We Eloped!

Kooper and I met on Easter morning at our church, Evangel. Taylor had previously met him so she took the initiative of introducing us. To this day I still remember what he was wearing - a white dress shirt with a small anchors pattern, a navy suit jacket, and black jeans. I have never crushed on someone as instantly as I did in that moment. I was star-struck by his smile. I remember leaving church with Taylor and saying, "I know this is crazy, but I am gonna marry that man some day. I can just feel it in my soul". Taylor was so kind not assure my craziness. Her response was simply, "That would be awesome! He's a great guy!". Kooper and I chatted between church services for the next three months until he finally realized I was interested in him. Let the record show that I DID ask him out once, but it went right over his head... After awhile, I distanced myself and decided to trust that if we were meant to be, God would make it happen in His perfect timing. It wasn't long after that when Kooper finally asked me to coffee, where we talked for nearly 4 hours. Two more dates later, we "officially" began dating on August 6th, 2017.

Kooper and I dated for 9 months before he proposed. A short amount of time, but it felt so normal and natural with him. There was no question in my mind he was "the one". Noah and Kooper bonded almost immediately. It wasn't long until Noah began expecting Kooper (whom he called Pooper for quite some time) for bath time and bed time every night. Kooper proposed on May 3, 2018 in front of my entire family and his, with Noah holding the ring. I wept tears of joy because Kooper wasn't just choosing to marry me, he was choosing to be a father to Noah – something I didn't anticipate happening for years. My entire vision of marrying the man I met on Easter 2017 came to reality when we eloped on July 20, 2018. I truly feel like I've been living a fairytale ever since.