#sims 4 newcrest baptist

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(Lana's POV)

With christmas fast approaching, I've taken it upon myself to start decorating for the season. Parker and I decorated the tree together and it was such a great activity for us to bond as we start the celebrations of our first christmas as a married couple. We're planning to be with my parents for christmas, we'll head out to Oasis Springs immediately after Celeste's wedding for the holiday season with my family.

Our church recently had a women's bible study hosted by Casandra and a lady from a neighbouring church. Though it's been a year since Parker and I got engaged, and almost a year since we got married, Lori and I still celebrate how blessed we are that we married in to the same family and get to grow in the Lord and in life together. Recently she shared that she and Charles have been praying for another little blessing, so I've added that to my prayer list.

I love these girls, it's been amazing getting to know Parker's extended family and having them become true friends. Ruby Rae is going to nursing school and is really enjoying it, she's mentioned wanting to be a labour & delivery nurse and help mamas bring their blessings into the world. Kyra is a teacher and has a hand in shaping young impressionable lives, she and her husband are enjoying married life, it's great that she's still able to attend her home church even after being married. Celeste is counting down how many sunday's she's got before she gets married and moved away, her bachelorette party is next weekend and a lot of the girls are going. I'm not able to attend because of scheduling conflicts, but I'm happy to help her with wedding planning so her last weeks at home are peaceful.

Parker's family is full of such Godly men and women, during the ladies conference we got such great biblical gems to help us in our journey as women, wives, mothers, sisters, daughters, and friends. Casandra spoke from the perspective of a pastor's wife on the need to balance life at home with shepherding a congregation, Elaine spoke on how to fully take advantage of homeschooling children to give them the best education possible, and Claire covered how to introduce music into the home in a way the glorifies the Lord.

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🌲🍁🥧 Harvestfest 🌲🍁🥧

(Adalynn's POV)

Happy Harvestfest! We all made out way to my parents house in Newcrest for a weekend full of family, food, and fellowship. One thing we tried to arrange beforehand was the grandkids picture since we didn't manage to get one last year, and now that the babies that were in utero last year have been born (and no one that we know of is pregnant) we decided now was the perfect time. We mixed up the kids so that there was a big kid-little kid plan, mostly for crowd control purposes so that they would be able to handle the toddlers. The oldest four (Noah, Luke, Chloe, and AJ) were holding the youngest four (Grace, Everett, Jackson, and Bethany). As the years go by and the children grow (and with more being born, Lord willing) we'll have to keep finding new ways to arrange all the children.

Annette (21), Macie (33), Casandra (53), Allan (56), Ashton (17)

My parents and the girls at home are all doing great! Now that there's no longer anyone in school, my parents have more time for their other things, though it seems with the more the family grows the busier they'll get! My dad continues to shepherd the flock of Newcrest Baptist, there's a blossoming pastoral staff that also help to keep the place running for the Lord's glory. It also gives him time to travel to speaking engagements at other churches as well as different revivals, jubilee's, hymn sings, and festivals. My mother is also busy with her role as mother, grandmother, and pastor's wife. She somehow finds the time to show all of us that we're definitely loved and valued. She helps to homeschool Barrett and Kyleigh's kids whenever needed, as well as the kids coming to their house for music lessons. When they're not home or travelling to commitments, they're usually visiting with one of us that live out of town, they try and schedule their visits to us to coincide with their travelling for their commitments. My sisters are all busy busy bees! Macie splits her time between being at home or in ministry, and when she's not doing that she's visiting with one of us. Annette works as a babysitter helping families at church that need that extra support, she just loves children and is grateful she gets to spend time with children all day. Both girls remain in a season of singleness, and they're using it to the full, with our cousin Celeste getting married this winter they've been recruited to help with the planning and execution of the wedding. Ashton also babysits children in the congregation, she's in the church choir and spends her days helping out wherever she can. Since she has less responsibilities she spends the most time travelling, so she gets to spend longer amounts of time with the siblings.

Mason (35) & Adalynn Leonard (34) with Titus (2) and Bethany (3m), Luke (10), Paul (8), Caleb (4), Joshua (6), Jonah (4), Noah (12), Aaron (9)

We are so thankful for the Lord's grace! Little Bethany joined our family this summer and we are over the moon that the Lord chose for this little girl to join us - her 8 older brothers and her parents are over the moon! We've had two kids get saved this year (Paul & Joshua) and it's such a blessing that we've been able to lead our kids to the Lord for his glory! Since the arrival of little miss, Mason and I have been feeling like the Lord is leading us in the direction of a new house. Since she's so young and has about a year in our room with us, we have time to see whether we're going to extend the house by adding a level or whether we'll move to a whole new house altogether. We've got a bunch of prayer warriors on our side so I'm sure we'll get an answer soon.

