We are getting married

-His Perspective- I first met Caroline on a bus, I had always noticed she was there but always kept to myself. It wasn’t until I had a friend pass out from dehydration did she finally come talk to me and ask what happened. I don’t remember much of the conversation we had but I do remember she mentioned Jesus! I then of course had to hit her with the smoothest line ever in order to get her number and from there all we did was talk! I remember spending everyday with her like we were childhood friends that grew up together. We stayed up late talking, went to high school football games together, even suffered together through those group projects where half the group does no work. It didn’t take long before I realized I wanted to date this girl and so in a very high school relationshippy way, I asked her out! The last 4 years of dating/engagement have been the best 4 years of my life! Everyday I fall in love with her more and more as I see Jesus pour out from her into the world around her. She touches the lives of people most people wouldn’t want to be around, she shows compassion and kindness to the ones the most people would think least deserve it and she loves everyone with the type of love that could only be possible with God. Of course not everyday was easy and we went through a lot of hard days together and I know there will be more, but on August 29th I get to commit my life to a woman of God that sees this broken world the way Jesus does. I get to grow with her, learn with her, love her and start a life with her. And to me that makes every hard day count cause I get to stand hand in hand with my love. This love story has really just only started, I know God has so much in store for us and to live out my days serving Christ with Caroline is beyond a dream come true and I praise God for her! -Her Perspective- The first time I laid my eyes on Benji we were in our 10th grade English class. He was simply just the shy new kid who I never got around to introducing myself to. If someone had told me that I was going to marry him, I would have been in disbelief. It was not until the following school year at the early college program that we both went to that I actually spoke to him. I still remember the moment so clearly; we were in our health class and all of a sudden, the kid sitting next to Benji passes out. No one reacted in the moment so as soon as I got on the bus that afternoon, I had to ask Benji what happened and make sure our classmate was okay. Shout out that guy that passed out because this conversation sparked the moment, I would meet the love of my life, and I had no idea at the time. By the end of that bus ride Benji asked for my phone number and we became best friends. Soon this friendship turned into a classic high school romance. I started to notice how Benji was kind, gentle, and cared for others so well. We started dating at the age of 16 and I have been falling for him every since. Our relationship has had many highs (like sweet frog runs, late nights with friends, leading Bible study) and many lows but our love for each other has only grown. I feel blessed to have found a man that loves me but most importantly puts the Lord first. Benji, I cannot wait to spend the rest of my life loving you, laughing with you, and sharing the Lord's love to those around us!