Forrest Hills Mountain Resort

Rehearsal Dinner

Rehearsal

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Reception

Bridal Shower 

Our Wedding

We need to start this story by giving the biggest thank you to our dear friend Brandon Streets. Without him, Mason and I would have never met. We first came to know of each other via Brandon. I had just started nursing school at the University of North Georgia and had sworn off dating. I needed to focus on school. Mason was living on campus as a cadet there. Mason and Brandon were hanging out together one night and I started talking to Brandon on Snapchat. Mason being the nosy man he can sometimes be, was looking to see who Brandon was chatting with. He got a glimpse of me, which by the way I didn’t think was a very attractive photo of me. He looked at Brandon and started asking questions. Right away Brandon shoots me a question… “Are you dating anyone?” I obviously responded with no. He then sends me the cutest photo of mason in his uniform and asked if I thought he was handsome. I definitely said yes. Next thing I know is Brandon gave Mason my number with my permission and it really catapulted us into what would end up being the best decision of our lives.Now I will say it took a few days for Mason to work up the courage to text me. I actually started to get worried he wasn’t interested. And then Brandon kept on him to message me and then it happened.We clicked in such a way that I can only describe it as God’s plan to put us together.

How We Met 

Most of you know that Mason deployed in 2022. Our 2nd year of dating. A whole year of just communicating over the phone while on completely different schedules. He was on another time zone and I was a new nightshift NICU nurse.Somehow we made it work. Now the best part of this story… how he came home.I was at work. Had just started working with one of my patients. My charge nurse and resus nurse came and sat across from me and just started asking me random questions. I was mid-diaper change with the patient when I got a tap on my shoulder. I turned around and Mason is standing there in full uniform with his mom behind him filming everything. I honestly couldn’t believe he was there. I ripped off my gloves and jumped right into a hug. Granted… I kept saying I hated him. Simply because he surprised me at work and had schemed the whole thing with my charge and resus nurse. But it was the best feeling in the world getting to hug him after nearly a year apart. The only thing I hated was I couldn’t leave work after he left. I actually had 11 hours left of work before I could go home. That hug though, it helped me get through that shift and especially knowing he was gonna be at my house when I got home.

His Homecoming 

Mason proposed in Key Largo, Florida on April 8th. Now I had my suspicions that he might propose, so like any normal girl I asked my best friend and maid of honor Sydney to confront him on if he was indeed going to propose. He had her so convinced that it wasn't going to happen that I let it go. I should have known something was going on when he scheduled a photographer to do "couples photo". He played it off so well using the grand ole TikTok trend that had been going around. Now Mason and I are a unique couple so obviously our engagement should be unique as well. Mason never formally asked me the question "Will you marry me?" Rather he had bought an engagement box with hands posing as a pink promise with the words written "How about forever?"Remember during his homecoming how all I could say was "I Hate you" because he had surprised me? Well I responded with an I Hate You and a big smile. I eventually said yes.

The Engagement 

Our Story

Photos

Brooklyn Turner

Sydney Foster

Courtney Trecartin

Bryan  Guarriques

Brett House

Wyndle Bates

Jared Bates

 Lucy Keene

Jordan Reynolds

Ethan Anderson 

Wedding Party

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