Wedding Day

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Spring

Our Wedding

The first time I met Caleb was in Florida last April. My sisters and I take turns on who goes with my dad when he travels to conferences, anniversaries, etc. This time it was my younger sister Raina’s turn, but I asked her if I could take her place this time. She agreed, so I ended up going.&nbsp;I remember first seeing Caleb one of the first nights from across the church, and I just thought, “Oh, he’s pretty cute!” but I didn’t think about him again until the last night of the meeting, after church.&nbsp;&nbsp;I was eating with Scarlett, a friend of mine, and some others when Caleb comes by with Scott, Scarlett’s brother, and sits at the only open seat…right across from me! He started talking with our group, and soon…it’s just me and him talking. Unfortunately, my dad came by and informed me it was time to go, so I said my goodbyes.&nbsp;The next night, a saint in that church had a cookout at his house, and the youths gathered there for some more fellowshipping. Once I arrived, I sat down on this little wall bordering the yard and people watched. A few minutes after I got there, Caleb shows up and sits next to me. We ended up talking from around 7:00pm-12:30am straight. (See the attached picture) Right before he had to leave, he asked me if I would be interested in talking, and I said yes!&nbsp;A week later we had our first phone call. Three weeks after that, I went to his church’s anniversary meeting, and things flew from there.&nbsp;Next time I went back to visit him was in October, and by the time I was back home I was sure I had fallen in love with him and knew he was the one for me.&nbsp;&nbsp;He proposed at the Grand Canyon on December 28th, 2024. It was perfect-the weather, the moment, the whole day…I couldn’t have asked for more. I said yes, of course! Now, thanks to Caleb, I’ve got all this planning to do…so if you’ll excuse me, I will get back to that. The End!

Her Side

Oh, where to begin?&nbsp;&nbsp;Well, our youth group went to Jubilee for our youth trip in 2024 and my youth leader kept asking me if there were any girl I might be interested in. I told him no and even half way through the week I told him I didn’t feel like it was the right time to try to talk to a girl. Well, that’s when the last night of the meeting rolled around and I was just hanging out with a friend of mine having fun. We got our food after church and went to sit by his sister. There were two open seats available-one across from his sister and one across from Candace. He took the seat across from his sister and that left me to sit across from Candace. I sat down and started making conversation with the group, next thing you know it was just Candace and I making conversation.&nbsp;&nbsp;She had to leave shortly after, but it didn’t end there. The following night we went to a brother in the church’s house for food and fellowship. Candace was there and I went and sat next to her and started talking to her.&nbsp;&nbsp;Next thing you know it was midnight and my youth group was ready to leave so I asked her if she would be interested in talking and getting to know each other better. She agreed and a week later, with both our pastor’s approval, we had our first phone call! We talked on the phone and I convinced her to come to our church’s anniversary services three weeks after we first met, then I planned a trip to go see her over 4th of July. Things progressed and we kept talking. She came back to Washington in October. I fell in love with her and knew she was the One for me!&nbsp;&nbsp;I went to spend Thanksgiving with her. After I got back home I talked to Pastor about asking her to marry me. I got Pastor’s approval, then got her dad’s approval a few days later and started planning a proposal. I had already planned to go back and visit for New Years and she wanted to take me to the Grand Canyon…I knew that was the perfect place to ask! I planned it with both our parents.&nbsp;&nbsp;My parents went ahead of us and set it up for me so when we got there it was ready to go. We got to the place, I asked the Big Question, and she said YES!!!! It was definitely the happiest I have ever seen her. Now we just have to wait for the wedding on May 3rd!!!!

Candace & Caleb

Candace & Caleb

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