d continue his plans to ask for her hand. Ambree and Michael tied the knot on a beautiful 80° day in February this year (yeah, Texas weather is insane). The couple recalls this as the most special day of their lives!

What made our day special: While there were so many moments that made our day memorable, it was the people there who made our day one that will always hold the most special place in my heart! Working as a bridal stylist at Gracyn Elizabeth has truly led me to the most amazing people and vendors! We actually ended up changing our wedding date, and our vendors didn’t bat an eye and did everything they could to make us feel so loved and special.

Shelby Stephens (the owner of our venue) went above and beyond to make sure not a single detail was missed. Ashley Carlow (the owner of Gracyn Elizabeth Bride and my boss) delivered my cake to the venue, and when she realized I didn’t have a cake stand, she searched New Boston to find me one! Even down to our DJ, florist, decorator, and caterer – everyone made us feel like family and treated the day as important as we felt it was! Even though Michael and I are from Wichita Falls/ Decataur, about a 4 ½ hour drive from New Boston, we knew we wanted to get married at 415 in the area where we met, and our family and vendors made it happen! I could never recommend our vendors enough!

Fun Fact: Instead of having a videographer, I purchased a vintage camcorder and had guests and one of my bridesmaids, Darby, pass it around and capture special moments throughout the day. Now, we have a sweet, home video-style collection of our favorite moments!