One night I walked into the library at Evangel university with big hair and a bigger attitude. I walked up to Harrison's table and gave one of his friends a good dosage of "Bri-sass" and putting his cocky attitude in his place. I think that was the start of Harrison realizing that he wanted nothing to do with me. For months nothing happened but simple talks, a few prayers with friends, and small interactions in the caf. Typical Evangel couple, am I right? Harrison definitely had his works cut out for him. When he asked me if we could start dating, I gave him a powerpoint of reasons why he shouldn't, why it wouldn't work. Typical Bri, am I right? However, it didn't take long for us to realize that what we had, our friendship, was something special, set-apart. The Lord's favor, timing, Grace, and healing has covered our relationship from day one. As we grew as a couple, so did our ability and hearts to invest into others. Our hope, prayer, and dream as a couple is to invest into those God has placed around us. One of our favorite things is to have friends over for dinner. We laugh and listen and share life with them. My favorite things about Harrison is his sensitivity to people's needs and sensitivity to the Spirit. When we can not only laugh with friends, but share heart-felt moments in prayer, lifting their arms, and encouraging them, we can see that God has something so much more in store for us. In just a few short months, we have experienced so much life together. Friendship and prayer has been the foundation of it all. We have experienced healing and joy through each others love. We have experienced growth and depth in our understanding of God's love for us. We have experienced giggles and belly laughs till we almost pee ourselves. From dancing under the stars to morning walks and coffee to building the church, we are so excited to continue this journey as #teamschaef.

We are so excited to celebrate with our favorite people. If you are here, it is because we are truly appreciative of what you have invested into us. The prayers, the wise words, the laughs, the memories. We have felt all the love as we have approached this special day. The goal of our wedding is to celebrate those around us. We want our relationship to be, first, a display of God's love, but secondly, a celebration of what true community and friendship looks like. As you go throughout the evening, you will realize that we have set up the wedding for community and fellowship. I want each person to feel valued and loved when you look at us, because you can see your efforts and prayers blooming into life. Our hearts are full when we experience life with each of you. We have done our best to display the talents and gifts of some of our dearest friends. God's grace is so good that he would allow us to be surrounded by so many people who are willing to share their life's work with us. Let's make this a night to remember by embracing our friends and family in genuine hugs, sweet words, and lots of laughter.