(AN: Ignore the height differences, planning poses with so many sims means you gotta sacrifice a few things here and there)

Barrett (33) and Kyleigh Collins (31) with Preston (2) and Jackson (6m), Marigold (6), Daisy (7), Benjamin (9), Rose (8), Olivia (4), Violet (8), Jefferson (1), Allan Jr (9), and Chloe (9)

Barrett and Kyleigh are also thankful for a new blessing from the Lord, little Jackson made his appearance soon after Parker and Lana's wedding, so we got a 2-for-1 deal really! They're also prayerfully considering their house, so our prayer circles are really working hard in this season our two families are in. They also had two kids get saved this year, it brought so much joy to my heart when Kyleigh shared in our group chat that the girls had gotten saved and baptised at church! My parents started the tradition of gifting the 'savee' a bible and a family lunch, and it's such a precious tradition that they're able to now carry out with their grandchildren. They only have 12 grandkids that are in the average age range for getting saved (of course it can happen before or after that time period - all in the Lord's timing!), but as the grandchildren grow and continue to multiply they're going to need the Lord's help to get them everywhere that they're needed!

Francisco (34) and Zoe Moreno (30) with Javier Jr (3) and Cassie (1)

Zoe and her family are happy and thriving in Windenburg, Francisco's job gives him weekends off so the family gets to attend church on the weekends. Zoe has amassed a solid amount of students that she teaches piano and violin, as well as some students that she video conferences for their lessons. With two young children to care for and a house to maintain, she's an expert at managing her time. They're slowly approaching the time when Francisco gets his orders and they've got to move, but they've not put their choices in yet so we have no idea where they'll be right now. Little Cassie turns two years old in a few months, so the plan is to have a birthday party for her when we're all back in town for Celeste's wedding. Ashton is heading back to Windenburg to spend some time with them as well as with Amira and her family, she'll ride back with them for the wedding.

Shane (28) and Maggie Wright (27) with Iris (2) and Arlo Wright (2)

Maggie and her family are doing wonderful! They were in Sulani earlier this summer with Reece and Amira's families, it's wonderful getting to see my younger siblings bonding as adults with families of their own. Little Arlo and Iris seem to have grown leaps and bounds since I last saw them, the kids love getting to video chat with them and love whenever they get to visit with each other. Usually Maggie and her family will try and pass through to see us during their travels, so that's when the kids get to see each other.

Reece (26) and Stacie Collins (26) with Liam (5) and Hazel (2)

Reece and Stacie have also been doing great, Liam has breezed through kindergarten and is getting ready to start grade 1. Stacie will be homeschooling Liam through a homeschool co-op, they said that they felt that was the best option for getting the kids socialised with like minded children.

Beckett (24) and Mandy Collins (22)

Beckett and mandy are back for their yearly vacation from the mission field. It's so great to see them in person and hear the wonderful stories they have to tell about the great work that they're doing out there in Selvadorada. Whilst they haven't been blessed with a child as of yet, the Lord has kept them content with their current life and has showered them in blessings of many kinds. They'll be focusing on fundraising efforts for the mission field, as well as trying to see as much family as they can.

Thomas (24) and Amira Eichelburg (23) with Maya (1)

Amira and her family are wonderful and thriving! Little Maya is such a sweet girl, a total reflection of her wonderful mother! Amira was such a wonderful baby and child, and Maya is exactly like her mother. Their little family are wonderful and are so blessed by the Lord, and they've been doing more travelling this year when their schedule allows. They'll be sharing Ashton with Zoe this winter as they get to have some quality sister time before we meet again for Celeste's wedding.

Felix (26) and Priscilla Robert (21) with Andrew (2) and Grace (9m)

Little Grace has joined the family since we were last all together, and her name is so precious! Little Andrew is such a wonderful big brother and these two babies are the light of their parents lives! Priscilla always says that life in Oasis Springs spoils them with the heat, but she does miss having the traditional autumn and winter weather and is glad to be with family - as we all are!

Charles (20) and Lorilee Collins (19) with Everett (9m)

Charles and Lorilee welcomed little Everett into the family around the new year, and have been thanking the Lord for that blessing. Lorilee has been sharing that she's been doing better than expected at the postpartum period, especially for a first-timer. They're talking about moving out of their apartment and finding a house for their little family (that they're hoping to expand!)

Parker (19) and Lana (19) Collins

Lana was also a new joiner to the family this year! She's such a sweet girl and is a wonderful wife to Parker. Their wedding was beautiful and wonderfully glorified the Lord, which is a testament to the minds and hearts of Parker and Lana. As an older sibling, it's been my prayer that my siblings find spouses that challenge them and push them to the Lord, and I'm thankful to say that Lana does exactly that!

