Where Two Worlds Met It was 2015, and I still remember the way that campus felt the day everything changed. I wasn’t looking for love — neither of us was. But when Marcel and I crossed paths, something in me recognized something in him. I couldn’t explain it then. I don’t need to explain it now. We came from two different worlds. My heart has always been rooted in the open skies of the country — wide, unhurried, and free. Marcel was shaped by the pulse of the city — driven, steady, and strong. But from the very first conversation, something settled between us like it had always belonged there. We didn’t fall in love all at once. It was a slow, beautiful unfolding — late nights talking about everything and nothing, learning each other’s rhythms, discovering that beneath the city boy and the country girl, we believed in exactly the same things: family, faith, and forever.Before the rings, before the vows — God gave us a preview of who we already were together. Maxton wasn’t just a gift; he was a confirmation. He arrived and showed us that our love was already creating something bigger than ourselves. Our family was whole before we ever walked the aisle. On June 6th, our son will watch us become husband and wife. And we pray that one day, when he’s old enough to understand, he will know that he was loved — fiercely, completely — long before any ceremony could say so. Two Worlds, One Celebration Our wedding will honor exactly who we are — the city that shaped Marcel, and the country that shaped me. We didn’t ask each other to change. We just decided to bring our worlds together. FOR MARCEL · OUR CEREMONY Urban & Traditional Our ceremony will carry the dignity and reverence of the city — a traditional church service, timeless vows, formal elegance. Marble and candlelight. The kind of sacred moment that honors the God who knit our hearts together. This one is for Marcel — structured, powerful, and built to last. FOR KADEJIAH · OUR RECEPTION Country & Free When our vows are sealed, we open the doors wide and let the country in. Twinkle lights and barn wood. A Southern celebration with music that makes you move, tables heavy with good food, and love spilling out like laughter. Unhurried and alive — this part of the day is mine. WHAT HOLDS THEM TOGETHER Their Foundation “And above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.” Colossians 3:14 We did not find each other by accident. Our faith made us the kind of people the other needed — patient, steadfast, humble enough to grow, and strong enough to stay. When life got heavy, we didn’t carry it alone. God mended our hearts and called us one. Through every season — the beautiful ones and the hard ones — we returned to the same anchor: our love for God, and our love for each other. That’s not something we built. That’s something we were given. WHAT THEY CARRY FORWARD Family Oriented, Faith Grounded Anyone who knows us will tell you: we are about family. Not just our own — but the village of people who raised us, prayed over us, and showed up for us in ways we will never forget. We didn’t get here alone, and we know it. “Family isn’t just where you come from. It’s the table you keep setting, the door you keep opening.” Our wedding is not just two people making promises. It is a homecoming. It is every aunt, cousin, grandmother, and childhood friend gathering to witness what God put together. And Maxton will grow up knowing exactly what love looks like — because he will see it every day of his life. AT LAST We Are Andry JUNE 6, 2026 Eleven years ago, we began a story we didn’t yet have words for. We were just two college kids who felt something neither of us could explain. Today, we have every word. Husband. Wife. Mama. Daddy. Family. Covered by grace. Built on faith. Rooted in love. We are Kadejiah & Marcel — Andry At Last !