Wedding Day

Ceremony

The Gin on 391

Reception

Our Wedding

I was serving on SummerSalt staff in the summer of 23' and my job was to sit with my friend Dani and greet cars and buses carrying students when they got to campus! We would pray over the cars and then show them where to go next. Em was driving a group of kids from her church in Gaston and lets just say the specific kids she was driving were very "iconic" at camp. I remember running up to the car and talking to them and praying over the car. I don't remember much about Emily from that week. I would see her across the lunchroom and would see her in worship. But I guess that chaperone who was driving those crazy kids with her hair up and her cute glasses on would stick with me in a way I didn't even know. I like to make the joke that I prayed over Em's car and then the Lord delivered it back to me in due time... which is most certainly more than a joke. After camp I got a follow from @emilyyfurtick and of course I immediatly followed back. Everytime she would post something I would go look at her page (major stalker, I know). Then, one day I swiped up and said something goofy about something funny on her story. She responded but I guess I was too afraid to keep trying to talk to Miss Mystery Gaston Girl. Then one day, at the end of January 24' I saw a post from Emily. I saw a picture of a woman with a beautiful smile, hugging her two nieces. I kept swiping through the post and the last image was a doodle she had screenshotted. It had little doodles of a star, a bird, a cup of coffee, a guitar, a house, and a hug. It read this: "careful! we quickly get used to most things and easily forget how amazing they are." That idea was something the Lord had been teaching me for a while at that point. I was so shocked to see something so specific to me at the end of her post. I still don't know what exactly is was about that post that affected me the way it did, but I almost immediatly jumped. I sent Em a DM just asking to get to know her. In God's providence and sovreignty, she said yes (she even said she liked my song ;) ). It wasn't more than a week later we went on our first date in my hometown with Miss Swansean (BATTING OUT OF MY LEAGUE). Then a second the next week. Then a third the next. I have never been one to play when it comes to dating. Because so many people do like to play, I hadn't dated since highschool. Ask any of my friends and you would discover that I was a very maticulous man when it came to interest in a lady. With Emily, there was never a question. After our first date, I knew we would be together for a while. After around our third, fourth, or fifth my answer starting changing to forever. Yes, I did say I love you first. I almost dropped the L bomb in a Hardee's parking lot. PRAISE the Lord that I chose to wait and tell her later. Once again, by God's grace she said it back and before I knew it was the summer. Call me a fool, but four months into my relationship with Emily Grace I went to the opposite side of the globe. I realized quickly, traveling that summer, that I never wanted to come home to or from back across the world to anyone else, for the rest of my life. That's when I told my Deddy that we better get a ring and get it fast. God's grace provided me one more yes and now I get to wait for the one that lasts forever. I have never been more happy to call someone my bride and my forever. I can't wait to change Miss Furtick into Mrs Sims. But, praise the Lord, I've done gone and become a little Furtick myself along the way and I think that's pretty cool. (The pic above is where we first met!)

"How we met and fell in love" (Jonah Edition)

Our Story

Photos

Savannah Krasselt

Kala Dooley

Bryanna James

Abby Lucas

Bailey Speares

Kaylee Spires

Peyton Kirby

Shaun Forrestor

Gavin James

Daniel Sutton III

Roman Sorrentino

Paul Crosby

Andrew Layne

Bryant Sims

Wedding Party

Q + A

We’re so excited to celebrate with you at The Gin on 391 in Prosperity, SC! To make planning easier, we’ve included links to a few nearby hotels. Feel free to explore these options and book your stay at your convenience.

Hampton Inn & Suites Lexington Columbia

Wingate by Wyndham Columbia / Lexington

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Lexington, an IHG Hotel

Travel

Prosperity is a pretty small town about 30 to 40 minutes from Columbia, SC. If you're traveling to the wedding from far away and plan on staying in Columbia the night before, we have some recommendations for food in Properity as well as in Lexington and Columbia!﻿

Jonah & Emily

Jonah & Emily

Registry