We also managed to take a group picture! There's 55 people in our 'immediate' family - imagine that! There's my parents, then the 13 kids, the 10 spouses, and 30 grandkids! The lord has blessed us greatly and beyond our wildest imagination.

For comparison, this is a picture from way before any of us got married, and then a picture with Mason, Noah, and Kyleigh in the family. Who would've thought that in less than 15 years we'd go from a family of 15 to a family of 55! This is probably the biggest example of God's goodness in our lives!

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Gen 2 Weddings

As an addition to the love story posts, the wedding posts will have re-done pictures as well as the couples point of view on their special day. There's probably going to be less text as I feel the pictures are the main focus of the post, but these posts will serve as an official beginning to the gen 2 couples' families.

Allan & Casandra's Wedding

Tell us about the wedding

​​Casandra: The wedding and the lead up to it was hectic, but happy. My mother, future mother in law, as well as our sisters all put our heads together and went straight into getting invites sent out and getting decor ready. Whilst traditionally the wedding would be hosted at the bride’s home church, we ended up deciding to have the ceremony at Newcrest Baptist because the guest list came to a total of 400 invitations, which would be 4 times the capacity of the small church in my hometown. Having Allan’s mother and sisters there ready to help with anything we needed done was such a blessing, there were many long days and late nights spent planning the logistics of how we were going to sit, entertain, and feed 400 people. There were so many generous women who lended their time and talents to help us get everything together, women from both of our churches helped with making decorations, setting up the decorations, as well as making the snacks that we’d serve at the reception. My bridesmaids were my sisters and future sisters in law, they were also such a great help with the planning and execution of the wedding. For the music, a few talented people from my home church played and sang during the pre-ceremony part, the ceremony itself, and the music as the main sanctuary emptied out.

Getting my dress was my first priority after settling the venue, since it was winter when we got married I had way more options in terms of my modesty standards, I’d always wanted to wear my mother’s wedding dress to get married, but my older sister got to wear it because she got married first. There was a single, older woman in our church who made and sold wedding dresses to girls in our wider area, and she had many dress options for me that worked perfectly with my modesty standards, making it so much easier to find a dress that would suit me.

In all the hustle and bustle around the wedding, I definitely also made it a priority to take the time to enjoy my last few moments at home with my siblings and my parents. My mother and I had a few late-night prayer sessions that ended in tears as we thought of our time together coming to an end, she also took that time to have one-on-one conversations with me about all the duties that come with being a good, godly wife. I’m not going to say I was 100% clueless on what happens between a married couple, I did chat with my older sister after all, but I definitely didn’t have all the details on everything until my mother sat me down and let me know the night before I got married. I’m so thankful that my parents took the time to protect me and taught me to guard my mind and heart so that I’d be ready to be the best wife (and eventual mother if the Lord willed it) that I could be.

Allan: The wedding prep was definitely different for me as it was for her, my main priority was getting our house set up and ready to be lived in for after the wedding. There was coordination with getting the church ready for the wedding, planning and talking to the pastors who would lead the ceremony, as well as planning for the guests that we’d host for both the reception and the ones who were invited to my parents house afterwards for fellowship. My mother and sisters joined heads with Casandra, her mother, and her sisters and they were a powerhouse in getting everything planned and ready; all I had to do was go have suits made for me and my groomsmen. A few nights before the wedding, my dad sat me down and had a chat with me on what it means to be ‘married’. There was definitely a stress on the fact that I’d be the provider for the two of us and whatever children we end up having, but also to enjoy the time that we’d have together just as the two of us before the children begin coming (should the Lord will it) My brother Branden was also courting at the same time, so it was great to have him there as he understood the mindset that I was in, even if their courtship lasted a lot longer than ours did.

