Wedding Day

Calvary Holland

Ceremony

Holland Civic Center Place

Reception

Our Wedding

Through every season leading to us meeting, we've learned two essential ingredients to life:Acknowledging our humanity with its brokenness, and pursuing the face of God and His righteousness.Joy being born and raised in Zambia for the majority of her life, and Wesley&nbsp;being born in Indianapolis then living in southwest Michigan, it was only by divine orchestration&nbsp;that our paths met. By crossing seas, you could say our love for each other was (s)Pacific!&nbsp;We both sought first the Kingdom of God and volunteered to intern for a ministry organization, International Friends Inc. Though the connection we had wasn't romantic initially, we were both moved by each other spiritually. Lord Jesus continued to prune and purge our hearts&nbsp;separately and that drew us closer together magnetically, give or take a year. Throughout that time, we both received confirmations, and Joy, being the communicator, said the dreaded question that can make or break any relationship."So...what are we?"We spent some time in prayer, waiting for the Lord to give us the greenlight, and when it was given, we started building a more intimate and Christ-centered relationship that has led to many beautiful memories, wise counsel, and faith in what God has in store for us.

Our Story

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Semi and I were roommates freshman year of college and God has continued to grow our relationship as sisters. Semi is kind, generous, thoughtful and selfless. So blessed that she gets to stand next to me and celebrate with me.

Semayawit Kebede

Rosemary and I travelled together from Zambia and I consider her my young sister. She is very enthusiastic, cheerful and caring. Couldn't have asked for a better person to hype me up on that day!!

Rosemary Nake

Nardi and I were roommates freshman year and since, I have an in-built sister. Nardi is very empathetic, generous and humble.

Nardos

Grace and I were roommates my senior year at Cornerstone. Grace is very sentimental, kind, joyful and loving.

Grace Phelps

Daphne is Wes's middle older sister. She is energetic, lively, welcoming and kind hearted. She loves singing, dancing and trying new stuff.

Daphne Matthews

Maiah is Wes’s eldest sister! She is kind, organized and has an eye for detail and is an amazing singer. Maiah also possesses a gentle spirit that has  a calming presence on others.

Maiah Matthews

Tamaya Attema

Elijah is very thoughtful, kind and jovial. 

Elijah Attema

Dan and I lived together for 4 years with too many inside jokes to count. He’s rich in character and values, loyal to those closest to him and pushes people to be their best while striving to be a man of God.

Daniel Ankney III

Brett Tutton

Nioreh Muhammed

John Dieleman

Peter Mironov

Wedding Party

Q + A

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Joy & Wesley

Joy & Wesley

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