WE GOT MARRIED

WE DECIDED TO HAVE A SMALL, INTIMATE WEDDING IN LAUREL'S FAMILY'S BACKYARD. WE SO WISHED WE COULD HAVE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU THERE TO CELEBRATE OUR MARRIAGE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO THE CORONA VIRUS WE FELT THAT A SMALL WEDDING WAS OUR BEST OPTION TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE SUPPORT AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON AS MR. AND MRS. ROBERT BARNARD!

WE MET IN 2017 AT CLIMB NASHVILLE AND STARTED CLIMBING TOGETHER ABOUT A YEAR LATER. BEING EACH OTHER'S MAIN CLIMBING PARTNERS WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN HOW TO TRUST EACH OTHER AND COMMUNICATE WELL - LITTLE DID WE KNOW WE WOULD BE USING THOSE SAME TOOLS IN A RELATIONSHIP! ENTER THE ODESSY; A 100FT SPORT CLIMB LOCATED IN EAST TENNESSEE - WE SET ABOUT PROJECTING THE ROUTE TOGETHER. ON NOVEMBER 3RD, 2018 WE BOTH CLIMBED THE ODESSY WITHOUT FALLING FOR THE FIRST TIME - BUT ENDED UP FALLING IN LOVE WITH EACH OTHER!

IN THE WOODS BACK BY THE GARDEN WHERE THE DAFFODILS GROW AND THE SWEET CAT LIES TO REST HE SANG A LOVE SONG AND GOT DOWN ON THE GROUND TO ASK HER TO MARRY HIM THE QUICKEST YES DID FOLLOW, FOR THAT WAS WHAT SHE WANTED TODAY AND TOMORROW AND ALL THE DAYS AFTER

THROUGHOUT OUR DATING, ENGAGED, AND NOW MARRIED RELATIONSHIP ONE THING HAS BEEN ABUNDANTLY CLEAR - HOW FAITHFUL AND LOVING OUR GOD IS. THE DOORS THAT OPENED AT THE RIGHT TIME, THE GRACE TO BE ABLE TO TRY AGAIN, THE LOVING WAY HE REDIRECTED OUR STEPS; ALL OF THESE HAVE SHOWN US HOW TO LOVE EACH OTHER IN A WAY THAT IS LASTING AND UNCONDITIONAL.