We met on September 10, 2020 at the 20’s group at Redeemer Church. Noah has attended since 2018 and Shelby started attending August of 2020. Neither of us were looking for a relationship at the time, but as we started hanging out at parks, friend and family gatherings, Bible study, movie nights, and dinner dates together, we grew to really like each other. After a little over a month of learning more about each other and enjoying each other’s companionship, we became official on October 22, 2020. We got engaged on the Jefferson Street Bridge in downtown Rockford on June 2, 2021 after lunch with two our closest friends with us. We each have found the type of partner that God has in store for us in each other. This past year and a half has led to us deciding to tie the knot, looking forward to many more years to come of wholehearted commitment.