Our wedding won't save us. Our marriage may sanctify us IF we allow it to. The photos are cute, but will we look cute when we face real problems? Love isn't a fairy tale -it's a funeral to dying to our pride and the need to be right. It's the resurrection of love, but only if something dies first. "Til Death do us Part" isn't cute, it's the mission. "Forever" isn't here, but we get the chance to help someone else get to "Forever". The "Engagement Glow" fades, the Pinterest board gets deleted. What's left? Two sinners staring at each other realizing "forever" is a serious business. There's a Catholic saying, "Memento Mori", meaning to remember that we WILL die. It's not to sound desolate, but to view our reality in an honest way. While on earth, we will need to die to ourselves daily out of love to our spouse. So we hope to love like heaven is real, and forgive like time is short, and build our marriage on something death can't touch. ♥♥♥ Lilly's Story: A dear friend of mine, Chrissy, convinced me to try the dating apps just in case there was something special for me out there. So I finally gave in and got on the Bumble app, without setting high expectations. Then I met Josh. Our first date was at Lockhart BBQ in Bishop Arts. As we ended our date, we exchanged phone numbers. We officially started dating July 20, 2023 after a Ranger's game and Chinese food. We got engaged July 19, 2025 after a surprise proposal that went beyond my imagination. Our relationship has changed A LOT in such a short amount of time. I think we are both different people than the people who met at Lockhart BBQ. We started treating each other more and more the way a husband loves his wife, and a wife loves her husband... patiently, lovingly, and continuing to give each other grace when we make mistakes. God is and will always be the "Love of My Life", and now I can say that Josh is the "Man of My Answered Prayers". As always, please pray for our marriage not just on our special day, but everyday. We will always be thankful for our support system when we overcome our marriage hurdles, because we know we have a silent team of prayer warriors. Thank you for already being a part of our lives. We hope to see you on our Big Day. ♡ Josh's Story: We met on Bumble and the rest is history!!