Casandra: The day of the wedding itself is one that will forever live in my mind, I woke up with a feeling of gratitude to the Lord for everything that He’d given me. Since we had to travel over into Newcrest for the wedding and couldn’t realistically stay with the Collinses, Allan’s parents decided to pay for me to have a room at a local hotel so I could get ready in an amazing hotel suite. As we got to the church, Allan and I chose to do one final prayer before we got married, so we sat on opposite sides of a screen divider with our backs to each other to lessen the chances that he’d see me before the ceremony. When the ceremony started and the wedding party made their way down the aisle it all got very surreal, holding onto my dads arm as we both got ready for him to give me away. One thing I’ll always treasure is that we had a small prayer moment right before the doors opened and we walked down the aisle, that prayer gave me a sense of peace and helped calm my anxious heart and got me excited and ready to be a married woman! Getting to finally hold Allan’s hands when I got to the end of the aisle made all the stress I’d felt worth the while; saying our vows, exchanging rings, and getting to finally kiss him made all the stress that I’d been feeling absolutely melt away. I definitely learnt very quickly that I would enjoy being able to hold my husband’s hand and kiss him whenever I want. The reception went off without a hitch, we provided a range of finger foods and afternoon snacks for our guests. It was great to be able to go around the room and fellowship with all those who’d put in such great efforts to come and celebrate with us. After the cake was cut everything just seemed to become a blur, after saying goodbye to our families we were given a confetti exit by the wedding guests before driving away in our getaway car. We honeymooned in a cabin by the sea for a week, it was great having that time to truly get away from it all and just enjoy our time as husband and wife.

Allan: The wedding itself was a wonderful day, I woke up to a wonderful ‘final’ breakfast that my mother made herself to commemorate my final day living at home. My parents, some siblings, and I headed to the church a few hours early so the family could greet guests and fellowship before the ceremony started, we also took the chance to get a set of pictures done before the day got hectic. Once Casandra got to the church, we had one final prayer together as the guests were being seated and once we were finished then the ceremony began. My father did the ceremony, with the pastor from Casandra’s home church doing the charge. Getting to finally hold her hands and kiss her made it feel like it was worth the wait, it truly felt like the Lord was rewarding us for doing it His way - the proper way. The reception was fun, seeing all the friends and family who came into town to see us was definitely very heartwarming; seeing both our parents as the hosts was quite entertaining, Cassandra’s parents had already have 2 children get married and were definitely more experienced than mine, but my parents jumped right into it and enjoyed seeing friends and family now that the stressful part of the day was over and done with. We drove away after cutting and cake and saying goodbye to our guests as well as our families, I'd booked a nice cabin by the sea that my aunt suggested after getting a good deal on it for the off season. It was nice for us to just relax after the stress of having only a few months to plan a wedding as well as hosting 400 people - but we did it!

What would you say after almost 35 years of marriage?

Casandra: After all the things we’ve been through together: money worries, unexpected trials, 15 pregnancies, 2 pregnancy losses, raising/homeschooling 13 rambunctious children in addition to other responsibilities - I would do it all over again if I was given the choice. I would choose to do life with him no matter what happened. The standards we were raised with definitely helped us to make our marriage last, we put each other first, use kind words with each other, and understand what roles we were given when we came into the marriage.

Allan: We’ve definitely learned to trust in each other and lean on each other (as well as the Lord) when times got tough, we had a good foundation for our relationship that we simply built on. There’s nothing more that we could wish for, all that we can do is thank the Lord for his goodness and undeserved mercy. All we want for our children is to feel the same joy in their marriages that we have felt and continue to feel in ours.

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(Here are links to the character pages if you need a quick recap of who is who for this story 😂 // Mixed POV - This is going to jump between Valentina and Sabrina)

(Valentina)

Sabrina and Tucker are married! It was surreal to watch them as they joined their lives together in holy matrimony, the more people get married and the more people that move away means that with each wedding the guest list rises by at least 100 people! Sabrina has been a big ball of nerves and excitement whilst trying to plan this wedding, whenever she’d be on the Crawford’s farm she’d come over to my house and we’d go through the details. Since the Crawfords travel around the country singing at different churches, they’ve gotten to know so many people, add in our side of the family and the guestlist for this wedding was almost 1000 people! My mum was running herself ragged back in Newcrest trying to make plans for visitings friends and family, as well as planning the reception and making sure everything was happening according to plan. Helping Sabrina plan the wedding definitely brought me back to planning my wedding almost 9 years ago now, we had almost 750 people attend which was staggering for me to plan but 1000 beats all of that.

(Sabrina)

We’re married! It felt so surreal hearing my uncle Allan call us Mr and Mrs Tucker Crawford, it’s been many months of planning for this and I’m so happy that the day turned out so well. I have to say, getting to kiss Tucker whenever I want is probably my favourite part, but that’s a given. I’ve helped plan weddings for my sisters and cousins, and afterwards all of them say that their favourite part of the wedding is getting to kiss their new husband for the first time 😂 Now that it’s over, my mother and I can put our feet up and relax, she and I were running around planning the decor for the church, the guestlist, and the food for the reception. Getting my dress was a whole new journey of its own, I didn’t want the princess style that my sisters and cousins chose, but I also wanted something that would still be my style yet modest. I found this dress at a bridal expo, and with some quick thinking from my cousin Macie and my sister Celeste, they put together a design to modify the neckline as well as creating a cute bolero as the dress had very thin sleeves. They also added the peplum waist style to the dress as it originally had a part of see through lace by the torso - how grateful I am to have such talented family!

