In light of COVID-19, we have officially decided to postpone our wedding (ceremony and reception) until July 5th. We are excited for our friends and family to be apart of our marriage!

Address: 3101 F Road Grand Junction, CO 81504 Join us for food, dessert, and yard games at our open-house style pre-reception! No need to RSVP and stop by whenever! Have any questions? Text Abbey, at 763-300-7221. Garden to Casual Attire: Anything goes, from sundresses and sandals to jeans and tees. Our registry can be found at zola.com/wedding/abbeyandlael/registry.

We met in 2017 at an InterVaristy bible study. Later in the semester, Abbey’s Market research class went to Lael’s Freshman Business class which was when they started talking/messaging in Facebook. Abbey finally got the courage to ask Lael to hang out so they could get to know each other more. After hanging out and talking more, they decided to think about getting serious and after prayer, they started a long distance relationship.

I went home for the holidays...expecting that we wouldn’t get engaged until after the new year. My sister had just recently graduated from college, so we were planning on going out to dinner on Friday December 27th. Haylee got to pick the restaurant and she chose the Union Rooftop. This restaurant was one of the first places Lael and I went when he came to visit me the first time. It’s a fancier restaurant located downtown Minneapolis - and it’s on the rooftop, which means a beautiful view of Minneapolis. Usually my family doesnt pick fancy restaurants, but it wasn’t too odd since Haylee is usually extra (she has high class taste). Friday came and it was time to get dressed up. We got to the restaurant and sat down. Our waitress came over and asked if there is an Abbey Barker here and i shyly raised my hand. The waitress handed me a platter with a note that said, “Miss Barker, please make your way to the balcony.” So i got up and went outside and i see rose petals across the floor and Lael standing with a circle of rose petals and candles around him. When i walked up, he dropped to his knee and asked me to marry him. ❤️