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<p>Apparently I met Luke when I was in high school but I honestly don't remember him (my then best friend was the girlfriend at the time to his older brother). Fast forward to 2018 when I reached out to him on Facebook... we met up one day and spent quite a bit of time together, for a month or so.... Then my life took a turn and I had to spend some time in Tennessee to get my life back together.... We reconnected for a day but because he didn't have his life together, that timing was off too.... We spoke every now and then over the years but my life was going a different direction... Fast forward to late October 2023 - my life took another turn &amp; it led me to Luke (third times a charm, right?!?)... We've been together ever since &amp; it's been a crazy adventure but I wouldn't change a thing :) He told me wayyy back in 2021 that he was gonna marry me one day - to which I always responded "you're crazy" and laughed it off.....now look at us... getting married ;)</p>

If you ask Rachel....

<p>I remember going to my brothers when I was a younger and stay with him on the weekends and school breaks. Rachel would come to my brothers and see my brothers girl friend. When I first met Rachel I could not stand her. I thought she was rude and obnoxious. Well years went by and out of nowhere Rachel reaches out to me and we ended up spending a couple weeks together. Rachel ended up making some bad decisions in life and life took us separate ways. Rachel went to go better her life and I went on a road of destruction. We stayed in touch a little bit. She got her life together, came home, and we seen each other again except this time I was not in the right mind to try and pursue anything with Rachel. Now mind you, this whole time I really was feeling Rachel but I wasn’t sure if we could ever be something. I was scared of hurting her and I knew if I tried to be with her then it would end bad and I did not want that, cause I really did like her. I finally got my life together and as I was doing so I would tell Rachel I was going to marry her one day! I was dead serious. She would just say "no you're not" and laugh it off or whatever. Here we are a few years later and we are getting ready for our wedding. I always tell her the third time is a charm. And well here we are - the third time we tried this, we found love.</p>

If you ask Luke....

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I’m Kellie and God brought this wonderful woman into my life in less than ideal circumstances and I will always be forever grateful for it!!

Kellie Buchanan Colburn

Leslie Holloway Shutts

Meeting in the most unexpected way brought the most unexpected friend and family.

Amanda Summers

Family friend for years to sister in law for life, I am blessed to have Rachel as a “bonus sibling”!

Rachel & Luke

Rachel & Luke

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