Reunited & It Feels So Good! | Edith + Johnny, Philadelphia Airport

On Tuesday I had the opportunity to capture the reunion of Johnny and Edith.  They are brethren in my church, the Church of Christ, and I offered to tag along for this reunion since I knew it was a very important moment in their lives.  You see, Johnny and Edith have been a couple for around 3 years now.  The thing is - Edith was living in the Philippines, and Johnny lives in Pennsylvania.  Talk about long distance!!!  In fact, the last time they saw each other was over a year ago - June 2010!!

But with God's grace, Edith has been allowed to come to the US, she has already passed her board exams to be an RN in PA, and in October, she and Johnny shall be married!!  Everything is falling into place with God's help :)

Edith's flight was actually in the air during the earthquake that hit us on Tuesday!  Luckily though, there was no delay in her landing.  Edith told me afterwards that she had been praying very hard that nothing would stop them from reuniting, and with God's help, not even an earthquake was able to keep them apart!!

It was a wonderful moment.  Actually, it was several moments, which were all about rediscovering each other.  After their initial reunion, the couple would sometimes just look at each other in pure amazement, perhaps even disbelief!  The puzzle pieces had come together.  Everything was just right.

Thanks Edith and Johnny for allowing me to capture this beautiful moment in your lives.  I am very happy for the two of you!!!

There's just a sparkle in his eye as he thinks about seeing her for the first time in over a year :)

That moment of recognition..

Sigh :)

"I'm really here!!!"  Hehehe!  Rediscovery.

Get ready, this is the start of many many hugs every single day :)

All in God's plan :)

Johnny mentioned to me that he had been praying for his 'blessing', his true love for over 20 years!  Imagine, praying for the love of your life for that long, but it's really so true that God makes everything happen in HIS time and when it DOES happen, it's so worth the wait!  In fact, the wait makes the blessing even sweeter.

He Asked, She Said Yes! Jamie + Jordan Get Married!

I had the privilege to cover Jamie and Jordan's beautiful wedding yesterday in Southern New Jersey!

Congrats to you guys, I'm so happy for you and honored to have been part of your day!

I don't want to give too much away, but here's a couple of teasers! Can't wait to share more!!

WHAT?! It's Been 3 Years!? Happy Anniversary :)

So, yesterday marked Fred and my 3rd wedding anniversary!!! YAY!!!

Thanks to everyone who greeted us or 'liked' my status on facebook :)  We felt so loved - 56 likes is like a record for me HAHAHAHAH!!!  Maybe I just need more friends LOL!

Thanks be to God for blessing our marriage and allowing us to reach another year of happiness together!!  I truly believe in soulmates.. for I have been blessed with mine, and I cannot even begin to fathom all the miraculous ways in which God works.  For it was HIM who brought us together, even though we grew up on different sides of the country... everything just fell into place.  We started going out on August 9, 2007, and exactly one year later, August 9, 2008, we were married.  I guess you just... KNOW sometimes.. yeah, you just do.

So happy 4 year anniversary of our first date, and happy 3 year anniversary of when we said, "I do"!!  Fred is truly a blessing in my life.  He is so patient, so loving, so understanding, so many more wonderful things.. I don't know how I got so lucky.  All I know is - thank you Fred for loving me!

In celebration of our anniversary, I am sharing with you some of my favorite wedding images, courtesy of Es-Sense Photography!

But first, I felt the need to document 'us' on our 3rd anniversary.  Nothing special, but I wanted a record of how we are at this moment, so that I don't forget. 

First I tried to hold the camera myself... hahahaha!

Okay this one isn't too bad except for my extreme neck flex lol!

Alright, let's set up the self timer lol!

Thank you Fred for the wonderful sunflowers - I've never gotten sunflowers before! SO BIG!!

Macro lens hehe!

Okay time for my favorite wedding images!

We still don't know what I was doing in this pic HAHAHAHA!

His song was literally:  Sparkle sparkle sparkle - NATASHA!

AND he got the whole reception to sing along with him LOL!!

Be cool, eat a Rita's!!

Thanks for reading!!!

Second Shooting in Maryland: Amy + Stephen

This past weekend I once again got to second shoot for Danny Bostwick, and once again it was a lot of fun!  Thanks Danny for the opportunity and for the added knowledge I have gained from this experience :)

The wedding was in Hurlock, MD, at a place called Suicide Bridge Restaurant.  Look it up for the full details, as this is a wedding post and I shouldn't go into much detail about suicides lol.

This particular wedding was all about the details, which were so meticulous and beautiful it was amazing how much time and effort had to have been put into everything.  Congrats to Amy + Stephen, wishing you many years of happiness together!

This flower girl was so adorable, so she's got a few pics in here hahaha!

I really like this one of the groomsmen waiting to have their pics taken :)

The light coming from behind the couple added some pop :)

Hehehehe!