Are you ready? I'm ready.
Are you sure?
Oh, honey.
Oh, you're,
you're already crying.
I love you.
Okay, everything's in order.
Is this you're wedding- December 30th.
Oh yeah, it goes here.
It goes here to here and then I have all the attributes
that I wanted.
Connor, undoubtedly the one thing that has refined me most
and required surrender to the deepest places of my heart
was my desire and wait for you.
I've held longing, hope and complete joy tightly
for the last almost 31 years,
asking God to bring me his best.
We're in last last place.
So when we were growing up,
Joel and I would rate Chandler and Taylor's boyfriends
by the bedtime stories they told us.
Joel and I would get in bed,
and they would tell us stories,
and we would rate them,
or we would just say, you know,
"That wasn't as good as so and so's."
But Connor, you are the story.
You're just what we've always wanted for Chandler
and you're the best story that God could have ever written
for her.
Tell me, Connor-
Brain Quest!
So in '13, I'm at a wedding.
God doesn't speak clear to me very often that I hear it
but at that wedding, he spoke to me.
And so I grabbed Chan and I said, "I saw your husband.
He's coming.
You don't need to worry.
He's coming."
Hi! See me?
So I'm the only one in this room that never prayed
for her to have a husband.
Because I saw him coming.
A lot of this goes back to being right here
in Scottsdale two years ago.
We came with some friends and Dad asked everyone,
"What are you believing for this year?"
And I said, "A husband."
Today, I gave you a box of letters that I began writing
to you 15 years ago.
Faceless and nameless I wrote, sharing my heart and life.
I fervently wrote and prayed for you.
I ached to know who you were and when God would bring you.
Towards the end of the year,
I was losing quite a bit of hope.
On November 22nd, I wrote,
"Lord, I'm weak and full of disappointment.
God, I know this is not of you.
I wanna worship you, the giver of sweet gifts, not the gift.
I'm worthy of a man of God.
You've been preparing for me my whole life."
"I pray he's a kingdom builder, a discipler.
I pray he's emotional."
Well, that's true.
"I pray he loves you so, so much,
that he is praying similar things."
"God, I pray that 2020 would still be my year.
Time does not constrain or contain you.
You can, and you will do it. In Jesus' name."
Chandler announced she was gonna get married in 2020.
And I'm afraid I may be laughed at that
but we started praying, praying, praying, praying.
And my goodness, December 28th, she found her man.
When Connor started talking about Chandler,
I could tell there was something in his voice.
I thought, "Oh my gosh, I think this is the one."
Chandler started dating Connor.
And I remember I said,
"How do you feel it's going? How are we doing?"
And she said, "I don't know how he feels about me."
We're laughing 'cause we all know that period was a bit...
But she said, "I don't know how he feels about me."
But then she followed it up with,
"I know exactly how I feel about him."
Yes! Yes.
And at the time I didn't wanna be that guy
that was like, "It's your husband!"
But in my heart, I knew.
I knew from the very first time
that they were going on a date,
and I'm pretty sure I sent a voice memo, or something.
I'm like, "I believe that this is your husband.
And I am praying that he is your husband."
And here we are.
Dad, your turn.
Mm. I love you. I love you so much.
This has come up so many times this weekend.
She's not just a friend to someone, she's their best friend.
You look amazing!
Would you please raise your hand if Chandler Mann
was your maid of honor.
Yeah, my hand's up too.
She's been a bridesmaid in over 20 weddings.
She's been a maid of honor in seven, including my own.
Most people in this room call Chandler Mann
their best friend.
And it's because Chandler is honestly the best.
So it's very fitting she is becoming a Best.
Chandler, the Lord is giving you a new best friend.
Someone that is going to love and encourage you,
like you do to so many others.
How sweet is the Lord to bring you Connor Best?
As I reflect back at hundreds of letters,
the word "best" leaps off the page.
I was praying for you the whole time by name
and didn't know it.
You're so beautiful! Oh my gosh!
It's perfect!
It's perfect. The dress is perfect.
Oh, you look so beautiful!
I love you!
Oh my gosh.
It's here.
It's here!
Conner, you are one of the biggest answered prayers
of my life.
The way that you love her, support her,
and encourage her is the sweetest gift.
Tomorrow will be one of the best days of my life
as I watch my best friend marry the love of her life
and enter into the sweetest covenant.
Connor, you are so worth the wait.
It is my biggest honor to wear your last name
as a testimony of our story,
that is a part of a much bigger one.
From this day forward, I will love and cherish you,
comfort and support you, and hold you above all others.
I will lead and protect you
as we share our life with God who gave us one another.
The reason I can make these vows to you today
is because, although I do believe God gave me his best,
my very best is found in Him.
I now pronounce you husband and wife.
Conner, you may kiss your bride.
Yes!
Can I get and amen on God has been faithful here.
Seeing Conner and Chandler together,
you cannot deny, this is compelling evidence
that God is good.
♪ We're not afraid of what it looks like ♪
Chandler, welcome into our family.
You have absolutely answered our prayers.
♪ 'Cause Your love has set us free ♪
He's loyal. He's passionate. He's devoted-
Generous, and charming. Faithful and creative-
Fearlessly chasing after God-
Everything and more I'd wanted and prayed for Chandler-
You and Chandler both celebrate others so well.
That friend who will be there for you no matter what-
Fiercely and faithfully loves Jesus Christ.
Kind humble, servant hearted, generous.
If you don't feel the power of God in this room,
I almost want to have an altar call right now.
You're gonna live on mission.
I know you're gonna do great things.
You guys are gonna do epic things.
It's gonna be amazing.
And you're gonna be a city on a hill.
♪ Singing of His grace ♪
♪ And His unfailing love ♪
As Chandler would say, this is everything.
So cheers to Conner and Chandler.
My heart has been praising and thanking the Lord
for blessing me with most godly, beautiful, loving,
kind and gracious woman of God.
You are my greatest answered prayer.