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Because Christ is always first, the biggest thing to know about us is that we are both Christians. We both know that the Lord brought us together, and that He&nbsp;will continue to&nbsp;lead and guide us throughout our lives together. We are so thankful for such an incredible God who is so good to us!Emily is from Knoxville Tennesse, but currently lives and works&nbsp;in Clarksville&nbsp;TN (North of Nashville). She has one sister Erika, who is an attorney and&nbsp;lives with her husband Blake&nbsp;in&nbsp;Franklin KY, and her parents live in Knoxville. &nbsp;Emily works as an Electrical Engineer at a tire&nbsp;plant in Clarksville. She has the most adorable little&nbsp;puppy Addie, who loves&nbsp;and actually favors&nbsp;Carver (Not Cool,&nbsp;Right?).&nbsp;Emily loves puppies and most animals, and one day hopes to have a bunch of dogs.&nbsp;(Robert) Carver is from Mount Juliet Tennessee, and currently lives and works&nbsp;in Nashville TN. He has one sister, Caroline who is a freshman at Tennessee Tech, and his parents live in Mount Juliet. Carver not only works as a mechanical engineer at an engineering firm in Nashville, but is also&nbsp;a combat engineer&nbsp;in the National Guard. Carver is a hardcore cannon aficionado and enthusiast, and one day hopes to own a cannon.&nbsp;Both: Graduated from Tennessee Tech in Engineering (Yes at the same time,&nbsp;No we didn't meet there)&nbsp;

About the Bride and Groom 

The short story of how we met is that the Lord moved mountains and&nbsp;brought us together in the exact time and place according to His will. And that Carver is really cool.&nbsp;The long story of how we met:&nbsp; 2013-2017:&nbsp;As soon as I (Emily) started going to Tennessee Tech and for years following, Carver's uncle Allen&nbsp;(who is in my family's Sunday School class)&nbsp;started telling me&nbsp;about his nephew&nbsp;Carver who also goes to Tech,&nbsp;and that he's just the coolest thing that has ever walked the Earth (Yes, he is). Unfortunately, we never met at Tech, even though we&nbsp;were there at the same time,&nbsp;and&nbsp;shared an engineering building&nbsp;and study room.December 2016: Carver graduates from Tech and goes to BOLC&nbsp;(Army Officer training)&nbsp; May 2017: I&nbsp;graduate&nbsp;from Tech and go&nbsp;to work for tire plant in Clarksville&nbsp;In August 2017: Carver Returns from BOLC, and Carver does not have a job.&nbsp; My&nbsp;company is looking for a mechanical engineer,&nbsp; and&nbsp;Carver's uncle Allen tells Carver to send me&nbsp;his resume. We email back and forth a couple times, yet my company stops hiring and Carver does not get the job.&nbsp;Carver explains it as from emailing with me, he just felt so drawn to me, and wanted to get to know me, but it never progressed after the job was closed.&nbsp;January 2018:&nbsp;On my birthday, I&nbsp;see&nbsp;on Facebook that Carver got a job, so I&nbsp;send&nbsp;him a message on Facebook congratulating him and asking him about his new job. We talked all day about jobs, life, and Christ. I&nbsp;had never seen someone talk about their faith the way he did. I kept thinking, how this is the exact kind of guy I want and that I would be so lucky for the Lord to bring me a guy like this. The next morning Carver sends me a&nbsp; message saying it was nice to talk to me, and that if I'm ever in Nashville he would like to meet me, and I say if you're ever in Clarksville, I would love to get together.&nbsp; Yeah, so that never happened considering I only was ever driving through Nashville with Addie (my puppy)&nbsp;going to Knoxville,&nbsp;and Carver was never in Clarksville.&nbsp;April 2018: The week before Easter, I just had a weird feeling that something was going to happen. I figured&nbsp;Carver was going to be in town and at church on Easter with his family.&nbsp;Then the night before Easter, I had a dream about Carver (who I still had never met at this point). So from my dream, I was fully expecting to meet Carver at church...but that didn't happen. Carver was also looking for me at church, we both left confused and disappointed. On the way to their Easter lunch, Carver&nbsp;told his Aunt Jill that he was expecting to meet me but he didn't, and she encouraged him to message me and ask me out. And he did. We went on our first date 5 days later and have been crazy about each other ever since.&nbsp;

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Preston is the oldest of three siblings and is&nbsp;the life of the party at every family occasion. Fishing and the VOLs are his passions, and you will always find him at the center of any dance floor he finds. He loves and cares deeply about his family and friends, and he&nbsp;is a logical thinker who always wants to lend a helping hand. Most of all, he is a strong christian who I consider a&nbsp;brother more than a cousin.

Preston Gilbert

Gabby has been my best friend since 7th grade. We met in English class in 6th grade and then became&nbsp;inseparable that summer and have been best friends ever since. I couldn't picture my wedding day without her by my side!

Gabby Valentine

Lovie and I met my first day of working at Lighthouse Christian Camp. We push each other&nbsp;and support each other through all seasons of life, and I love her to death and am so thankful for her sweet friendship. 

Lovie Whited

Jack is another man I call brother. He is the brother of &nbsp;Lucy and Preston Gilbert.&nbsp;As a cadet in Air Force ROTC, he thrives in the realms of duty, discipline, and respect. He is an awesome man who strives to be the best in ever passion he has. He loves his family deeply and loves the Lord even more. I am proud to have Jack at my side on this awesome&nbsp;day!

Jack Gilbert

Laura and I became friends through mutual friends our freshman year of college, and we lived together our sophomore and junior years of college. Laura has the most loving and encouraging personality, she lights up every room she walks in! I'm so thankful for her love and support throughout of many years of friendship! 

Laura Secord

I have never ever seen Lucy be mean to anyone. She seeks the great qualities in each person she encounters, and goes out of her way&nbsp;to encourage that person and make them feel valued. Lucy has a sort of magnetism around her; you just want to be around her, no matter what she's doing. I've had the time of my life watching four&nbsp;weddings and HGTV with her and Caroline (as many weird looks as I may get). Lucy strives to be the best at whatever she does, whether that be a part-time job, school, or her future goal of becoming a nurse.&nbsp;

Lucy Gilbert

My father has always been a shining example of manhood and fatherhood to me. His long list of accomplishments are very impressive, but that's not what makes me look up to him. His esteemed titles and roles carries a large responsibility, but that's not what makes me turn to him in times of need. It's his steadfast&nbsp;patience, his unwavering love, his overpowering forgiveness for others, his caring spirit, and his deep love of Christ. My dad is a lifelong friend, and there is no-one else I could think of being my best man other than him.

Bobby Hibbett

My big sister, my matron of honor! We have laughed, cried, competed, and supported each other through our entire lives, and I&nbsp;can't imagine that I&nbsp;would be the person I am today without her. I'm so thankful for her, and I&nbsp;couldn't have asked for a better sister.&nbsp;

Erika Blalock

Caroline is Carver's younger sister! Caroline is so sweet and is so much fun to be around! Her and Carver bring out such awesome fun sides of each other, and have the sweetest sibling relationship that I have ever seen. I have always wanted a younger sister, and from what I can see, she's just about the coolest one around! I&nbsp;can't wait to be your sister-in-law!

Emily & Carver

Emily & Carver

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