Brandon Moore met Mackenzy Vedder while working as a bartender at Hoppers Pub in September 2019 at Hoppers Pub.
“I left my number and the rest is history,” Mackenzy says. “We are getting married this August!”

Brandon earned his bachelor’s degrees in civil engineering and architectural engineering in 2018. Mackenzy earned her bachelor’s degree in civil engineering in 2019.
What’s one of their favorite shared campus experiences?
“Definitely St. Pats,” Mackenzy says. “We had so much fun getting together with our friends and celebrating the way Rolla does!”
Today the couple work in St. Louis: Brandon at ARCO and Mackenzy at GBA.
Their relationship advice?
“Listen to each other and always have fun,” she says.
Share This Story
Spark a Memory?
Share your story! Fill out the form below to share your fondest memory or anecdote of S&T. If you'd prefer not typing, you can also share by phone at 833-646-3715 (833-Miner150).
The sun’s on their side
In 1999, the Missouri S&T Solar Car Team took first place in Sunrayce, now known as the American Solar Challenge….
Samantha (Smith) and Andrew Keeven
Although Samantha (Smith) and Andrew Keeven met thanks to mutual friends during St. Pat’s in 2014, they didn’t get to…
Anika (Stuckenschneider) and Jacob (Wang) Careaga
Anika (Stuckenschneider) met Jacob (Wang) Careaga during the spring of 1996 when he came over to her Kappa Delta sorority…
Alyssa Purdy and Ryon Owings
Alyssa Purdy and Ryon Owings met during Opening Week in August 2014. Both lived in TJ Hall’s north tower –…
Supporting female faculty at S&T
When she established the Woman of the Year award at Missouri S&T, Cindy Tang, a 1985 economics graduate, wanted to…
Non-stop innovation
Dan Scott, a 1970 metallurgical engineering graduate, holds more than 100 patents and has dozens more patents pending. The technical…