The Venue at Birchwood

Wedding Day

Our Wedding

Ash laughed when Gavin shared how he envisioned meeting his future wife. He told her he always felt it would be on a Sunday at church. He imagined one day, she would burst through the sanctuary doors, walk right up to him, and profess her undying love then and there. Then they would ride off into the sunset and live happily ever after. As crazy as it sounds, this isn’t too far off from our story. :) Sometimes we jokingly say this is an arranged marriage, because God truly has been in so many of the details. When it came to relationships, Ash gave no small consideration to the role of her future mother-in-law. So on a Sunday in the fall of 2021, God decided to pair up Ash and Janet to serve together at church. They grew quite close, and after several years Janet finally decided to mention this wonderful girl she served with to Gavin. With a little encouragement from his fam (AND an inviting text Ash sent Janet), Gavin decided to ask Ash to get coffee at the Fainting Goat on Easter Sunday, 2024. We met there at 4:30, and didn’t end up leaving until 9:00, 2 hours past when the coffee shop closed. The rest of our relationship has pretty much followed suit. The first time we talked on the phone our call lasted 8 hours, we didn’t go to sleep until 5 AM and had to be up for work at 7. Over the next 2 weeks, we proceeded to do this 7 more times. Neither of us had ever experienced such a deep connection. Despite being long distance, we grew closer than we could ever imagine. Conversations about our faith were so natural, and it was apparent to both of us just how much we valued this. We had each been eagerly seeking a spouse who will spur us on in Christ, and we very quickly began to feel that this might just be it. Our time together has been filled with lots of slow dancing, panda express, and playing with Rosie. Gavin never shows up without flowers, and Ash is always sure to have a Red Bull on hand for his late drives back to Knoxville. We use the term “giddy” a lot, because that’s about the only way we know how to describe how it feels to be together. Ash had always told Gavin that her family’s lake house was her happy place. So on January 18th, 2025, Gavin got down on one knee on the shores of Big Sandy. So many wonderful moments in our relationship happened here, and this was the cherry on top. We are truly honored to be in this season with one another, and we’re so excited to celebrate everything the Lord has done with the people we love most! We can’t wait for 11.1.25 to become our favorite day ever.

Everything in His wonderful timing.

Our Story

Photos

Madison Helbing

Jackson Warren

Lydia Ungerbuehler

Ethan Ungerbuehler

Sophia Haworth

Tyler Cox

Liana Tacconelli

Luke Kilbourne

Maisie Stiles

Jack Sisson

Hannah Deverian

Preston Garner

Olli Dao

Nathan Cisco

Rosie

Wedding Party

Q + A

Hampton Inn Spring Hill

Residence Inn Franklin Berry Farms

Hotel in the heart of Historic Franklin, within blocks of boutique stores and restaurants.&nbsp;No wedding room block.

The Harpeth Franklin Downtown, Curio Collection by Hilton

Travel

Pucketts, 55 South, Sweet Cece's, Frothy Monkey, Various Shops

Downtown Franklin

Unique stores, restaurants, and coffee shops

The Factory at Franklin

Country Boy (restaurant), Leipers Fork Distillery, Fox &amp; Locke (live music), scenic drives through Tennessee farms ~20 minute drive from Franklin~25 minute drive from Spring Hill

Leipers Fork

Opreyland Hotel &amp; Mall, Broadway, the Gulch, 12 South, Green Hills Mall, Centennial Park, The Ryman ~30 minutes from Franklin~45 minutes from Spring Hill

Downtown Nashville

Tennessee fall experience: pumpkins, corn maze, hay ride, farm animals

Gentry Farm

Nashville's "Wine Country" ~22 minutes from Franklin~30 minutes from Spring Hill

Ashleigh & Gavin

Ashleigh & Gavin

Registry