FOREVER BEGINS IN LEONARD, TEXAS…
It’s been a minute since I’ve attended a wedding, so it was very timely to kick off the annual wedding issue with a very special one on September 14th! I had never heard of Leonard, Texas, but I “wandered” out into the beautiful countryside about 35 miles northeast of McKinney to The Grand Ivory. Family and friends gathered for a faith-filled ceremony to celebrate the union of my beautiful niece, Megan, and her longtime sweetheart, Grant. Their weather-perfect big day was kissed farewell by a fiery sunset then we dined and danced the night away!
THE COUPLE
Grant and I met working at Sky Ranch Christian Camp in Van, TX! We both worked as lifeguards and spent many summers working out at Sky Ranch together. We started dating a year after meeting and have done long distance ever since. I attended Texas A&M and Grant went to Texas State— we would make trips to visit each other as often as we could. Grant never missed my sorority’s date parties! After 5 years of dating, he finally proposed on November 4,
2023 on a little retro boat on Lady bird Lake in Austin, TX. Our first order of business in planning a wedding was picking the venue— we chose The Grand Ivory! We both loved the little white chapel, looking out to a pond and could picture our family and friends gathering on our wedding day! The open cocktail hour space and the string lights over the gathering area also stood out to us, too. Our venue was everything we hoped for, but at the end of the day, all that mattered was that the Gospel was on display during our ceremony and that God was glorified in the midst of it all. We are eager and expectant of all that God will do in and through our marriage and feel so thankful knowing that our wedding day is only a glimpse into the way Christ loves the church!HERE’S TO FOREVER!
