It all started in 2014 when Laela sent a text to Thomas. Thomas and Laela met and grew up within the same church, but were never really close until then. Laela and Thomas continued to text back and forth and Thomas realized he started to form a natural affection towards Laela. What started with a text between two people, led to something so beautiful and deeply meaningful. Fast forward to 2024, through mountains of growth and fields of love, Thomas finally musters up the courage to ask Laela to be his partner in life. When the time comes to it, and he gets on his knees, and he starts talking, he blows it. He instantly starts crying and could not get a word out, but Laela says yes anyways. Throughout our relationship, we always dreamt and talked about our future plans and the family we want to create. We are so grateful that we have found each other, and have been blessed to be able to grow and live life together for the past 12 years. We can’t wait to begin our next chapter together, and we are so thankful for all your love and support. We can’t wait to celebrate our special day with you all.