These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Laura begins the book teaching school far away from home, and Almanzo Wilder begins to court her by taking her home each weekend, often through terrible winter conditions. Laura falls in love with the dashing Almanzo, and continues to teach several terms of school while preparing for her wedding.

Laura wears black to be married in, as it was the only new dress she had when she and Almanzo decided to move up the date of the wedding, then shemoves into the house Almanzo built to begin their lives together.

This book was the official completion of the Little House series of books, although The First Four Years was later published after Laura’s death.