Camp Hosea

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Our Wedding

Our story begins in October 2024 when I, Taylor, wanted a date to the upcoming Restoration Church Bryan staff Christmas party. I saw Braden in passing twice within the next couple weeks, and I developed a strange confidence that he would be my date to the party, though I did not know him personally. One day at work, my co-worker, Ben Chubb, said, "short girls need to take one for the team and date short kings." I enthusiastically informed him there was a specific short guy I wouldn't mind going on a date with... Little did I know, Ben mentors Braden, and they were meeting up the next day. Ben brought up the idea, and Braden immediately had a deep peace and confidence that he wanted to pursue me. Now, I, Braden, had been unsettled by the idea of dating for years prior, so it was very evident in the moment that the Lord's hand was leading me to date Taylor. Within three weeks, I asked Taylor to be my girlfriend. Dating Taylor has been one of the greatest gifts of my life, but it was not at all what I expected. I had some misconceptions about biblical marriage that created a lot of anxiety and mistrust. It would take several long months of working through my fears before I realized how harmful my perception of marriage was. Even though dating was more difficult for us, we can both clearly point to God's kind purpose in bringing our lives together. The pain served to humble me in relying not on my own understanding and to show me Taylor's persistent love, compassion, and forgiveness. Encountering God's abiding grace for my failures and Taylor's attractive character, I grew confident that I wanted to marry Taylor. On September 5th, 2025, Braden asked me to marry him. From Braden's proposal to the support of all our friends and family, I was overwhelmed by God's kindness to me. Getting to marry Braden is a gift and an honor that I will spend the rest of my life cherishing. When I reflect on the last several years of waiting - both to meet Braden and within our trials - I cannot help but rejoice in the trustworthiness of God’s timing. His ways are infinitely higher than my own, and I am encouraged to look to Him instead of myself. We are absolutely ecstatic to be getting married because God has revealed that marriage is the clearest gospel picture we have. "Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. In the same way, husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, because we are members of his body."Ephesians 5:25-30

Taylor & Braden

Taylor & Braden

Travel

Embassy Suites by Hilton College Station

Holiday Inn & Suites College Station-Aggieland by IHG

P.A. Smith Hotel