We're Getting Married!

Becky's Story: I was living in Arizona and my friend - pretty much sister- Adeline, convinced me to fly out to Virginia to go camping with her and a few of her friends for her birthday over Labor Day weekend 2023. You can guess who was one of the friends that came. We were hitting it off and playing with light sabers/sticks on our hikes and talking about our lives. On one of our car rides to the next hiking spot, "The Start of Something New" from High School Musical came on and we both belted it in a perfect harmony duet. Immediately after the camping trip, I called one of my friends to tell her about this cute boy Josh, who loves the Lord, is so funny, kind, and adventurous, and told her that I was going to marry him. All my life I had prayed for a man exactly like Josh, and when God brought him into my life, I knew without a doubt, that this is the man I was going to marry. All the way home on the plane, I listened to, The Start of Something New, wondering if it really was the beginning of something -I know, super cheesy. But, months later I moved here and now I get to say I was right - I'm marrying the love of my life. Joshua's Story: A friend invited me on a birthday camping trip for some of our friends including Adeline, Becky’s long time best friend and sister, and I was a last-minute addition. On this trip Becky would be flying out to join us. From the moment we met, we hit it off. Talking to Becky felt natural, and we laughed like we had known each other forever. It didn’t take long for me to have a very healthy suspicion that this was the woman I was going to marry. During that trip, we bonded over our mutual love for Star Wars, and I knew it was love when we had an impromptu lightsaber battle using sticks we found while on a hike. I still remember dramatically singing The Start of Something New from High School Musical together while we harmonized (perfectly mind you) the as Troy and Gabriella. At this exact moment suspicion was replaced by absolute certainty that this is the woman I’m going to marry. At one point, Becky mentioned she was considering moving to Virginia. I encouraged her to trust God’s guidance and not rush into leaving. “The only way out is through” I told her. If I’m being honest, I was engaging in a mild form of superstition because I was (not so) secretly hoping she would move closer to me. I knew that if it was God’s will for us to be together, nothing would stand in the way. As the camping trip ended, we shared our first hug outside a Mexican restaurant. As I drove away, I knew this wasn’t the last time I’d see her. A beautiful detail in all of this is that, during that season, I had decided to take a break from going on dates. I prayed and told my friends that I wouldn’t date until January 1, 2024, believing that when the right person came along, it would be effortless—I wouldn’t have to try to impress them. Sure enough, on January 1, 2024, Becky arrived to Virginia driving all across the country from Arizona to move here. And now we’re getting married. God is good.