Four Points by Sheraton Nashville - Brentwood

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Cool Springs House

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Our Wedding

&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;We are so lucky that our paths crossed. We were living in different states. Thankfully, a mutual friend, Johanna Burns, made a post on Facebook about Pokemon Go.&nbsp;I commented on her post with&nbsp;a pun that beautifully combined reference to Pokemon and Game of Thrones.&nbsp;Jonathan followed suit with an equally nerdy pun,&nbsp;immediately interested in this random, nerdy girl from&nbsp;the Internet.&nbsp;I added him as a friend. We began to talk casually on social media. Our conversations rapidly&nbsp;grew in frequency and duration to the point where we scarcely went more than a day without talking to one another. We each continued to date people for the next year, but we began to wonder what our lives would look like if we were together. Eventually,&nbsp;we both decided that we wanted to give dating each other a try. Our relationship began with a six hour Skype conversation. 

&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Becoming a couple felt like two puzzle pieces clicking together. We had both found our proverbial&nbsp;other halves&nbsp;and we knew it. Everything just made sense.&nbsp;We decided to move in together after dating for two weeks, moved in together after three months, and got engaged after ten months. The speed of these transitions&nbsp;gave&nbsp;those close to us pause, but once&nbsp;they saw us together they recognized that this relationship was kismet.

&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;We're so&nbsp;excited to express our love and commitment to each other in front of all of you. We are grateful&nbsp;that all of you are in our life, and we love and&nbsp;appreciate each and every one of you. May the Fourth be with you!

Our Story

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I met Isabella in 2014 when we both started working at the Cheesecake Factory. She was instantly my best friend and my family. Isabella is the best friend and sister anyone could ask for, and I’m beyond lucky to have her in my life. She’s a genuinely funny, kind, amazing individual and I’m so happy to see her get married to her perfect match.&nbsp;

I met Jonathan at Cafe Coco when he and Isabella first started dating. I knew he was going to be a good guy, when he brought me ranch. I instantly knew that they were perfect for each other. From their singing together to their charisma, they are and always will be perfect for one another. Seeing real love like theirs is rare and wonderful thing that we get to share with them. Happy wedding and all my love to the bells!

Jess Brown

I met Jonathan at the University of Alabama. He's my Theta Tau brother and I can honestly say that he's more like actual family than just a friend. Jonathan has helped me through a lot of hard times and we've been on many a fun adventure together. He has such a genuine warmth to his personality, a rarity that makes me lucky to have him in my life. I've known him for three years and cannot wait to know him for the rest of my life.Not only is he a gem, but Jonathan also found another absolute delight of a human. Isabella has grown to be a close friend and I cherish the moments that all three of us have spent together. I'm delighted that the two of them have found each other in this world- they're perfect, complementary matches like in Plato's Symposium.&nbsp; Together, they are a force to be reckoned with and the life they will share is going to be full of love and light. I know that, as individuals and as a couple, the Bells will continue to bring music and joy to the world around them

Al Woodall

Benjamin Flax tricked Jonathan into hosting a party for Thorin and his band of dwarves, who sang of reclaiming the Lonely Mountain and its vast treasure from the dragon Smaug. When the music ended, Ben unveiled&nbsp;Thrór's map&nbsp;which showed a&nbsp;secret door&nbsp;into the Mountain and proposed that the dumbfounded Jonathan serve as the expedition's "burglar". The dwarves ridiculed the idea, but Jonathan, indignant, joined despite himself.

After some time with a lot of strange things going on like dragons, spiders, goblins, and the like, Ben reappears to warn all of an approaching army of goblins and wargs. The dwarves, men and elves banded together, but only with the timely arrival of the eagles and Beorn did they win the climactic&nbsp;Battle of Five Armies. Jonathan accepted only a small portion of his share of the treasure, having no want or need for more, but still returned home a very wealthy hobbit.

&nbsp;But seriously, Jonathan and I met when I was his Resident Adviser at the University of Alabama. I tricked Jonathan into hosting a party for Thorin&hellip;(no not doing that again?). So during that year Jonathan and I became friends bonding over our shared interest in silly YouTube videos and my having lived in Colorado Springs. I recognized early on that Jon is good people and made sure that we kept in touch after we no longer lived next door.

&nbsp;I am so happy for Jonathan and Isabella. I remember when he first told me about this wonderful woman in his life. Not to lie, I was slightly jealous&mdash;but after hearing more about her and a nice conversation with her it was hard not to see how great a couple Jonathan and Isabella make.

Ben Flax

Katelyn and I&nbsp;have been best friends since the third grade. I&nbsp;remember the day I&nbsp;met her, she ran up in the hallway held out her hand and introduced herself. Katelyn in third grade was just a little taller&nbsp; than the other kids, but I&nbsp;was probably still wearing a four year old size clothing. I&nbsp;remember looking up to the tallest person I&nbsp;had ever met and being horrified, but then super excited because both of our personalities instantly meshed,&nbsp;and it was then that i met one of the most amazing creatures and friends in my life. Katelyn and I&nbsp;grew up together we went through all our phases together. I&nbsp;will always be eternally grateful for all those late nights dancing and singing to Momma Mia, wicked, rocky horror and any other musical we felt up to scream sing our lungs out too. Katelyn and I&nbsp;fell in love with musicals together, we helped each other grow and would chase down the haters for each other. We were always each others protectors, emotional&nbsp;support, and sisters pretty much. we grew and learned together. When you find a friend like Katelyn&nbsp;it is magical. She makes everything and everyone brighter. I&nbsp;love you Katelyn&nbsp;so much. The fairies couldn't make us sisters so they made us best friends, and I'll always be grateful&nbsp;for that. When I&nbsp;met Jonathan I&nbsp;knew he was perfect for her. He introduced himself to me in a Bay-max&nbsp;way and spent the whole night just listening to Katelyn and I&nbsp;reminiscing, joining in on our shenanigans and getting to know all of her friends. I&nbsp;remember telling him "if you break her heart I'll break your face", he responded in all seriousness that if he ever did that I&nbsp;better hunt him down and do it.&nbsp;Jonathan became an instant friend that night. What Jonathan and Katelyn have is undeniable eternal love. I&nbsp;am so glad you guys found each other. I&nbsp;love you both so much and wish you all the best. When people like Katelyn and Johnathan come along you know you are blessed. Their love entraps everyone around them making everyone they come encounter with feel like they are swaddled in a blanket make of love,unicorns and puppy dog kisses. I&nbsp;love you guys so much and can't wait to watch you guys grow old together. You mean the world to me. Happy wedding guys!

