Rehearsal 

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Reception

Bridal shower

Wedding Shower

Ceremony 3:00-3:30 pm Reception 4:30-9:00pm

Our Wedding

Spencer's Version

Lindsey and I worked together for some time before I ever really talked to her. I knew who she was, and she knew who I was, but we had never really paid much attention to one another. We were working at the same Chick-Fil-A, her being there longer than me, and this truly was the extent of our relationship at the time. I’ve never explained it like this before until now, but I mean it when I say that it was unforgettable on the night we really got to know one another. I was&nbsp;on the&nbsp;bagging position, while she was next to me&nbsp;on the&nbsp;‘pushing’ position. I would put the food in the bag, and she’d stuff the bag with napkins, sauces, etc. For some reason, it was uncharacteristically slow that night, only a few cars coming through at a time. And in all honesty I don’t remember much of anything we discussed that night, but I do remember it being at least one or two hours of nonstop learning about each other, laughing at and with one another, and whether we knew it or not, we were beginning to fall in love with one another. After this night, she had all my attention. I wanted nothing more than to be at a position even remotely close to her, just so I had a chance to crack a joke or make a funny look at her. Luckily enough, we would work the closing shift together relatively often, and the closing crew would go out for dinner after we all got off. Whenever we both closed we would go out to eat, not caring about where we went or who was with us, we just wanted to spend quality time together. Late nights at Waffle House and Denny’s then turned into late night drives. She’d leave her car at the Chick-Fil-A lot, or sometimes in the lot down the street, and hop in and I’d just drive. No direction, just anywhere far enough to be able to talk as long as possible before she had to head home. And eventually those late night drives turned into a first date at Panera. I told my mom I was going to “Panera with a friend”. However, I failed to mention that this Panera was 45 minutes away with a really cute girl I was interested in. We sat in that Panera for around 2-3 hours, and it was a blast. Every single second. And shortly after, we had a whole date day where we went to the batting cages, T.G.I Friday’s, a movie, and we worked together that night and went on a late night drive. On that drive I finally mustered up the courage to ask her to be my girlfriend, on January 29th, 2022. And as I sit here to write, I have no words to use that can adequately describe our relationship since that moment. Proverbs 18:22 states, “He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord.” Those are the only words I can use to describe who she has been and meant to me. Every moment with her is filled with blessings that only Scripture can describe. I truly feel favor from the Lord, and I am confident that I have found a good wife and will be blessed by her naturally loving, caring, and beautiful self. Together we have conquered what it means to be a long distance relationship. Most of our relationship has been four hours apart 8 months out of the year. And as much as I want to be with her all the time, I’ve realized it’s been for a purpose. I may not agree with the methods, but I know that God has orchestrated our relationship the way it’s been for a reason. Even though I wouldn’t wish a long distance relationship on anyone, it’s grown us closer together. It’s been a blessing to train for the work of ministry and learn about what it means to be a godly husband here at seminary. I say all this to say, I wish the circumstances were different, but they’re for a reason, and the excitement I feel to be able to hold fast to my future wife until death does us part is unexplainable. As the relationship has gone on, the love I feel for her everyday is unwavering. The last three and a half years feel only like just a taste of what is to come in our marriage together. I write all this from my seminary apartment, over 270 miles from her. But the love I feel apart from her is just as strong as when I’m with her.

Lindsey's Version

Spencer and I started working at Chick-fil-A around the same time. We occasionally talked when we were in group settings at work, but we never really talked for a while. One night, I was putting sauces in bags while Spencer was bagging the food. We ended up talking for hours that night. I really don’t remember paying attention to anyone else that night because I was having so much fun talking to him. Near the end of the night, he invited me to go out to dinner after closing that night with a group of people. After that night, every closing shift I worked, I would go out to dinner after work with a big group of people, really just to talk to Spencer. As time went on, we started to just go on drives together after going out to eat. I began to talk to our friend (who also worked at CFA), Kyra, about Spencer (later on, she told me he was talking to her about me, too). A few weeks later, we decided to hang out. I guess this would be considered our first date (even though we both hadn’t admitted that we liked each other), but we went to Panera and talked for a few hours that day. Right after I went home, I told my mom how cute he is, how he’s a true Christian, and how easy it was to talk to him. The next day, he finally told me he liked me! A week or two later (January 29, 2022), we went on what I consider to be our official first date. We went to TGIF, the batting cages, saw a movie, and then went to work together. After work, we went on a long drive, and Spencer asked me to be his girlfriend (I, of course, said yes)! In August of that year, he started college at Harding in Arkansas. I am so thankful for the solid eight months we had, not long distance at all, that allowed us to set the foundation of our relationship. We learned how to communicate through distance and how to continue growing in our relationship. We both ended up transferring schools (though, remaining long distance lol), mine from a community college to SIUE, and him from Harding to a seminary. Though long distance can be hard, I truly appreciate how much it has grown us to communicate and love each other well. On April 14, 2025, Spencer proposed. It was at the gardens at SIUE, and it was perfect!! I am so thankful God put Spencer in my life, and I can’t wait to marry him!

Lindsey & Spencer

Lindsey & Spencer

L&S