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Silas and I met in October of my freshman year at Baylor. Silas was technically a junior at Baylor but was only 1 year ahead of me due to football related technicalities that I never fully understood. Anyway, I was walking with a friend into a campus wide ministry called Vertical, that is held on Monday nights. My friend and I were debating whether Vertical was typically held in the baseball or softball stadium. We couldn't come to an agreement so I decided to ask a stranger to settle the dispute. If you ask Silas, he'll tell you he swept in and interrupted our conversation to answer the debate. I, on the other hand, would tell you I confidently tapped on his shoulder and asked him first. Either way, once Silas answered our question, we exchanged names and a couple of flirty chats. We began to run into each other more frequently after that night - only ever just saying, "hello" and exchanging a few words. It always felt like we had to leave the conversation before we wanted to, but he never asked for my number so I tried not to think too much into it. A few weeks later I ran into Silas on a Wednesday night at church and he finally asked me to grab lunch the next day. Holy crud, I was so nervous. I knew 2 things for certain: 1. this boy was veeerry cute and 2. he was different than all the others. At 12p.m. we met at the lunch location and had a great time. Up to this point, I really didn't know much about Silas at all. During lunch he would steer the conversation back to me, or make it a point that we didn't have to hit all the levels of "getting to know each other" in one sitting. It was an interesting approach to a first "date"; it left me wanting more. Silas, however, did not ask for a second date or even for my phone number, so I got the idea that maybe he just wanted to be friends. I was a little confused because I thought he was for sure interested in me, but we left the event on more of a, "okay, see ya when I see ya!" basis. The next Monday night at Vertical I ran into him once again and he asked, to my surprise, to hang out afterwards. I hesitantly agreed because I literally have spoken to this boy ONLY when I would bump into him. I thought maybe it would be more structured after our little lunch date, but nope. Anyway, during our hangout Silas presented me with a letter that he had written over the weekend after our lunch together. He wrote in the letter that he was very interested in getting to know me but wanted to do so in the absence of technology and social media. He continued to write that if I wanted to respond, that I should write a letter in response and place it in a library book that he left a reference to in the letter. Obviously, I was blown away at this point and totally caught off guard by how old fashioned and rare this process was. It was a total dream. I felt this odd dichotomy of feelings when I read the idea. I was anxious of being really hurt if I let myself delve into this and it went south, but also total unworthiness of being chosen to be pursued in such a way. Anyway, I went to the library the next day to deliver my note and discovered that the book he had chosen was titled, "The Letters". The whole thing was pretty unbelievable. He and I exchanged letters daily, getting to know each other this way, for about 2 weeks. I remember how I would sit in the library until it closed writing back to him. We would check that book between every class in hopes of more information about the other. We only ran into each other there one time. To this day, I have never seen Silas so nervous or red in my entire life. So, we didn't follow each other on social media or see one another unless we ran into each by accident at church or on campus. He was right, in the absence of technology I was able to hear who Silas was from SILAS. I didn't first figure out who he was based on his Facebook posts. I learned who his best friends were through written letters rather than stalking them on Instagram before he even mentioned them to me. I was totally swooned by the prayers he wrote over me and how diligently he worked to get to know me. Eventually I had written that I had a free weekend and he left a final letter in our book asking me on a date for the coming Saturday, along with his phone number. We went on our "first" official date (and the most incredible, might I add) the following day. Now, almost three years later, Silas led me back to our spot in the library and asked me to marry him through a letter in our same book. I have learned so much during my time with him. He has taught me strength that I did not know I was capable of. He has taught me that EVERYTHING in life comes back to Jesus. He has pushed me to swallow my selfish ways. And he has refined who I am for the better. Things have not always been sunshine and rainbows by any means, but those love letters from the very beginning have always brought me back to trust in Silas. There is not a single other person for me in this world and I cannot wait to be his wife. Thank you to everyone who has sharpened our relationship along the way! We are so honored to have you a part of lives and marriage!

So Many Love Letters 

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Wedding Party

Bridesmaids

Brooke Graham Molly GunnKristen GreyJackie JohnsonIvy LopeditoEmma Hennessy Charlene LeeCaroline Brown

Groomsmen

Elijah NacitaIssac NacitaGabe MorfinVance RayTimmy BoxGrant Campbell Jake EastConner Sullivan

Kaitlyn & Silas

Kaitlyn & Silas

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