Ashley and Wayne

We can't wait to celebrate with you! In anticipation of the big day, we have created this wedding website to keep you up to date on all the details of our wedding.

Ashley Laumbach and Wayne Rainsford met 10 years ago in the fall of 2010 in high school. They began dating 8 years ago during Ashley's Junior year and Wayne's Senior year of high school. They've been together ever since!

Wayne was born and raised in Benoni, South Africa, and Ashley was born and raised in Kingwood, TX. After high school, they both moved to Oklahoma for College. Wayne went to Spartan College in Tulsa, OK and Ashley went to the University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK. They moved to Houston after Ashley's graduation from OU in May of 2018.

Wayne proposed in December 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa. They went back to visit and went to an elephant sanctuary. Everyone at the sanctuary was aware of what was going on; Wayne had it all planned out. They were taking a photo with an elephant, and one of the elephant keepers was sneakily given the ring. As they took the photo, the keeper gave the ring to the elephant. When Ashley turned around after the photo, the elephant was handing her the ring in its trunk, and Wayne got down on his knee!

When they decided they wanted to build a home in Houston, they chose to go to the Courthouse and get married on February 1st, 2019. They moved into their new home in December of 2019 and have been living there happily ever since.

They look forward to celebrating their marriage with you through a ceremony to share their vows and a reception to follow. 🥂

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