Cone Chapel at Harding University

Rehearsal Dinner

The Glass Factory 311 | Industrial wedding venue with onsite hotel | Huntington Square | Downtown Jonesboro, Arkansas |

Wedding Day

Winter

Our Wedding

My sophomore year of college at Harding, I was asked to a Knights social club function by a boy I had barely made the acquaintance of (hello, Justin Green.) At the time, Justin did not have a car, so I was told that he and one of his friends would pick me up from my dorm to go to the function. That night, I climbed into an oddly loud, very dirty Nissan Titan truck.Coleman was the friend.Over the next few years of college, I considered Coleman to be in that nebulous space between acquaintance and friend. I was always excited to see him and participate in a ridiculous conversation of niceties and jokes.Entering my senior year of college, I inexplicably found myself around Coleman more than previous years. One day in the fall, I invited Coleman to grab a cup of coffee with me at Midnight Oil. As the mugs emptied, we continued to chat and laugh until the shop closed at 9pm. Coleman was shocked to realize that we had been there for three hours. I was shocked to realize that I had a crush on Coleman.Absolutely certain that there was no way Coleman would have reciprocal feelings, I began a romantic-detox. Weeks later, I finally concluded that I had turned the page on this: I no longer wanted to date him. The next day, Coleman said "Would you like to go on a date sometime?"I said yes.

Faith's Side

Faith and I met in December of 2018. She rode with me and my friend, Justin as his date to our club function. I thought Faith was pleasant, and she seemed to think the same of me. That was quite enough for our friendship to flourish over the next 2 years. There came a point, about 2 years later, when it became clear to me that my friendship with Faith was something to soon either evolve into romance or plateau. I remember the night I asked Faith out on a date for this first time. I was unsure about the decision, as I am unsure about most things, and so I went to my Lord in prayer. I’m not the type to demand signs, but I didn’t know how else to ask for guidance from God, and I knew that I needed it. Not 10 seconds after I finished praying, did Faith call me asking me to come pick her up at 12 am to go get chicken nuggets from McDonald’s. I love McDonald’s. We went, and right before I dropped her back off at her apartment, I asked her if she’d like to go on a date with me. She said, “Let me think about it” (the nerve). I woke up the next morning to a phone call from her saying she’d love to. It may have been the happiest I’ve ever woken up. Faith and I began falling in love, unbeknownst to me. It was a painful realization to me, to realize that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with Faith. My love for Faith had grown right under my nose (in my heart you might say). Not long later I asked her, ring in hand to marry me.

Coleman & Faith

Coleman & Faith

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