![]() Michaela married Brandon Keilen on August 15, 2015, at Wallace Memorial Baptist Church in Knoxville, TN. Michaela's wedding to Brandon Keilen Wedding Brandon had planned a scavenger hunt, leaving clues at seven different locations, with Michaela finally arriving in Great Falls, Virginia, where Brandon proposed and Michaela said yes. Although Michaela thought this trip was a surprise for Brandon, he had secretly been planning it with her parents the whole time. On April 13, 2015, Michaela and her parents took a trip to Washington, D.C., where Brandon was visiting his sister. The two had a longer courtship than is typical, due to the fact that Brandon was not allowed to get engaged until graduating from Bible college. When she opened the box, Brandon asked her to begin courting her, which she accepted. He then presented her with a box that contained a dried rose covered in gold. Brandon gave her a journal engraved with her name, which had a dozen photos filled with a fairy tale he had written about them. ![]() Brandon and his sisters took her to The English Inn, where they had a table decorated for her. On December 30, 2013, Michaela arrived at Brandon's family home in Lansing, Michigan. She reminded her parents that she was only interested in one guy and was not interested in any other suitors, only to learn that the interested man was Brandon. On November 29, 2013, Michaela's father told her that someone had asked permission to get to know her better. Michaela and Brandon shortly after entering a courtship The two remained friends while Brandon attended Bible college. She did her best not to reveal her feelings, as she didn't want to lure him into a relationship. Two years later, while spending a few weeks in Chicago, she grew closer to him, and begin praying for him frequently. Michaela got to know Brandon over the next few years, and found herself attracted to him. She went on to Michigan to attend Journey to the Heart, but when she returned she learned that her family had met the young man, Brandon Keilen, and he had made an impression on them too. While there, she saw a young man helping an older man walk in the snow, and was impressed by the man's kindness. Shortly after her nineteenth birthday, Michaela traveled to Chicago, IL, with her family. See also: Michael Bates and Brandon Keilen wedding Courtship Michaela with her Journey to the Heart group in 2009 Michaela's legal name is currently "Michael Christan Keilen". Legal documents, including her publicly verifiable EMT license, list it as "Christan". Additionally, her middle name has been debated between "Christian" and "Christan", with a lack of consistency from official sources. At some point as an adult, she changed the spelling of her nickname to "Michaela", as indicated on her personal website. When she was about five or six years old, Michael was unhappy with having what she considered a boy's name, so she began going by the nickname "Michaella". When Michaela was still an infant, her parents legally changed the spelling of her name from "Michal" to "Michael" after deciding they were unhappy with the connotations that the Biblical name carried. She and her siblings grew up as active participants of the Institute of Basic Life Principals, and regularly attended the yearly Advanced Training Institute conferences in Big Sandy, TX. Childhood EducationĪlong with her siblings, Michaela was homeschooled growing up. Growing up, she dreamed of love, marriage, and a family, and would often pray for her future spouse. Īt fifteen years old, Michael became a Christian. ![]() Growing up, Michaela was responsible for doing the family's laundry. At some point, she also began making modest swimsuits for her family as well. Michaela learned to sew as a child, and by the time she was a teenager she made many of her family's dresses. Michaela and two of her sisters wearing dresses she made She was the couple's second child, and they went on to have seventeen more children after her. Ellie is regularly featured in both shows.Michal Christan Bates was born on January 23, 1990, to Gil Bates and Kelly Jo Callaham. In 2015, UpTV began airing a similar show, Bringing Up Bates, which is currently in its sixth season. In 2012, TLC aired one season of the show United Bates of America, which focused on Ellie's family. ![]() Career Television CareerĮllie appeared on the TLC show 19 Kids and Countingmany times as a child. She is tender-hearted and sensitive, and she loves to give hugs and cuddle. She is said to be bubbly, but also quiet and sweet. She is being brought up as an active participant of the Institute in Basic Life Principles. Her name means "strong light".Įllie is currently homeschooled. She was the couple's sixteenth child, and they went on to have three more children after her. Ellie Bridget Bates was born on April 28, 2007, to Gil Bates and Kelly Jo Callaham. ![]()
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