Celebrate with us!

We grew up only a few miles apart but went to the same church and somehow our paths never crossed until a surprise party in 2020. It was my best friends surprise birthday party and I went into that night expecting to show some love to my friend and probably awkwardly meet whoever else would be there that night, but then I met Madi Rush. I thought she had a boyfriend at the time but I wasn't sure so my mission that night was to find out. I did so by trying to "accidentally" touch her hand during a card game we were all playing to see if she reacted negatively towards it. That night I knew that she was beautiful and that I loved the way I felt around Madi. I was drawn to her in a way that was new. Later that night after the party, I was the last to leave and I talked to Hahn and Emma Grace about Madi. I said something to the tune of, "Madi seems pretty cool.", and from there I heard nothing but amazing things from Emma Grace about who Madi was and I knew I wanted to see her again. We connected on Instagram because I had no other way to contact her and we went on a date the next week and have seen each other every week since then, 87 weeks and counting. We have lived 2 hours apart since the beginning of our story but it hasn't kept us from pursuing getting to know each other and hasn't hindered our love from growth. The distance honestly builds something in our relationship that is so special, a love that can grow from simply the voice and character of someone that isn't dependent on the physical presence. Madi has loved me and fought with me through the toughest moments of my life and it has been the honor of my life to grow in a relationship with her. She teaches me so much about how to pursue truth from God in everything, how to be a better friend, how to be honest with myself and so much more. There are so many things that are evidence that God has put Madi and I together. I rest in the peace of knowing that the Lord has brought us together to be one on our wedding day, no matter what will come our way, the Lord has joined us and we can trust his will to continue to prevail through our lives. I love you Madison. Let's get married :)

We grew up in the same city, involved in the same church, but somehow never officially met. I always knew who he was from random friends mentioning his name. Fast-forward to 2020; After a random turn of events, I ended up at Brandon’s best friends surprise birthday party. We briefly met and I later found out Brandon was interested in getting to know me better. He had been trying to get my attention throughout the night. After some meddling by a dear friend (Shoutout EG), we ended up on an interesting double date, to say the least. But we ended up going for coffee alone the next day, and talked for hours. The night ended with hiking in the rain and eating Mcdonald’s. I never eat Mcdonald’s, so you know I was interested. After that day, I felt like I knew him already. He was so easy to talk to and having fun came naturally for us both. He was and still is the most genuinely nice person I’ve ever known. And I know i’m not the first to say this. I had a lot of fun, but I was honestly happy to have our double date redeemed. Gladly, he let me know he was very interested in going on another date! We lived two hours apart, but I didn’t hesitate to give it a try. Brandon was seemingly worth it. We have both moved twice since we began dating (somehow we still live two hours apart?) and have still seen each other every week. Our love has come easy at times, and it has been fought for at other times. When in those harder times, i’ve found that honesty is important. We agree that honesty is the only way to understand each other. We first try to be honest with ourselves, so that we can be honest with each other and the Lord. And this principle has been what has led to a great love and friendship. The Lord has spoken to us through our honesty, and we have understood each other to a greater extent. And seriously, I have the most fun with Brandon. I feel it has only gotten better with time. The difficult moments have made us better friends, and has shown us our commitment to each other. It is so freeing having that security with someone :,). It is by the grace of God that we have been able to experience this great love!! Everything good in our relationship comes from the principles and love of Jesus. We have both been through times of vulnerability, and have both seen love rise from those moments. We have been through honesty, and then covered in forgiveness by one another, as Jesus has first forgiven us. All of what we have been through makes me emotional. I am in awe of how God intends marriage to be. I feel overwhelmingly thankful that I get to marry Brandon, and I cannot wait to step into this moment with my best friend. It is an honor and a gift!