Brayden-

Hana-Grace-

On a cold, rainy night in February 2019, I went to a high school talent show not knowing that the boy performing a song onstage would one day be my husband. A few months later we added each other on Snapchat and started sending streaks like every other pair of fifteen-year-olds—until we realized we had so much in common: we both love our families, love God, have hearts for missions, loved the same movies and TV shows, and had grown up fifteen minutes apart our entire lives. By August, he asked me to dinner at Hibachio’s, and I begged my mom to let me meet this random guy; she agreed, telling me that if he paid, it was officially a date. I remember sitting in the car outside the restaurant, way too nervous to go in, and when I finally did, I awkwardly walked around a giant birthday party table just to get to the door—only for him to immediately ask, “Why did you walk around that table?” He then paid for dinner, so yes, it was a date, and we ended up talking for hours and hours. From that night on, something in me just knew that I had just met the love of my life.

Six years later, and we’ve gotten the privilege to share so much life together. From our first high school homecoming dance to quarantine dates on my front porch—sitting six feet apart, reading books under fairy lights. We’ve celebrated high school and college graduations, moved out of our childhood homes, and watched our lives and identities evolve in so many ways. And through it all, our love has only grown stronger.

I’ve truly gotten the honor to watch Brayden grow up into the incredible man that he is. Brayden is gentle and humble, he reflects the Lord so well and it is so evident in everything he does that he is abiding in the God. He is thoughtful and intentional, paying attention to all the little details. He is calming and a solid resting place, there has never been a moment that i’ve doubted his steadfast love for me.

Now we get to experience the beauty of engagement and marriage and I am so incredibly grateful and excited for this upcoming season of life!

H&B