Hotel Drover

Grab Your Boots...We're Saying 'I Do' in Texas!

Let's Walk Down the Aisle

Let's Have a Cocktail

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Our Wedding

Court & Scott's Love Story as recounted by the soon-to-be Groom....

In many ways, we consider our relationship and path to where we are today destiny. Originally meeting through mutual friends in 2010, we decided to start dating after only knowing each other a short time. Courtney was living in Indianapolis and I was living in Dallas, but we had immediate chemistry. Several flights back and forth through the next several months ensued, and we have so many great memories with each other in those early times. However, the distance and being quite young took its toll, and we decided to go our separate ways. We always remained friends after that, and kept in touch sporadically over the next several years. Courtney moved to New Jersey, and the two of us carried on with our lives. In all honesty, I continued to have feelings for Courtney in the years that followed. I would message her from time to time, just to check in and see how life was going. I don’t think either one of us thought we would be a significant part of each other’s lives ever again, but it was nice to remain friends even if it was at a distance. Fast forward over a decade later to August of 2021. Courtney was coming to Dallas and this time it was her that reached out to me to meet up. It’s funny how life works ;). We met up that weekend and picked up right where we had left off so many years before. I actually flew out to NYC two days after she left Dallas just to take her on a date and see her for a couple of days. Everything felt right again, and over the next several months we dated long distance. It became clear that we needed to be in the same city in order for our relationship to reach its full potential. We both knew we had something special together. In May of 2022, Courtney moved to Dallas and we have been inseparable ever since. Through the last several years, we’ve made countless amazing memories, laughed, smiled, both sides of our families have become one, and our hearts have been filled with love for each other that I don’t think either one of us ever imagined would happen. In May of 2024, I asked Courtney to marry me. It’s the best day of our lives and the best decision we’ve both ever made to say “yes”. Our lives, and our destinies, have been intertwined for 14 years now, and we didn’t even know it. This is our story, and we can’t wait to celebrate our special day with all of our family and friends on October 10, 2025. It will be a day that we will never forget and another memory to add to our amazing journey together. We love you all and look forward to seeing you!

Our Story 

Courtney + Scott 

Kick off your boots, hang your hat &amp; stay awhile!This room block closes on 9/10/25.

Hotel Drover, Autograph Collection

Please reference the "Nijak-Horton Wedding Block" when you book your stay at The Courtyard Fort Worth Historic Stockyards. Preferred rates included for King &amp; Queen rooms.*IMPORTANT NOTE: Please book your accommodations secured under our room block by 9/15/25.*

Courtyard Fort Worth Historic Stockyards

Please reference the Nijak-Horton Wedding Block when you book your stay at SpringHill Suites Fort Worth Historic Stockyards. Preferred rates included for King, Queen &amp; Suite rooms. *IMPORTANT NOTE: Please book your accommodations secured under our room block by 8/8/25.*

SpringHill Suites Fort Worth Historic Stockyards

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FAQ's 

While you're in Fort Worth, we wanted to share some of our favorite places! There are so many amazing, authentic Texas experiences you can't miss while you're here!

No trip to the Fort Worth Stockyards would be complete without witnessing the iconic Cattle Drive! Twice daily,(11:30AM and 4PM) view the Texas cattle parade down East Exchange Avenue. Gather on the sidewalk in front of the Livestock Exchange Building to watch!

Fort Worth Herd

Good Eats

An iconic Fort Worth staple for more than 100 years! Enjoy delicious made-from-scratch Mexican food &amp; margaritas!

Joe T. Garcia's

Located off of the main lobby at The Hotel Drover, enjoy contemporary Texas bites &amp; Southern comfort foods.

97 West Kitchen & Bar

Enjoy award-winning Spanish tapas while admiring a view of the Fort Worth Stockyards from the rooftop!

Ático Fort Worth

Enjoy a fresh cup of coffee with artisan micro-roasted beans.

Avoca Coffee Roasters

Everything tastes better on a biscuit, #areweright?! Enjoy a famous biscuit - any way you'd like it!

The Biscuit Bar

Inspired by the "Old West", but with a modern sophistication. Enjoy dishes ranging from steaks to seafood to wild boar &amp; even rattlesnake! Advance reservations recommended.

Lonesome Dove Fort Worth

Dishes focus on the element of smoke - from the kitchen's smoker to the wood-burning grill.

Provender Hall

Cheers! 

The world's largest honky-tonk, complete with an indoor rodeo for professional bull riding! Enjoy dancing, multiple eating options, arcade games &amp; a Texas style general store.

Billy Bob's Texas

Enjoy a refreshing beverage at the outdoor Veranda at The Hotel Drover near the backyard. The bar is open to non-hotel guests as well.

Enjoy real Texas music &amp; house-brewed beer right in the heart of the Fort Worth Stockyards!

Second Rodeo

Voted one of the 100 best bars in America by Esquire, grab a cold drink at the saloon located in the middle of the Fort Worth Stockyards!

White Elephant Saloon

See ya at the Stockyards! 

Watch a real Texas rodeo at this historic site!

Cowtown Coliseum

Make a custom cowboy hat as an ultimate Texas-sized souvenir at the Flea Bar!

Flea Style

Dallas Sites to See

The Texas State Fair will also still be happening before and after our wedding! The Texas State Fair is the longest running state fair in the nation! Go check out the legendary mascot of the fair, Big Tex! 9/26/25-10/19/25.

State Fair Of Texas

The Red River Showdown - TX vs OU Game At The Cotton Bowl on 10/11/25.

The Red River Showdown - TX vs OU Game At The Cottonbowl

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Legendary Inspiration

On the trail or in the Stockyards, drovers lived by a code that was all their own: a principle of honor, dignity and respectability. Some would say these men and women were as special a breed as the longhorn cattle in their charge or out on the open range. They treated the land and their animals with the distinct care that they deserved. The stories they brought back from months on the trail were many, and, in the case of Fort Worth, fueled not just a town but a legacy that endures to this very day. (Credit: The Hotel Drover website)

Fort Worth Stockyards

As a drover headed cattle up the Chisholm Trail to the railheads, he had one last stop for rest and supplies: Fort Worth, Texas.Beyond Fort Worth, he’d be crossing the Red River into Indian Territory.Between 1866 and 1890, drovers trailed more than four million head of cattle through Fort Worth. The city soon became known as “Cowtown.”When the railroad arrived in 1876, Fort Worth became a major shipping point for livestock, so the city built the Union Stockyards, two and a half miles north of the Tarrant County Courthouse, in 1887. (Credit: Fort Worth Stockyards website)

Venue History

Registry

THANK YOU 

We want to say THANK YOU to all of our friends and family. We can't put into words the gratitude and love we have for each of you. We feel incredibly blessed to not only share our special day with you all, but to share our lives together as well. Thank you for all of the support, the friendships we've built, and the love you've given us. Our day is the final touch of joining our groups as one, and what an amazing group it is! You all have made our lives better than we could've ever imagined. Thank you, we love you all!

Courtney & Scott

Courtney & Scott

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Hotel Drover, Autograph Collection

Courtyard Fort Worth Historic Stockyards

SpringHill Suites Fort Worth Historic Stockyards