WE'RE GETTING MARRIED!

Our story starts in Panama City Beach, FL at the Pour Coffee Shop for a Night of Worship. That night we became friends; however the true connection began the following week where Deion and our friends came over to Rebekah's apartment for a game night. As we were beginning to play games, Rebekah told Deion she never loses and is always the winner...but Deion considered himself the real winner because he got to sit next to Rebekah. It was that night that Deion knew there was something different about Rebekah as he thought she was ambitious, caring, and beautiful. In the same way, Rebekah saw the passion, smile, and intentionality Deion had, and her interest was peaked. Just one week later, we met at Black Bear Coffee, for our first official date. We ended up talking for hours, walking around and learning more about each other. From that point forward, Rebekah and Deion felt and knew God just placed someone special in their lives that would forever change them.

Once a year Destiny Worship Center, the church Deion and Rebekah attends, has a 21 Day Prayer and Fasting Period. January 31st was the end of that time, and it was exactly one year after our connection. That evening, Deion and Rebekah took a drive to sight of their first date to talk about things they had been praying - Rebekah had no idea what was about to come and how much work Deion did to plan one of the biggest moments of our lives. When we arrived to Black Bear Bread Co., there was a table for two with a lantern on it by a bridge over looking a pond. Deion then led us to the other side of the bridge where we would take a walk down memory lane by looking at photo's of our past. Finally, as Rebekah could feel that this moment was arriving, we turned around and looked at the pond, where it turned out all of our best friends and family were surrounding the pond with lanterns; simultaneously the whole bridge lit up with lights that had been on the bridge the whole time... Deion got down on one knee and told Rebekah a phrase that he had been telling her every night as they texted before bed, "baby, you light up my world." he went on to ask the most important question of his life: "Rebekah Lynn, will you marry me?" She said yes! The next moments were some of the sweetest; Deion put the ring on Rebekah's finger, they kissed, and they heard stadium cheers as all of the friends and family walked over to congratulated them. An unforgettable moment for the sweet couple. Cheers to forever!