Joy was new in town and in need of a nice clean, classy place to help her stay in shape. Jeremy, a new hire at Equinox Encino, was in need of clients. Joy had a gym crush though, a Puerto Rican soccer player that she hadn't spoken to yet. She would gaze at him in a very cute and bashful way while perched up on the stair climber in the corner of the gym as he did his dynamic warm-up.

As she quickly started to make friends at her new fitness abode, she came to find out that this guy was no soccer player, nor was he from Puerto Rico. He was Jeremy the trainer, from El Paso, Texas, and he worked the Sunday afternoon floor shift. It wasn't long till on one fine Sunday afternoon, Joy made her move and graciously interrupted Jeremy mid warm-up to ask what exactly it was that he was doing with all that lunging and twisting and balancing. And while Jeremy typically doesn't appreciate anything getting in the way of his workout of the day, he was delighted to finally meet the beautiful girl that was usually perched up in the corner of the gym. In almost an instant, contact info was exchanged, butterflies were mutually felt, and she became his client.

As he whipped her into the best shape of her life, they became good friends, and while at times, things seemed to trend towards them being more than friends, Jeremy kept things professional. Then one night when they were hanging out with a group of friends, someone started flirting with Joy. Jeremy abruptly intervened and made it clear that he was interested and obviously a little jealous.

From Coachella to kickboxing class they became inseparable, sharing countless moments of love, laughing, dancing and lifting. And although there were plenty of challenges and moments of uncertainty between then and now, no matter what happened, their love and faith never faded as God kept bringing them back into each other's arms again and again.

From that first moment on the gym floor, to now, and forever in eternity, they are beside themselves with gratitude for the grace God has gifted them as they eagerly anticipate this day in July to celebrate their love with everyone they love.

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