{"id":30766,"date":"2026-05-20T13:53:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T18:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=30766"},"modified":"2026-05-20T13:53:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T18:53:59","slug":"hummel-ward-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=30766","title":{"rendered":"Hummel-Ward Wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We got to witness the union of two beautiful souls earlier this month. Our friend Parker Ward married is perfect match, Madison Hummel. <\/p>\n

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The ceremony was at the Church of the Nativity in Leawood, Kansas.<\/p>\n

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Their reception was the Abbott in Kansas City. It was probably the most creative celebration we’ve ever attended. Throughout their relationship, Parker would leave Madison post-it notes so, when he proposed, he also did it in a similar fashion – via a giant post-it note<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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They continued this theme at the reception by putting everyone’s table assignments on post-it notes. Our placeholders at dinner were also post-it notes.<\/p>\n

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It was absolutely brilliant!<\/p>\n

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Initially, I was worried that we wouldn’t know anyone there. Thankfully, they put us at a table with other pickleball players. <\/p>\n

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The Abbott, located in the Crossroads arts district of Kansas City, was the perfect reception venue. We hung out on the rooftop patio before dinner for some pre-dinner drinks and rays of sunshine.<\/p>\n

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Brian enjoyed some old fashioneds, Parker’s favorite drink.<\/p>\n

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Dinner was fantastic. The tables were beautifully decorated and consistent with the couple’s fun vibe. They also chose a great band. I think everyone had a blast. <\/p>\n

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Here are some pictures of the food. They went with a plated salad and multiple food stations. I don’t think anyone went hungry.<\/p>\n

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Honestly, I was surprised we made Parker’s invite list as we hadn’t seen him in a while. He is always so busy with his various business endeavors. I am grateful for the invite though, because I just love weddings. It reminds me of our own wedding and brings back all the good feels. Every time we are witness to another couple’s union, it’s like Brian and I are renewing our vows to each other at the same time. It gives me the warm fuzzies. <\/p>\n

Anyway, congratulations to Parker and Madison. We with you both the best and may you both live happily ever after!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We got to witness the union of two beautiful souls earlier this month. Our friend Parker Ward married is perfect match, Madison Hummel. The ceremony was at the Church of the Nativity in Leawood, Kansas. Their reception was the Abbott in Kansas City. It was probably the most creative celebration we’ve ever attended. Throughout their […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1340],"tags":[32,3866,886],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30766"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30766"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30766\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30782,"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30766\/revisions\/30782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}