It was definitely an emotional day for me, I spent the last few days just hanging around with my parents, chilling with my younger brothers, and spending time with Celeste to really soak up my last few days at home before the wedding. I’m so thankful that both Tucker and I come from families that put the Lord first in everything and who constantly push us to be better people, both my mother and Anna Mae are fountains of wisdom at how to be a great wife and (hopefully) mother. I can’t wait to travel around with them now that we’ll be living and working near and with one another, their family band travels around for half of the year singing at different churches and events whilst spending the other half caring for their family farm, it’s definitely going to be a different lifestyle than what I’m used to but I’m ready and willing to learn.

Having our brothers and sisters stand up with us was also something that I cherish! Kristyn was the Matron of Honour, with Celeste, Valentina, and Tucker’s sister Jolene as bridesmaids; Tucker’s brother Jimmy was his Best Man, with my brothers Jarrod, Zachary, and Alan as his groomsmen. My niece Aria and Tucker’s sister Shania were our junior bridesmaids, it felt great to be able to bring our families together and include them in our special day.

Kristyn and I had so many special moments at the church, she got married before I did and whilst I was overjoyed at her marrying the love of her life, it was hard seeing her move away to Oasis Springs. Now that I’m moving all the way to by Brindleton bay, there’s going to be even more distance between us. I’m hoping that we can continue to nurture our relationship, as twins we’d done everything together until Kristyn got married, and once she got married I used every opportunity to go visit her, especially once she had little Kayla.

A talented sister in our church offered to bake the cake at a discounted price for us, it tasted amazing and was the perfect cake to fit the vibe I wanted. We had sheet cake for the majority of guests, and kept the nicely decorated cake for us to cut as well for our families to have. We practiced feeding each other cake ahead of time so that we didn’t embarrass ourselves when it came time to do it at the reception 😂 It was great having my extended family come into town, we only see each other at holidays or at weddings and everytime we do we seem to be adding a new member/members to the family. So far it’s just Alan and Tessa who are expecting, with Tessa in her 3rd trimester with their 2nd baby in almost 3 years! If they keep going at their current pace, they’ll soon overtake our parents in family size! Charity, their little girl is almost a year old, and it was great getting to see her again, they live in San Myshuno, so we were accustomed to seeing them at conferences or when they came into Newcrest to see us. It was great having a picture with my sisters, with me getting married there’s only Celeste left at home, and at 27 years old she’s been such a great example at waiting for the one that the Lord has destined for you. She and I had a good little cry when she was helping me pack up my stuff for it to be taken over to Brindleton after the wedding, the years at home with just her and I brought us so much closer than we already were with the other 2 sisters gone.

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Felix and Priscilla are married! They married in Newcrest Baptist surrounded by all their friends and family, it was great for the family to get together to celebrate Godly young love. Felix and Priscilla purposed to have a Godly relationship and set an example for those around them on the benefits of remaining pure - they saved their first kiss for the altar after they were man and wife! 

The new Mr and Mrs Felix Roberts

They had their friends and siblings in their wedding party, Felix had his best friend Gregory Crocker as his Best Man then Priscilla’s brothers Charles and Parker, and his friend Zachary Paulson as his groomsmen.Priscilla had her twin Annette as her Maid of Honour, then Felix’s twin Maia, her sister Macie, and her friend Lorilee Mitchell as her bridesmaids. Priscilla wanted to make sure that she and her bridesmaids were dressed modestly, so for the bridesmaids dresses they added an inner shirt layer for modesty due to the low cut of the dresses. The original design of Priscilla’s dress is a ‘princess’ style dress with sheer sleeves and a sheer bodice, so she went to the seamstress and sewed in fabric into the top half of the dress to make it more modest.

The bride and groom with their parents! Both sets of parents have raised their children for this moment, when they get married and form a family of their own with their spouse. Now Felix (25) and Priscilla (20) are man and wife and will bring their own children into the world to raise their own family. For Lester and Stacey Roberts, Felix is their last child to get married, while for Allan and Casandra they have 7 children married and 6 children yet to be married - passed the halfway mark!

These girls are going to miss Priscilla! She and her twin Annette haven’t been apart from each other for more than a few days, Annette was the main chaperone for Felix and Priscilla when they’d visit each other back and forth and now that they're married she’ll be without her twin. Macie was their ‘big buddy’ back when they were young, and as they’ve grown up she’s been there to support them in everything they do, so these girls are going to have a hard time adjusting to one of them moving away.

