We are happy to embark in this new journey. With that being said, Please read your invitation carefully. Although we would like everyone to join us for dinner, some will only be invited to the dance portion of the reception.

David & Debbie

Friday, November 22, 2024

We are happy to embark in this new journey. With that being said, Please read your invitation carefully. Although we would like everyone to join us for dinner, some will only be invited to the dance portion of the reception.

David & Debbie

Friday, November 22, 2024

Our Story

The short version- Versión corta

Summarized cliff notes for those who want to avoid my paragraphs. (From HER perspective)

Resumen para todos los que quieren evitar leer mis párrafos. (De la perspectiva de ELLA)





1. I moved to Newburgh in 2022 and was adjusting to a lot of change.- Me mude a Newburgh en el 2022 y me estaba ajustando a varios cambios.



2. Met David in December of 2022 at an SKE send off party. - Conocí a David en una despedida para la Escuela para Evangelizadores del Reino en Diciembre del 2022.



3. Me and David meet again during a bethel assignment.-David y yo nos volvimos a conocer durante una asignación de Betel.



4. David met my family before we started dating. -David conoció mi familia antes de que empezáramos a noviar.



5. Tried to avoid him because I felt like I was catching feelings and didn't know if it was mutual yet. -Intente evitarlo por que empezó a gustarme y aun no sabia si los sentimientos eran mutuos.



6. We stayed in touch and kept inviting one another for future events. -Nos mantuvimos en contacto y nos invitamos a eventos futuros.



7. We had a video conversation about (us) during my lunch break. -Durante mi almuerzo tuvimos una video llamada donde conversamos sobre nuestra amistad.



8. He asked me out not long after we had met and everything flowed effortlessly. -Poco después me pidió ser su novia y a partir de allí todo fluyo fácilmente.



9. We visited each other's parents during our courtship. -Visitamos a nuestras respectivas familias durante el noviazgo.



10. He proposed! 🥳🙏-¡El me propuso matrimonio!

OUR STORY (from HIS perspective) Nuestra historia (Desde la perspectiva de EL)


1. I enjoy meeting new people and it has been very refreshing to find someone as sincere and sweet as Debbie is. -Disfrutó mucho de conocer a nuevas personas y fue sumamente refrescante conocer a alguien tan sincera y dulce como Debbie.

2. We met briefly at a congregation gathering for an SKE send off. I offered to help take her cooler to her dad’s van. -Nos conocimos brevemente en una despedida para una pareja que iba asistir la Escuela para Evangelizadores del Reino. Yo me ofrecí para ayudarla a llevar su hielera al auto de su papa.

3. About a year later I ended up in the same lunch line in Patterson twice. We had lunch together both times and really hit it off. -Casi un año después me encontré con ella dos veces en la misma línea de almuerzo en el comedor de Patterson. Ambas veces almorzamos juntos y nos divertimos mucho.

4. We exchanged information to make plans for her family to come tour, but after that we kept texting every day, those texts turned into calls and then video calls. -Intercambiamos información y hicimos planes para que su familia visitara, pero desde entonces nos seguimos mensajeando todos los días, esos mensajes se convirtieron en llamadas y las llamadas en video llamadas.

5. I was already interested in Debbie, and thought we might be becoming more than platonic friends. But it wasn’t after a fun day in the city that I mustered up the courage to ask her if she wanted us to get to know each other better. -Ya estaba interesado en Debbie y pensaba que quizás pudiéramos ser mas que solo amigos platónicos. Después de un día de diversion en la ciudad me arme de valor para preguntarle si le gustaría que nos conociéramos mejor.

6. Since then we have shared many fun experiences together, a lot of spiritual activities, recreation, and vacation. -Desde entonces hemos compartido muchas experiencias divertidas. Muchas fueron actividades espirituales, recreativas y hasta de vacaciones.

7. After having the privilege to get to know Debbie and see her in different situations it became apparent that she was the one for me. -Después de tener el privilegio de conocer a Debbie y ver como era ella en diferentes situaciones se me hizo cada vez mas aparente que ella era la ideal para mi.

8. So began the plot to propose. -De allí empezó mi complot para proponerle matrimonio.

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More details- Detalles adiciónales

