Brayden's Side

Well, it all started back late in 2022 when a friend of mine from the BCM decided to point out a girl to me on the BCM fall retreat. I wasn't sure about being set up, so I never acted on it. However, come February 2023, this cute girl from BCM and I pass in the Reynolds Center out at SAU. I thought she was cute, kept on walking, and didn't initially think too much of it. Well, God works in mysterious ways. I realize now that in that moment, I had caught eyes for Anna Dooly. I was interested in her for several months before I got the courage to ask her out on September 5, 2023 at a BCM Tuesday night. Bearing in mind that this was after my friends had been telling me for months on end to "just do it." I have some good friends, yet they always refused to tell me that they knew she liked me back. I'm not salty about it, not one bit. So eventually, we start dating, and I take Anna out to eat on September 9, 2023. It goes well, so I invite her to Conner's wedding the next weekend, smart I know. Thanks to my Uncle Gary asking, "is this your girlfriend?" and me answering affirmatively, after only a week, Anna and I were boyfriend and girlfriend. Both of us will tell anyone, our timelines for a lot of things got accelerated, so claiming to be boyfriend and girlfriend that soon was not the last time that would happen. Initially, I was planning on dating Anna for two years before I popped the question, but I soon knew I wasn't going to be able to wait that long, so it became a 10-month plan. On July 4, 2024, I was able to get both of our families together for Independence Day (at least that's what I told Anna). You should have seen the look on her face when I got down on one knee. I wouldn't trade that look for anything. So, the rest is history, we've been working hard the last few months to get ready for the big day. I am immensely thankful for the woman that God has blessed me with.

Anna's Side

At the same fall retreat, a friend of mine pointed out Brayden to me (she and her fiancé were both working together to point me and Brayden out to each other). She literally waltzed up to me and asked, "Do you want a boyfriend?". I was a little shocked and asked who she had in mind. She then told me about Brayden. I thanked her but said that I was waiting on God's timing. Well, turns out it was that next year lol. We both started noticing each other and I started having a crush on him. I was informed around April by one of my close friends that he also had a crush on me too. I was pretty shocked honestly. I got to know him more during the summer and in September, he asked me out! He picked me up for our first date and met my whole family. They all were impressed by him and have continued to be impressed by him. Our date went very well, and he proceeded to ask me to come to his brother's wedding. I was nervous to meet his family, but everything went well, and I love his family! Thanks to his uncle, we became officially boyfriend and girlfriend in a week. After ten months of dating, he asked me to marry him! To say that I was shocked is an understatement. He had gaslit me into thinking that he was going to propose to me in September. I am so blessed that I get to marry him, our wedding day can't come any quicker!

Wedding Day