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(Adalynn’s POV)

My baby sister is married! Amira and Thomas got married on a wonderful autumn morning, and it was such a beautiful ceremony! It’s always great to see my siblings find ‘the one’ that the Lord has for them, and with more and more siblings getting married it's a great time for all of us to come together as a family and fellowship. Isn’t she such a beautiful bride? She’s the first one to have a dress that didn’t sweep the floor, she hated the idea of carrying a heavy dress all day and I think she wears the look well! She’s always been a bit of a tomboy, ever since she was a young girl all of her skirts are either denim or workout skirts! She’d sometimes video conference the sister group chat when she would go to try on dresses with our mum and ask us for what we thought of them, and this one was definitely the best out of all of them - even if it did take a bit of convincing on her part to get our mother to agree!

She and Thomas saved their first kiss for the altar, so it was precious to see them ‘seal the deal’ with a kiss as they officially became man and wife! You could feel the chemistry between those two as they exchanged vows on the stage, which is the very same stage that all of us Collins girls have gotten married on. Every wedding takes me back to my wedding, who would’ve known how much things would change in 12 years? 7 babies later and I think I love Mason even more than I did when we got married! Let me not ramble, back to the wedding! (AN: Adalynn is a bit like me with her ability to ramble 💀)

The bride and groom with their parents! My parents have had 8 children get married in the past 12 years, they’ve raised us all to see marriage as something to work towards, so I can imagine how happy they are everytime one of their children gets married! Thomas’ mother Kassidy looked amazing at the wedding too, she was beaming with pride as the mother of the groom, her husband abandoned the family when her boys were young and she’s relied on the Lord in an amazing way to provide for her family over the years. Her testimony is something that brings me to tears everytime I hear it, I’m so happy that she’s able to enjoy happiness now!

The wedding party was beautiful too! It’s been interesting to see the combinations that the different siblings choose for their wedding party. Amira had Macie as her maid of honour, then Maggie, Annette and Ashton as her bridesmaids. I think it’s wonderful that Macie’s been chosen as maid of honour for her buddies weddings, even though they’re getting married before her she’s nothing but happy for all of them knowing that the Lord is working on someone just for her! After Amira moved out now there’s only 5 children at home, to make it even weirder, there’s only 2 left being homeschooled! It’s great having everyone back home again and seeing all the nieces and nephews, I can’t believe there’s so many pregnancies happening now! Maggie is having her baby shower tomorrow since everyone is already in town for the wedding, so there’s more family fun in store!

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Gregory & Kristyn’s Wedding - 2

Wedding Portraits

Wedding Party

Family Pictures

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Colton & Brittany’s Wedding - 1

Colton and Brittany married on New Years Eve surrounded by their family and friends, the weather as freezing cold and the snow was coming down hard, but that didn’t stop the family from coming together to celebrate Colton and Brittany’s love. Their wedding colour scheme was gold, silver, black, and white to match the New Years Eve date. In Collins tradition, they married at Newcrest Baptist Church, and the timing of their wedding was right on because the church is due for a renovation project to start in the new year. They started the day with Brittany’s bridal portraits inside the church, then moved onto the ceremony.

Bridal Portraits

Ceremony

The ceremony began with the mothers of the bride and groom being seated

Lea was escorted in by Colton 

Vanessa was escorted in by Alan (AN: would've been her husband but the teleport refused to work)

Then came the wedding party

Maid of honour Abbey with best man Logan

Valentina and Tanner

Zoe and Francisco

and lastly Kyra and Carter

next came the entry of the flower girls followed by the ringbearer

Chloe Collins (left) and Aria Townsend (right) being led in by Kristyn 

Ringbearer Lester Paulson

Then it came time for the bride to make her appearance

Brittany and Branden having an emotional moment together before he gives her away

Branden giving his little girl away and transferring authority from himself to Colton

Brittany vowing to love, obey, and respect Colton

Colton vowing to love, lead, and honour Brittany

The exchanging of the rings to make it official

The kiss! Whilst it wasn't their first kiss together, it was still a wonderful kiss nonetheless.

The new Mr and Mrs Colton Dahlmann!

Click Here for Part 2!

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Gregory & Kristyn’s Wedding!

(AN: Oop, this should’ve been up yesterday but I was at at work for much longer than expected AND my game decided to start malfunctioning, so there’s 2 posts today!)

Gregory and Kristyn became man and wife on a bright and sunny morning at the end of spring surrounded by friends and family. Kristyn expressed her desire to get married outside in the church’s garden, and she was so happy that the weather allowed for it to happen! This is the first wedding outside for this generation, as the last wedding outside was the wedding of Kristyn’s uncle Grayson to his wife Keira (AN: wow THAT was a LONG TIME AGO) She was happy that she was able to have the wedding of her dreams before moving away. 