Marina Phillips

It is a gift whenever you gain a friend, but it is even more special when a friend becomes a sister. I have known Isabella for about eight years now and she is someone who I have always been able to consider a best friend, and even more, a sister. We have had some tough times, but have overcome those through nights of watching friends over and over while sitting on the couch eating Lays potato chips and sour cream, making cookies and smoking the hookah! We have been through a lot sharing a laugh and sometimes a cry. The ones I often think about and cherish are the nights we spent just chatting and being in each others company. She was the first person to know that I was having a baby, and in turn she found out she was an aunt. We even went to some dance classes together&hellip;something that was hilarious and new to both of us. I will cherish these memories and am excited to make more but I am also excited to see the personal journey she will take on May 4th 2019.

Love is something that is hard to come by it seems but it can be found in some unlikely places like buried in the comments section of a friends post.&nbsp;&nbsp;Being in their presence, Jonathan and Isabella, just completely light up a room with their love. They cherish each other and a light just seems to illuminate from them when they are together. The way they look at one another is a look that only soul mates have. Their love and relationship is strong and they have traveled far and wide, both with and for each other. Their love is one that will continue to grow and flourish. I wish them both all the happiness in the world, and a beautiful marriage.

"The greatest thing you'll ever learn is to love and be loved in return." Nat Cole.

Wynter Henke

Jonathan has been one of my best friends since 1st grade at Startown Elementary school in Hickory, North Carolina. He lived in the neighborhood beside us, Fairway Acres, so he was just a bike ride away. Our common goofiness instantly brought us together, especially manifested by the games of “monsters” we would play which constituted running and growling at each other until one of us yielded. The fun continued on as we formed a Harry Potter duel club and dared each other to jump off stuff at the playground, and I am so fortunate that our friendship has continued through Jonathan moving away to Colorado in high school then attending the University of Alabama. He has always been a friend that is there for me no matter what, and I could not imagine a better dude to have in my life.

As to feelings about the wedding&hellip;OMG I’M SO STOKED I CAN’T HANDLE IT! If there was ever a counterpart to Jonathan hands down it is Isabella, who is also funny, nerdy, smart, and sociable. I am so happy for you two, I always knew this wonderful day would come. I am so honored to stand beside you two with lightsaber held high; it is going to be a purely magical day! My best wishes to you both for a wonderful future full of happiness and joy ☺ MAWWAGE!!!!

Jacob Pawlik

The first time I hung out with Jon, he was wearing a Gumby suit. This guy was a special brand of weird.&nbsp;But as strange as Jon could be, he always had a way of drawing people in. He was really the only reason our group expanded. He just brought in friends, everywhere he went, and everyone he met thought he was the man. Jon never let things get boring.&nbsp;He stole all my Mardi Gras drops out of the air with his OP wingspan. We decorated our room with random things taped to the wall, including socks and rocks, and a poster for Paul Blart Mall Cop 2 (which not one of us had ever seen). We explored an abandoned mental hospital (the abandoned elementary school was scarier). We re-created the Survivor game show IRL (I won, but I suspect foul play). We had a challenge war we can’t remember a moment of (except that someday we’re supposed to wear matching gold speedos, apparently... stay tuned!).&nbsp;I even heard that he and Ben Flax helped bring the one ring to Mordor and defeat the dark lord Sauron. I miss the days when Jon and I shared a bedroom wall, but I'm glad to say he's the one person from college I've seen the most since graduating.

I've seen Jon with a few girls (obviously, I mean, he's so tall, and handsome as hell), but when I met Isabella I knew this time it was different. I've set the bar high for Jon, but I couldn't be happier that he found someone as genuine as he is, and someone who became a friend to me as fast as he did. Good luck you two, I know you'll have an amazing life together!

Alec Twibell

Jonathan is my older brother and my most loyal, goofy friend. We’ve had squabbles over the years (notably during the phase where he was a lego constructor and I the destructor) but at the end of it all we’re still pseudo-twins. We’ve compiled so many inside jokes over the years that it hardly takes a full sentence to reduce us to giggles. Jonathan appreciates all aspects of my (oft twisted) humor. He is truly a rare human. He is the best cheerleader; seeing the best in people and pushing them to see it for themselves.



To be perfectly honest, when it came to Jonathan and Isabella’s relationship, at first I was afraid; I was petrified. I am a steadfast believer in taking things slow, testing the waters, and checking all boxes. Their pace struck me as a direct violation of these things. I was afraid, and then I met Isabella. Isabella fits into our family like a funky puzzle piece. She is unique, exuberant, and adds an energy we never realized was missing. I love getting to know her and am thrilled to welcome her permanently into our family.

Jenny Bell

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Isabella & Jonathan

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