We are getting married because of our love for each other and because of our mutual love for God. For those of you who are interested in hearing our story, we’re putting the short version here: Matthew and Sienna met at the Lehigh Valley Performing Arts High School (now called Charter Arts) in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Matthew had just been transformed by the love of God he found in Jesus Christ and was excited to share that love with others. It was at this point he met Sienna and graciously shared his faith with her. Sienna had been calling herself a Christian for a long time, but after hearing Matthew share the gospel in this way and seeing the radical changes and effect God had in Matthew’s life, she began to see that she was missing a genuine relationship with the God she professed to know. Matthew and Sienna went off to different parts of the country for college but stayed in contact occasionally. Eventually, Sienna also experienced the real, life-transforming power of the love of God in her life and was baptized into the Christian faith. Matthew became a long-time, long-distance mentor and friend to her for several years. It was after these long, several years of meaningful friendship that the two began to fall in love with one another and Matthew moved all the way to New York City to pursue a relationship with Sienna. Matthew fell in love with Sienna because she was his “best friend, strives to honor Jesus in everything, and was also very smart.” Sienna fell in love with Matthew because “he loves Jesus, is exceedingly kind and patient, and also very cute.” Matthew proposed to Sienna on a surprise trip to Louisville, KY and they are very much looking forward to spending the rest of their lives together.