Gallery

The night we officially started dating! - September 14, 2024

First family worship - September 16, 2024

First time Kendyll came up to the Treasurer's Office

Shopping date

Our first wedding together

Dakota and Steph's wedding

Telling our story of dating to Melissa

With Den and Brooke who helped us out before people knew we were officially dating

That time Warwick almost caught fire

With Pat and Delilah for dinner

Joel meeting Kendyll's parents for the first time

Classic WHQ photo with the family, including Laura and Dale

Father-son bonding time over artifacts

Dinner with friends from the congregation

City day -- will Joel pick up Kendyll's phone call?!

Lost in the subway

Mother-son bonding time

The moment Kendyll realized she loved Joel -- he went and parked the car for her family and she just knew this was it

Visiting Joel's office

Joel wasn't here this day but we were thinking of him, so we took a photo of us with the books we thought he'd like

The night we told many of our close friends we were dating

Month 3 anniversary

With 2 out of 4 Reyes

With all 4 Reyes

The day we said "I love you". Did Joel plan this neon sign?!

The photo where Kendyll knew she had fallen -- HARD

Trip to Canada branch with Melissa and Jess

Jess could not be cooler. On our way to Canada!

Our favorite family worship spot -- Panera

Jake and his pro-photography skills

Kendyll testing her beard trimming skills

Pupusa night with Phillip, Adrian, Gaby, Brittney, and Brianna

The coolest glasses

Meeting Joel's parents over Zoom

Getting ready for another wedding

Paparazzi caught us

Congrats Olivia and Alexi

With 2 out of 4 Ochoas

With all the Ochoas

Our walk on a foggy day

At Sam and Jeremy's with the cutest little cookies

With Sam and Jeremy at assembly

Isaac's first Watchtower at Warwick

Melissa's party shenanigans

Jeesssssss

Clean-up crew

That one time we won free tickets to Hamilton

Shopping for new glasses -- nerd alert!

Fanciest steak dinner in NYC

Revisiting the place where we started dating officially, MSG

Again, Jake's mad photography skills

After Joel's public talk in Mahwah

He was Kendyll's first "patient" while she trained to work in the lab

Greenwich with Jake, best pizza/sandwich shop ever

Delicious dinner with Javorinas and Vergaras

Lunch with Carlos and Gabi

Cooking with Isaac and Vanessa

Snow day tubing

Reunion of MTS graduates we got to attend

Lots of friends to meet/see again

With Isaac, Vanessa, Josue, and Mabel for Gilead graduation

Joel fake proposed with a ring pop -- Kendyll still said yes. It was eaten immediately after this photo was taken.

On our way to California to meet Joel's parents

A dream within a dream: In-N-Out just after landing

After meeting in California

With friends after meeting during hospitality

Out in service in California

Hoover Dam family time

Wisconsin exploring with Kendyll's parents

Supper Club experience

Memorial in Oconto Falls, WI

Joel turned into a fisherman while in Wisconsin

Wine tasting with Burckholters

Family Day 2025

With most of the OG crew

With Lindsey, Pat, Delilah, Kenz, and Tito

Wine night crew

The engagement! - May 3, 2025

So happy!

The after-engagement time, at a brewery featuring cake

The day after engagement when we did a sprint triathlon

With Jess at convention