Bridal Portraits 

Searching for a wedding dress was quite an adventure for Kristyn, finding a dress that fit her modesty standards proved to be a task. One day when passing by a boutique in Brindleton Bay when visiting Valentina, they found a great dress - but it was strapless. Valentina then had a great idea to loan Kristyn the bolero that she wore at her own wedding, since they could raise the neckline but didn’t want to chance adding sleeves and possibly ruin the dress. Didn’t it turn out wonderful?

Ceremony

The ceremony started with the mother of the bride and mother of the groom being escorted in and lighting the unity candles.

The wedding party then came down the aisle:

The Maid of Honour Sabrina with the Best man Felix - Bride’s twin and grooms friend

Bridesmaid Valentina with groomsman Carter - Bride’s siblings

Bridesmaid Celeste and groomsman Alan - Bride’s siblings

Bridesmaid Angelica and groomsman Zachary - Groom’s sister and Brides brother

Bridesmaid Lorelei and groomsman Jarrod - Groom’s sister and Bride’s brother

Junior Bridesmaid Aria & Page Boy Lester - Niece and Nephew of the bride

The bride and her father then made her entrance, and the ceremony could officially start:

The couple exchanged vows

Lit their unity candle(*)

Exchanged rings

and had their first kiss as they were announced as man and wife

Introducing, the new Mr and Mrs Gregory Crocker!

*I’ve been working on the cleaning up the poses for the unity candles with hopes to release them soon, once I test it fix some things then it’ll definitely be up.

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Francisco and Zoe’s Wedding! - 2

This post will covers the couples wedding portraits, the bridal party, and the family pictures - the big family photo is in the next post!

Bridal Party

In her bridal party Zoe had her sister Macie as her Maid of Honour, then her sisters Adalynn, Maggie, Annette, and Priscilla, and her cousin Valentina. 

As his groomsmen Francisco had his brother Antonio as his Best Man, then Reece, Carter, Barrett, and his cousins Ernesto and Ruben.

Family Photos

Click Here for Part 3!

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Francisco & Zoe’s Wedding!

Francisco and Zoe were joined together in holy matrimony on a cool, but sunny spring day! Whilst they had to speed up wedding planning due to Francisco being deployed somewhere else soon, they wouldn't change anything about their special day. So many people came together to volunteer their time and energy in order for Francisco and Zoe to have their special day, and for that them and their families are thankful. Different members of their church family and their actual families really came through for them on their special day, a woman at church offered to sew Zoe’s wedding dress after hearing that Zoe didn’t have time to extensively search for one, Macie and other church ladies got together to sew the bridesmaids dresses, different family members drove into Newcrest to help with the reception prep, and many more. The day started with Zoe heading in to the church early to get her bridal pictures done with the photographer before the hustle and bustle started. 

Bridal Portraits

Ceremony

After Zoe took her pictures and moved into the back to wait for her walk down the aisle, while the ceremony began.

Once the guests were seated, the music started and the mothers were seated at the start.

Casandra was escorted in by Beckett

and Rosa was escorted in by the groom Francisco. (AN: Can we talk about how HOT Rosa is cause wow, I forgot how attractive she was until I had to edit her wedding outfit.)

After the mothers were seated, both sets of parents then lit the respective unity candles so the wedding party procession could begin.

The procession started with the Maid of Honour and the Best Man, the brides sister Macie and the grooms brother Antonio

Then came the rest of the bridal party

Bridesmaid Adalynn and Groomsman Reece

Bridesmaid Maggie and Groomsman Carter

Bridesmaid Priscilla and Groomsman Barrett

Bridesmaid Annette and Groomsman Ernesto

Bridesmaid Valentina and Groomsman Ruben

Next came the brides niece and nephews as the flower girl and the page boys.

Flower girl Chloe

Allan Collins (L) and Noah Leonard (R) leading in Paul Leonard

Next came time for Zoe to make her entrance and be escorted down the aisle by her father Allan

Once Zoe meets Francisco and is given away, then the ceremony can officially start.

They then said their vows to one another, with Zoe promising to love, obey, and respect Francisco, and with Francisco vowing to guide, cherish, and love Zoe.

After their vows, they proceeded to light their unity candle, then said a prayer together before returning centre stage to exchange the rings.

They then exchanged their first kiss and were pronounced man and wife! 

Introducing the new Mr and Mrs Francisco Moreno! 

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They’re married! The couple made an exclusive deal with Simara Magazine to share the details of their special day, so watch this space for the article! 

