We feel like our story is a story of grace and redemption, and a story of God using the gift of relationships as a reflection of the Gospel. Over the course of 4.5+ years of being together, we've been through a lot of good times and hard times, like any couple. But it's been through these good and hard times that we've learned what it truly means to forgive and be forgiven, and also how God can use our giftings and brokenness to help each other grow.

Our story started in the summer of 2019, when our small group went on a vacation to Charleston, South Carolina together. Leading up to and during this trip, I (Josh), was very interested in dating Naomi, and Naomi, was very adamant to our friends that she had no interest whatsoever in dating me (haha). But it wasn't long after we had gotten back to Harrison that I asked Naomi out to a coffee shop, and when I didn't tell her on that date that I liked her, she texted her friends, very upset mind you, that I DIDN'T tell her that I liked her. To which Kelsey replied, "I thought you said you didn't like him..." So somewhere along the way, I guess my charm changed her mind. It was at the next date that, through my nervous stuttering and twitching, I told Naomi that I liked her, and thankfully, she responded saying that she liked me too. Yet little did we know when we first start dating back in 2019, God would use us (the good, the bad, the beautiful, and ugly) to help each other to grow deeper in holiness, and also help us to see that He is a good father who takes care of His children. Now, almost 5 years later, we look back and see God's love and mercy playing out in our lives, and throughout the course of our relationship.

We want to say thank you to all of you for joining us on our special day, and we want to especially thank all of our friends & family who have been there for us, rooting us on & praying for us from the beginning.