Our story has been the result of God’s good and perfect will, of Him working through yes’s, no’s, and redirections. I grew up in Lexington, Kentucky and Ben in Brentwood, Tennessee. Feeling led to attend Lipscomb University, I moved to Nashville to pursue nursing, not knowing what the future would hold in a new city. Meanwhile, Ben was working hard to pursue his passion and calling of flying at Middle Tennessee State University.

A few years later, after both separately feeling the need for community and with the encouragement of friends, we began to attend the same church and became connected to the same small group. Although we were in the same place numerous times, we did not meet until October of 2023 at a friend’s game night (shoutout to Madeline). We ended up sitting next to each other that night, where we made an immediate connection.

With the help of two of our best friends (shoutout to Bethany and Logan), we discovered that we were both interested in each other. Ben asked me on a date shortly after. Our first date ended up being 6 hours long because neither of us wanted the day to end.

Since then, our time of dating has been filled with random, spontaneous day trips, new restaurants, walks, coffee runs, the occasional tandem biking, and the joy of mundane, everyday moments together.

Ben proposed on a sunny January afternoon at Harlinsdale Farm in Franklin. Our night ended with us surrounded by our friends and family. Now, we are excited to celebrate with all the people we love as we embark on the gift that is marriage!

B&C

Our Wedding Day