Tyler and I were introduced by our childhood best friends, Hannah and Trevor, who were determined to bring us together no matter what. We were forced to walk down the aisle and play instruments together at their wedding in 2014, all the while embarrassingly trying to avoid each other just to prove our friends wrong. But the Lord would have His way and bring us together again and again throughout the next few years.

In the midst of my adventures and ministry in Idaho, I came back to Georgia for Christmas in 2016 and once again found myself hanging out in the same friend circle as Tyler. This time, the Lord pointed Him out to me, "Joy, if he asks you to marry him, say yes." I argued with the Lord saying I didn't know Tyler but then we spent the next few months getting to know each other from other sides of the country. Despite our reservations to dating long distance, the Lord called us into a relationship in July 2017. From there we grew.

In December of 2017, we were both brought separately by the Lord to a place of understanding that He was calling us out of our long distance relationship and into something deeper; marriage. In March, I traveled to New York to meet Tyler's family. While there, we went on adventures in New York City where Tyler gave many romantic gestures to make me think he was going to propose but wouldn't actually do it. All this was so that when he did propose later that week at an arboretum, I was completely surprised!

I have since moved to Statesboro, GA, where I live in the house that Tyler and I will share after our wedding. We are ready, excited, and preparing for this next journey that the Lord has for us!

J&T

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