The Homestead Venue

WEDDING DAY

Spring

Our Wedding

The saying "when you know, you know" has never been more true. Luke and I met about a year and a half before this picture was taken, but we had no idea we would be each other's forever then! Fast forward to April 2024, Luke was visiting his family in Chattanooga for a birthday party. Funny enough, his cousin happened to be one of my best friends, Kara. She told me that weekend that she gave Luke my number because in her words, "that way you can become real family!" I thought she was crazy, and was shocked the next day that Luke texted me. We instantly hit it off, and never stopped talking since; then only two weeks later this picture was taken on our first date. We both knew on this day that this was it!

How We Met

Only two days after our first date, I told Luke "I love you" for the first time. Yep... I said it first! I knew once I said it, he was going to be my husband but of course I didn't want him to know that and scare him off ha! But not even a second after I said it, he said it right back. He told me that day that he wanted to marry me, and has been wanting to tell me since our first date! We both felt crazy, but also knew that this is everything we had prayed for! In only a couple of weeks, God had brought us together and we knew that we wanted to share our lives with one another forever!

"I Love You"

A little over 6 months later, we were in Honduras for a mission trip together. This is one of Luke's favorite places since he has such a big heart for mission work! One night we went to dinner on the beach, and to my surprise, Luke got down on one knee because he knows how much I love the ocean. It was truly the most beautiful and surreal moment that we will never forget and we will cherish for the rest of our lives :)

The Proposal

Our Story

Photos

Carmen Bell

Carson McCroskey

Cousin of the groom (also the one who set us up!)

Kara Berryhill

Tanner Estes

Savannah Ogle

Caeden Faulker

Libby Hennen

Ben Kelly

Alexis Bell

Carson Renicks

Rebekah Courson

Brock Renicks

Madison Bankston

Matthew Renicks

Kelsey Mullen

Adam Berryhill

Brooke George

Mickey Suttle

Lisa Jarvis

Tres Mayeux

Charlie Bell

Jaxson Berryhill

Lucy Bell

Judah Berryhill

Jase Berryhill

Wedding Party

Q + A

Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport

Hilton Garden Inn Chattanooga Downtown

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Chattanooga Downtown

Hampton Inn Chattanooga West/Lookout Mountain

Travel

Rock City Gardens

Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center

Chattanooga Choo Choo Historic District

Ruby Falls

Things to Do

Registry

lukeandsophiemccroskey.com

Sophie & Luke

Sophie & Luke

Registry