Rehearsal Dinner

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Our Wedding

While we wish our story began somewhere charming like a market, park, or through mutual friends—ours began on the internet. We quickly connected over our shared faith in Christ, patriotism, humor, and desire to put God first in our relationship. God providentially answered our individual prayers for a future spouse and perfectly orchestrated our first meeting in the great state of Texas. From Texas to Missouri, back to Texas, and eventually Pittsburgh, our relationship has been filled with travel, laughter, and lovingly—and perhaps slightly alarmingly—unfiltered honesty. Along the way, we not only fell in love with each other, but with each other’s families, making it even clearer that God was bringing together something far bigger than just the two of us. One of our favorite memories was touring the farm where Joshua grew up. After riding around in the pouring rain, we took shelter in the 100+ year-old barn where he spent his childhood stacking hay. There, Joshua kissed Teresa and said, “You’re the only woman I want to kiss for the rest of my life.” A few weeks later, Teresa decided patience was overrated and asked, “So… do you love me?” Joshua rolled his eyes—she had officially ruined his plan to tell her on Valentine’s Day. Not exactly the traditional first “I love you,” but perfectly us. Later, while visiting St. Paul’s Cathedral, Joshua told Teresa that one day he wanted to marry her. We didn’t know exactly what God had planned, but we knew we wanted to faithfully follow wherever He led. After our engagement, we returned to St. Paul’s to pray together in the same place where we had once dreamed about our future. It was a beautiful full-circle reminder that God had heard our prayers and answered them in His perfect timing. Through these moments and countless others, we’ve seen God’s faithfulness woven throughout our story. We are eternally grateful He brought us together and intend to build a marriage and home centered on serving Him. “But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” — Joshua 24:15 We are so thankful to celebrate this joyful day with the family and friends we love and can’t wait to begin this next chapter together!

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Omni Frisco At The Star

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Hampton Inn & Suites Legacy Park-Frisco

Travel

* Dee Lincoln Prime — my pick for a dressy Frisco date night. Steak, seafood, sushi, Wagyu, great cocktails, and it’s right at The Star. * The Star District — even if you don’t eat at Dee Lincoln, this is one of the easiest places to make a whole evening: dinner → drinks → walk around the Cowboys complex. * Legacy Hall at Legacy West — Lively upscale food hall with tons of different food options, cocktails, live music, and a great outdoor patio. Perfect for families or groups when everyone wants something different. *Hard Eight BBQ — A true taste of Texas! Hard Eight BBQ serves authentic Texas barbecue straight from the pit in a fun, laid-back atmosphere. * Sea Breeze Fish Market & Grill — A casual, upscale seafood spot and fresh fish market known for high-quality, flown-in seafood. Great for fresh fish, oysters, lobster rolls, fish & chips, and daily specials. A perfect choice when you want excellent seafood without a super-formal atmosphere. * The Common Table Frisco — Lively gastropub at The Star with elevated American food, craft cocktails, and a fun hip-hop brunch. Great for brunch, drinks, or a casual date night. * Yao Fuzi Cuisine — Our favorite Chinese restaurant! Located in West Plano with a cozy, date-night atmosphere, known for Shanghai-inspired dishes, soup dumplings, crispy beef, seafood, and great cocktails and wine. * Bob’s Steak & Chop House — An upscale, classic Texas steakhouse at The Shops at Legacy, known for USDA Prime steaks, excellent service, and its signature glazed carrot. Great for date nights and special occasions. * PGA Frisco / Omni PGA — another one I’d prioritize. Go around sunset, have dinner/drinks, walk the district and play the putting course. The PGA District has The Dance Floor putting course, The Swing par-3 course, restaurants, shops and entertainment. * If you’re willing to go just outside Frisco to Grandscape: Quartino Ristorante is fun for Italian + wine, while Tande Craft Kitchen & Cocktails is a more interesting Thai/cocktail date-night option. * Andretti Indoor Karting & Games The Colony — Huge indoor entertainment center at Grandscape with high-speed go-karts, arcade games, laser tag, VR and bowling. Great for kids, teens, and adults, especially for a family activity * Windmills Craftworks [Grandscape] — I’d choose this more for the live music/jazz + dinner experience than purely for the food. * Universal Kids Resort — Biggest must-do for younger kids. Frisco’s new Universal theme park designed specifically for families with young children, with themed lands featuring Shrek, Minions, SpongeBob, Trolls and more. It opened July 1, 2026. * KidZania — Immersive kid-sized city where children can role-play 100+ jobs like firefighter, pilot, veterinarian and doctor. Great interactive/educational activity.

Frisco/ Plano/ North Dallas

* Monarch Restaurant — romantic / glamorous. It’s on the 49th floor, so you get huge Dallas skyline views with upscale Italian, steaks and seafood. Great special-occasion choice. * Terilli’s Restaurant — A longtime Lower Greenville favorite serving Italian-American classics in a lively, romantic setting with live music and a rooftop patio. Known for its signature Italchos, pasta and cocktails. * Javier’s Gourmet Mexicano — An iconic, upscale Dallas restaurant serving Mexico City–style cuisine in a dark, old-school atmosphere. Known for steaks, seafood, strong cocktails and its cigar lounge. * Dakota’s Steakhouse — one of the coolest atmospheres. You take an elevator underground into the restaurant, and there’s a gorgeous courtyard/waterfall. Very old-school romantic Dallas. * Tango Room — intimate, dark, sexy, old-world steakhouse. If you like moody/elegant interiors, I’d put this high on your list. * Stillwell’s — gorgeous steakhouse inside Hôtel Swexan. More sophisticated and understated than some of Dallas’s louder steakhouses. * Uchi Dallas — one of my picks if you want really good sushi/Japanese rather than just a beautiful room. * Gemma — cozy, intimate neighborhood bistro. Less flashy and more charming. * Sushi by Scratch Restaurants: Dallas — tiny, speakeasy-style omakase inside The Adolphus; more of an experience than a regular dinner. * Jack & Harry’s — An upscale, New Orleans-inspired chophouse in Snider Plaza with a warm, old-school Southern atmosphere. Known for prime steaks, fresh seafood, gumbo, oysters and martinis. Great for a romantic date night or cocktails. * The Dallas World Aquarium — Indoor rainforest, aquarium and zoo experience with sharks, penguins, sloths, monkeys and exotic birds. One of the best Dallas activities for kids. * Perot Museum of Nature and Science — Interactive science museum with dinosaurs, gems, hands-on exhibits and an earthquake simulator. Great for kids of all ages. * Dallas Zoo — Huge zoo with giraffe feeding, safari-style exhibits, a children’s zoo and plenty of activities for a half or full day.

Dallas

NorthPark Center, Highland Park Village, Legacy West, Bishop Arts boutiques, or Grandscape.

Shopping

Prestonwood Baptist Church holds a special place in Teresa and Joshua’s hearts. It was Teresa’s childhood church, where she grew up in her faith, and is now the church she and Joshua attend together. Come join the newlyweds for the 11:00 a.m. Sunday service following the wedding! They’d love to have you there for their first Sunday as husband and wife!

Teresa Backiel & Joshua Linton

Teresa Backiel & Joshua Linton

Travel

Omni Frisco At The Star

Hilton Garden Inn Frisco

Hampton Inn & Suites Legacy Park-Frisco