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Jared and I had been chatting for
several weeks off and on. He was
busy traveling for work. One day, I
asked him “are you sure you have
time to date?” I guess our first date
went well because we had 5 dates in
a week and a half before I left to go
home for Christmas. Fast forward
to a year of wonderful, thoughtful
dates later. While family and friends
were giving him grief over why he
had not proposed yet, Jared had
already made plans to meet with
the Steels. While I ate lunch with
Elizabeth Steel, Jared was meeting
with Adam & Nicole in their home
to pick out my ring. I love every
part of our story! He proposed on
January 15 on a beautifully lit bridge
overlooking downtown Nashville,
Tennessee. He left no detail undone
including a paid photographer, a gift
of a puppy he rescued for us, as well
as a gorgeous ring. We planned our
wedding for Memorial Day weekend
in Nashville. We wanted everyone
to see where we fell in love and
enjoy a fun weekend getaway. Our
brunch wedding in a music venue,
The Listening Room, was indeed a
perfect day. God uniquely designed
every part of our story from our
meeting, to understanding each
other’s loss of a parent, to our love
of SEC football, and our ability to
be vulnerable and silly with each
other. We can’t wait to see what
adventures we will take on together
next. “I Love You More”

Mr. and Mrs. Jared Petry

(Heather Butler)

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