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JOSeph And AndreW
I
t all began in July 2012 – a simple hello on a dating
website. After a few weeks of back and forth emails and
eventually text messages, we decided to meet in
person for a casual dinner. That dinner was supposed to
happen on the first Saturday night in August – however,
Andrew cancelled.
I thought for sure I was just getting blown out, a case of
cold feet for Andrew. We were both just coming out of bad
relationships, Andrew a little over three months and me,
around six months. Yet to my most pleasant surprise, Andrew
texted me an apology and explanation, and I eagerly gave him
a second chance.
Our first meeting happened the next Tuesday night at a
restaurant in downtown Athens, Georgia. It truly was love at
Sky
high
first site. We were inseparable. Almost immediately we
became monogamous, totally committed to one another,
rarely spending a night apart. We share many of the same
interests and ideals; we were and still are totally comfortable
with one another.
Our birthdays are one day apart – however, I’m 12 years
Andrew’s senior. The age difference doesn’t matter to either
one of us. All that we know is that we love each other and
wanted our families to meet the most amazing person we had
both ever met.
From meeting the parents for the first time, to so many
other firsts – the first time crying in front of one another, our
first UGA football game together, the first Christmas, the first
birthday celebration, and Andrew’s college graduation from
After a proposal at the top
of the world, Joseph and Andrew
held their simple and stylish
wedding. Joseph tells their story.
Photography by Brandy Angel.
