So it’s been just over one month since the wedding and the wife and I celebrated it by having a small dinner with our photographer and going over some of the photos from that day.  Our photographer, like us, is a newlywed herself, and while I was cooking in the kitchen, I could tell that Sofia & her were excitedly trading stories and laughing about all the craziness that married life carries with it.

One of the more common questions that we’ve been asked lately has been how’s married life.  It’s an amusing, but pretty intriguing question when I thought about it.  For some couples, married life probably wasn’t too much different than their dating life, except now that it’s official and that a little piece of paper donates that they are legally bonded to each other.  For others, the differences between being an “item” to being a “couple” ranges greatly, depending on who one asks.

For us, I think the “woah” moment came on the following Sunday.  We went to church that day and after lunch time, we went back to our car.  As I started the engine, my mind immediately began calculating and thinking about what time I needed to drop Sofia off at her home and how much time we’d have together to do stuff before dinner…

Then it dawned on me…she’s coming home WITH me!!!

I told Sofia what had just occurred in my mind and she humorously grabbed me and said “I’m your wife!“

So, in a nutshell, married life has been filled with humorous surprises definitely, and some harder moments too.  It’s been about seeing it through on what it means to be ONE; to live not just peacefully with each other, but actively in each other’s lives; for myself, to go 100% all the way in commitment; for her, to trust, encourage, and patience; 

One more beautiful and cool thing…

Come home soon…

Those are the most beautiful words I can ever hear. 

On another note, decided to include a video of the slideshow that was shown at the wedding.  Right next to it is also a compilation of some of our photographer’s favorites from the photos she took at our wedding.  Enjoy!

Thanks again to our photographer Rachel for putting this new photo up, but man it really is such a tease of what the wedding photos are going to look like!  

I can not say this enough times, but both of us have been SOOOOOOO grateful for such a good friend and amazingly talented sister like Rachel!  Honestly, if you know anyone looking for a photographer, she’s my #1 pick by far!  She’s constantly growing in her ability and personally her photos have inspired me to attempt to raise the bar on my own photos.

She’s also the queen of copyright and watermarking.    Subtle, yet beautifully mixed into the photo, I like! 

One of the reasons why I love this photograph…

I rarely ever take off my glasses in public, mainly because I’ve just gotten so used to them.  I also have an incessant desire to see the world clearly and crisp because of my original eyesight range.  Usually the only time I walk around without glasses is at home…and besides my family, Sofia was one of the few who ever saw me without them for long periods of time, in my element I suppose.

Kinda makes this photo so appropriate in that we have reached the stage where masks(or in this case, glasses) are no longer needed; a stage in which holding back, guarding ourselves is finally over.  We see each other as who we are and as one new creation, cleaved together by God’s graciousness.  That is a cool mind-blowing thought…now everything’s new!

Kudos again Rachel!  Thank you for capturing such intimate and powerful moments, you rock girl!

A little taste of how wedding photos can be really fun!  Thanks again to our amazing and talented wedding photographer!  You rock!

For a detailed commentary, check out her blog.

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Photo posted with permission from Rachel Hadiashar