I have always admired David's patience and his love for people. The first time we met was towards the end of an SKE send off. He helped with the clean up of the party, and offered to bring my cooler to the car. It made for a very good impression but I thought nothing of it. The reality was David was not trying to impress me. David is always so helpful to anyone and everyone, and that is what is so endearing about him. Fast forward I had just finished my volunteer work, working in the harvest and was contemplating taking a pause from bethel service. I was given some wonderful advice from some friends (one of them being the brother who is giving the wedding talk) about how I should adjust my circumstance to continue commuting. I did just that and resigned from a job that truly I enjoyed, who would of thought that decision lead to such wonderful blessings. To my suprise I was called a day after my harvest assignment ended to work temporarily at patterson where I meet my soon to be husband. The assignment was short but it was my favorite. I was outdoors leaf blowing and planting during the fall season. One day I went up to grab lunch when David was behind me on the lunch line, me being the extroverted person I am started a conversation with him and invited him for lunch. The conversation wasn't significant but what was, was how it flowed so naturally. I had just won a friend, and my circle would soon expand. We had lunch on another occasion and I told him my family was going on a bethel tour, he offered to show me his department. My family meet him and planted the seed. They thought his hospitality was endearing. I thanked him for the tour via text and he in a way made a date for the return visit😆. I got a change of assignment and went back to Wallkill but we continued to keep in touch. I started to wonder if our friendship was more than platonic. Long story short I invited him to the city with a group of friends and in the group picture someone put a heart over the group (above our heads) and the picture went viral. This would soon open up the conversation and it did. He video called me the following day and asked me if I was interested in getting to know each other more than friends. I jokingly said, "It would be my honor" 😆😆😆. Now let's fast forward to the proposal. At the six months mark, we decided to have a have a conversation on how we thought things were going. Prior to this, we never spoke about marriage, but we had mutually agreed that after six month, we would talk about our intention whether to proceed or part ways. At this point, we both agreed that the things we had learned about each other just reaffirmed our feelings of love, appreciation, and respect for each other. I have always said the proposal isn't a suprise, we knew we wanted to get married to each other. I just didn't know how the events would unfold. I really wanted my family to be there, but I wasn't sure how it would happen. I was so happy I also didn't look busted🤣 he proposed after the regional assembly. He gathered my family at a park we both frequently visited, and it was everything I wanted. Private, intimate, and simply perfect.


Siempre he admirado a David por su paciencia y amor por las personas. La primera vez nos conocimos al final de la despedida de la Escuela de Evangelizadores, el me ayuda a limpiar después de la fiesta y se ofreció ha llevar mi hielera al auto. Eso me dejo una buena impresión, pero no pensé mas de eso. La realidad es que David no estaba intentado impresionarme, el siempre es servicial con todos, sea quien sea, eso me dejo una buena impresión. Tiempo después cuando estaba terminando mi primera asignación de voluntaria en la cosecha, yo estaba pensando en pausar mi servicio en Betel. Recibí unos maravillosos consejos de unos buenos amigos (entre ellos el hermano que nos va ha casar) sobre por que yo debería ajustar mis circunstancias para continuar como voluntaria externa. Hice precisamente eso y resigne mi empleo lo cual me llevo a maravillosas bendiciones. Para mi sorpresa el dia que termino mi asignación también recibí una llamada  para  trabajar de temporera en Patterson donde conocí a mi futuro esposo. Aunque la asignación fue corta, también fue mi favorita. Estaba trabajando afuera limpiando hojas y sembrado arboles durante el otoño. Un día fui al comedor para el almuerzo cuando David llego detrás de mi, yo siendo la extrovertida empecé la conversación con el y lo invite a almorzar. La conversación no fue significante pero si fluyó naturalmente. Acababa de conseguir un amigo, y pronto mi circulo de amistades se haria mas grande. Comimos almorzamos juntos en otra ocasión y le comente que mi familia y yo ibamos a tomar un gira de Betel. El se ofreció a mostrarnos su departamento. Mi familia me comento que era hospitalario y amable. Por mensaje de texto le di las gracias por la gira y el aprovecho la oportunidad para fijar la siguiente cita. De nuevo me cambiaron de asignación y regrese a Wallkill, pero nos mantuvimos en contacto. Empece a preguntarme si nuestra amistad era mas que platónico. En fin, lo invite a la cuidad con un grupo de amigos y nos tomamos una foto del grupo. Alguien del grupo puso un corazón sobre nuestras cabezas y esa foto se hizo viral. Esto abrió la conversación entre nosotros. El siguiente día el me llamo y me pregunto si estaría interesada en ser mas que solo amigos. Bromeando le conteste “seria mi honor”. A los seis meses decidimos tener una conversación para ver como iban las cosas. Antes de esto no habíamos hablado sobre el matrimonio, pero habíamos platicado que después de seis meses analizaríamos nuestras relación para ver si hibamos ha continuar o no. Para este punto estábamos de acuerdo que lo que sentimos era muto y teniamos mucho amor, aprecio, y respeto el uno por el otro. Para el compromiso yo siempre quise que mi familia estuviera presente pero no sabia como se iban a desarrollarse las cosas. Tambien no queria estar desarreglada cuando el me pidiera la mano. Entonces el armo el plan y fue precisamente tal cómo deseaba. Después de la asamblea regional el junto a mi familia en un parque que ambos habíamos visitado y fue todo lo que yo deseé. Privado, intimo y simplemente perfecto.


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