(AN: I think I’m going to stick with this magazine lifestyle format for all of Colton & Brittany’s big events, to highlight the fact that they’re living a life in the public eye. I’ll still do the usual 3 post wedding series because I’ve taken too many screenshots and done too much planning for them to go to waste 😂 I had so many ideas for what I wanted because I’m using this wedding as a bench mark event before officially close off gen 2 and layout my plans for Gen 3 & 4, even though I’ve been playing gen 3 for a while. My fundie save got corrupted and I had to go back to a save I found deep in my tray file (the ONE time I don’t make a backup) and redo everything. This is why Colton and his family will look different, but other than that I’m so gassed with how their wedding turned out.) 

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Francisco & Zoe’s Wedding 3!

After the ceremony, guests were ushered into the reception hall where they were led to their tables and served appetizers whilst they waited for the families to come back from taking pictures. Zoe had the reception hall decorated in shades of pink and white to go with her spring theme, to contrast with the lilac and mint of her bridesmaids.

When Francisco and Zoe arrived, they cut the cake and then wandered around the room to fellowship with all their guests

The girls at home had one last picture together before Zoe moves away. 

Macie is going to be the only older girl at home and whilst Zoe lived at home they were the perfect partners at running the house. Macie is thankful that the girls are older and can pick up the slack around the house now that Zoe is moving away.

Zoe is going to miss her nieces and nephews living nearby, she sees Barrett and Kyleigh’s children the most as they live in Newcrest but since Willowcreek is an almost 2 hour drive away she’s also been able to see Adalynn’s children often too. Francisco is being transferred to a military base just outside Oasis Springs, which is across the country from where she lives now, so she’s been taking in all the time with her nieces and nephews - hopefully soon they’ll have children of their own to keep her busy.

The couple plan to honeymoon in a cabin outside Newcrest before making the move into Oasis Springs. 

(AN: My game AND blender chose to not cooperate with me, so the pose for the big family photo just did not work. I’ll work on it eventually and add it into this post later, but for now I want to move on to things I can do that won’t drive me insane 😂)

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Colton & Brittany’s Wedding - 2

This post will be the the bride and grooms wedding portraits, as well as bridal party pictures and family pictures! 

Family Pictures

(AN: why the first three photos are so washed out idk)

Wedding Party

Brittany had her twin sister Abbey as Maid of Honour

For the rest of her bridesmaids, Brittany had her cousins Zoe, Valentina, and Kyra -

Colton had his brother Logan as his Best Man, then Tanner, Francisco, and Carter as groomsmen

The entire bridal party at the wedding reception location!

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Here’s the magazine spread that Simara Magazine put together for Colton & Brittany’s wedding! 

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Shane and Maggie’s Wedding! Part 2 ❄️

The weather was such a blessing, the photos turned out beautiful! The families are happy to be joined together through marriage, and can’t wait to see what the future holds for this new couple!

❄️ Wedding Portraits ❄️

❄️ Bridal Party ❄️

As you saw during the ceremony, Shane and Maggie had their friends and family as part of their bridal party.

Bridesmaids

As her bridesmaids, Maggie had Macie (her big buddy) as her Maid of Honour, they’ve had such good memories together. Maggie actually demanded she stay in Macie’s buddy group, so they’ve got an extra close bond, with Macie always encouraging Maggie to pursue her love of photography. 

Zoe was also a bridesmaid, there's a gap between them age wise, so Zoe was there to help Maggie with her music learning. Maggie was constantly getting into trouble as a child, so while Macie was busy with her household chores, Zoe was there to settle all disputes. 

Priscilla was Maggie’s 3rd bridesmaid, while they’ve got 3 siblings in between them, they were always close as children. Maggie always trying to get Priscilla to get into sports with her and the boys, and Priscilla trying to get Maggie to sit and play their instruments. 

Stacie is the 4th bridesmaid and the only non-relative in her bridal party (for now anyway 😉) Maggie and Stacie are polar opposites in terms of personality, but thats what makes their friendship great. The fact that Stacie is courting Reece is just the icing on the cake! 

Groomsmen

Shane had Lincoln as his best man, they’re technically cousins but grew up like brothers as they’ve been raised together. 

Reece was a groomsman, they’re great friends as their interests are similar. Reece works with different churches during their conferences, with Shanes church being one of them.

Tanner was a groomsman, Tanner met Shane while in the city for a meetup with an organisation for Christian medical students. During Shanes visits to Newcrest to visit Maggie, they’d be able to meet up and catch up.

Alan was also a groomsman, Alan works in the city now and so he’s made friends with people at Shane’s church. He would also hang out with Shane when he came over to visit Maggie.

❄️ Family Pictures ❄️

The big family photo was taken inside the reception hall because babies and snow aren’t that great a combination 😂❄️

Click Here for Part 3!