We're so excited to celebrate our big day with you!

Joshua and I had planned a fun day in St. Louis before I had to fly back home to Cleveland. We planned to visit Forrest Park and explore the zoo and try our luck to get into Luther's Tower on the seminary campus. That morning he had said in passing that he was nervous! I thought to myself, what's so nerve wracking about the zoo? But, I had an idea of what he meant. We had a full day exploring Forest Park by foot and water! It was a beautiful sunny day and, not to mention, hot. We made our way back to the seminary where we met with Josh's friend, Anthony, who worked with campus safety. He had keys to get us to the the top of the bell tower on campus. We tracked up the narrow stairs, passed the balcony to more narrow stairs, to wind up to, you guessed it, more stairs past the bells in Luther's Tower. The view was stunning as we looked over Richmond Heights and admired the Arch at a distance. We had already looked about and were all chatting with one another when Josh said I should look over the courtyard again. I sensed what was happening next. I looked over and saw the Zeigler Family and waved, but missed the signs Titus and Jude had placed on the lawn! They had laid out "Will you marry me?" signs created by the youth at Epiphany Lutheran. By now Josh was on one knee. I turned to him and he asked if I would marry him and I said yes! It was on our way down that I finally saw the signs! It was a special day spent with one another and the people we cherish. After spending most of our relationship long distance, we cannot wait to start our life together as husband and wife! We cannot wait to share and rejoice in the love we have for one another with everyone God has blessed us with in our lives.