Our story began in the summer of 2022.

Brenna: I had been volunteering my summers to serve at church camp since I was 15 years old. The summer of 2022 was no different. I was excited and eager to serve and have a blast at camp, but I had no clue the many blessings the Lord had in store for me.

Tobias: At this time in my life I was serving as the youth pastor of a church in Kansas City called Northwest Bible Church. I took my students to the same church camp every summer and I too was expecting this year to be no different. Every year I would go, we would always show up the night before to settle in. My students and I were playing an epic game of football when I noticed the most beautiful girl sitting on the hill watching us play. After noticing her, I of course had to show off and was determined to get to know her.

Brenna: After unpacking, I found myself sitting on the hill, watching a group of boys play football. Most were familiar faces and old friends, except for one. The stranger caught my eye. He was tall and handsome with a heart stopping smile; and he was totally killin it at football. I watched impressed and in awe for a while before I went inside telling myself, "No way, not a chance, NO BOYS!!!".

Tobias: After the game we went inside and I of course had to approach this girl and introduce myself. I was so infatuated with how joyful she was and she had the most infectious smile; she just had this glow about her. I remember when I introduced myself I shook her hand and she thought that was weird. I had to explain that's what people do when they meet lol. From the short time we talked that night, I could instantly tell this girl was fun, goofy, so kind, has a huge heart for people and the biggest heart for God. I was definitely interested in more.

Brenna: When Tobias introduced himself to me I was impressed by his confidence, but taken off guard by the handshake (now I can't imagine meeting somebody and not shaking their hand lol). I loved hearing about all of his fun stories and adventures, he had this passion for life I admired. I was intrigued, impressed, and laughing the whole time. He was so wild, fun, adventurous, kind, hilarious, and unapologetically himself. Although I think the most admirable character trait I noticed was his heart. His heart for God, his students, and his ministry. I was determined to know him more.

Tobias: As the week went on, I definitely took every opportunity to hang out with Brenna and flirt with her. I spent a lot of time at the zipline tower because that's where she was always working. I absolutely loved getting to know her and we always had a ton of fun. I remember asking how old she was when we were at the zipline tower. She responded with "I'm 18... well in 20 or so days." The week went on and I could not get Brenna off my mind. I HAD to get her number before leaving camp. Brenna had mentioned, in one of our many conversations, that she wants to travel someday so when I got her number I said, "I better have your number just in case we actually end up traveling the world together someday." I left camp with major heart throbs for Brenna, but I was a little hesitant just because of how young she was. We texted after camp, stopped talking for awhile and were both doing our own thing, but then reconnected when I invited her to come watch me preach. She showed up and then after that we were texting again. going on dates, going to each other's youth groups, until I officially asked her to be my girlfriend in my church parking lot the night after one of my youth events. Fast forward a year and I was able to propose to her at the very same camp we met at. One reason we got so close so fast was the fact she helped with my youth group every week the whole time we were dating. It made us connect on a deeper level. I can't imagine not meeting Brenna. God definitely brought us together and we are forever grateful He did.

T&B

Wedding Day

4:00 PM–5:00 PM

Wedding Ceremony

5:30 PM–10:30 PM

Reception