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June 12, 2021
Bella Vista, Arkansas

Lisa & Joshua

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Meet our family and friends who are walking down the aisle with us!

Lisa Blackketter

Bride

Joshua's wife-to-be, Lisa is a godly, adventurous young woman who loves the Lord! She and her family have lived in Arkansas for 11 years. She is currently teaching preschool and ballet. She loves serving others, ballet, creating art, reading, and doing almost anything outdoors!


Joshua Barnett

Groom

This wonderful young man is a missionary kid from Kenya who now claims Texas as his home. He works for a construction contractor in Dallas, and loves to run, draw amazing portraits of people, spend time with family, and grow in his walk with the Lord.

Laura Blackketter

Maid of Honor

This is Lisa's darling, bubbly sister! She is 18 years old and loves ballet, singing, and fashion. She is kind, a wonderful chef, and very joyful.


Zach Delorenzo

Best Man

Zach is a missionary kid from Kenya, and lived on the same compound as Joshua for a couple of years in Nairobi. He is humble, kind, and mature, and is also a good artist and enjoys designing things. He came up to visit Joshua at JBU once, where it was discovered that he is great at making pretzels ;)

Dongqing (Grace) Ye

Bridesmaid

One of Lisa's best friends from high school, Grace (or "Sunny") is a twin from China. She and her sister, Sophia, came to the US for high school in 2014. Grace is passionate, kind, and very smart. Lisa met these sisters in 11th grade and was their ambassador at the school. She and her sister have become Lisa's very dear friends. Both sisters have great wisdom, loyalty, and kindness.


David Newton

Groomsman

David is a fellow Construction Management major that Joshua' met in college. He is noble, hardworking, and smart, and he enjoys learning, designing and building things, and practicing Jiu Jitsu. If you need a bodyguard, David is your man!

Erin Jeffries

Bridesmaid

Lisa met Erin when she started working at Chick-Fil-A in high school. Erin works as a Team Leader and Leadership Developer at Chick-Fil-A and is currently writing a book as well as starting up a podcast with Lisa. She is kind, wise, honest, and passionate about sharing the gospel with others!


Luke Blackketter

Groomsman

Luke is Lisa's handsome and wonderful younger brother. He is smart, kind, and loyal. He is a small business owner of The Chill Zone in Bentonville! He is an electrical engineering major at JBU. He enjoys fixing things, choir, and doing things outdoors, as well as spending time with his family and girlfriend Hannah.

Emily Barnett

Bridesmaid

Emily is Joshua's beautiful younger sister. She is also a missionary kid from Kenya who is very smart, talented, and kind. She works very hard, loves horses, baking, and the outdoors, and enjoys spending as much time as she can with her friends. She will be starting her third year at LeTourneau University in the Fall.


David Woodworth

Groomsman

David is one of Joshua's longtime friends. A missionary kid from Kenya, he is a hard worker, a good mechanic, and has a fun personality. David enjoys learning to play instruments like the ukulele, organizing things, and hanging out with his friends and family. David's family is the Missionary in Residence at LeTourneau University.

Madison Pennington

Bridesmaid

Now to introduce sweet Madison! She was Lisa's roommate throughout all of her years at college, and was also a fellow Elementary Education major. Lisa and Madison have grown so much over the past 4 years, seen all the ups and downs in each other, and Madison has been so patient and supportive. She is so kind, thoughtful, and loves people well.


Liam Stough

Groomsman

Liam is a friend of Joshua's from JBU. An engineering major and also an MK, his family lived in Uganda and he attended Rift Valley Academy in Kenya. Liam has a warm personality, and enjoys technology, camping, and giving big friendly hugs to anyone who knows him.

Madeline Huisjen

Bridesmaid

Madeline is both Lisa's and Joshua's missionary kid friend from Germany! She met both of them the first week of school at JBU. Lisa's initial connection with her was their love of ballet. Since then Lisa and Madeline have grown together so much spiritually, mentally, and emotionally. Madeline challenges Lisa to stay fit and grow in her walk with the Lord, and she is very caring, loyal, and honest.


Randy Martinez

Groomsman

Randy is a friend of Joshua's that he met in Dallas. They met at a Church event, and have kept in touch ever since. Randy is happy and encouraging, and enjoys hanging out with friends and bowling. He works for Gucci, so if you're in the market for new clothes go say hi to him and he may be able to hook you up!

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