Names: Jack (Luke) Sheppard and Baylee Rees

Hometowns: Davenport, Iowa, and Blue Grass, Iowa

Degrees: Luke is a junior in history education and Baylee is a junior in child, adult and family services. Both attend Iowa State University.

How they met: Luke and Baylee went to the same high school, but became friends their freshman year at Iowa State. After Baylee returned from a mission trip to Nicaragua her sophomore year, she and Luke began hanging out more and more.

First date: The couple spent the month of May together in Davenport. They would drive around talking, swinging at parks and going on adventures before Baylee left for Nicaragua.

Proposal: Luke and Baylee went to Ledges State Park in November. Luke was planning on waiting longer to propose, but the time was right. They were spontaneously engaged while on the hiking trail, one of Baylee’s favorite places.

Wedding theme: Birds, birdcages and bird nests will be a major part of the theme. Additionally, antique books and turquoise mason jars will be displayed. Flowers will be made with paper and pages from old books. The flower girls also will have feathers instead of flowers.

Wedding date: May 11

Wedding location: Moravia, Iowa, in the woods of Luke’s family’s land

Wedding colors: Turquoise, red-orange, coral and ivory

Wedding flowers: Paper flowers made out of book pages

Guest count: Around 150

Wedding party: Six bridesmaids and six groomsmen

Reception: A hayrack ride will take guests from the wedding to the reception on the same land in a grass field. After a night of dancing and toasting, the couple will set off floating paper lanterns.

First dance song: “Turning Page” by Sleeping at Last

Something “old, new, borrowed and blue”: Baylee’s great-grandma’s handkerchief will be wrapped around her bouquet. Her bouquet has blue paper flowers and her dress is new.

Wedding highlight: Baylee is most excited to pledge her love to Luke and worship God during the ceremony.

Hardest part of planning: For Baylee, the hardest part of planning the wedding is finding time for all of the DIY projects.