The Location

On their wedding day, 120 guests gathered at Laura's parents' country home under a crisp blue sky. Since the Epting's land is filled with flowers, trees, and all things green, the couple decided to do a garden ceremony there. During pre-wedding counseling, Chris and Laura's pastor, Dr. Ricky D. Speas, had required them to write two letters: one on what marriage meant to them, and the other on why they loved each other. Pastor Speas infused the ceremony with words from the first letters. The second letters he never opened, but returned them to the couple so they could read them aloud to each other on their wedding day.