Jared & Rachel:: Springfield, IL wedding

They met through mutual friends when she started off at her freshman year at Lincon Christian University.  Not too long after their meeting, while dancing under the stars, Jared asked Rachel defined the relationship and became an item.  As they went through their following years of school (Jared in ministry and Rachel in education), they pushed through the ups and downs of a relationship and eventually being miles apart.

Easter of 2013, after a big Easter dinner, they went on a Easter egg hunt with family and friends where everyone collected eggs with their initals on them.  As Rachel hunted for her eggs and opend them, all the small items in the eggs were a representation of something she and Jared had done in their relationship or qualities about her.  At the end of the hunt, Jared took out an egg from his own basket opened it and got down on one knee and proposed.

Their wedding day was filled with so much joy and love.  The two were so fun and easy to be with, and I was a blessed one, among many, to have been able to celebrate with them and many of their friends and family.  Blessings to the both of you as you enter this joyous stage of marraige.  May the Lord continue to bless, lead and guide you as you walk this new road!  XO

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