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"And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh." Genesis 2:22-24

 

                           

 

Vintage Rentals & Shoot Location: Etablir Vintage Event Rentals | Photography: Vanessa G. Photography   | Gold Glitter "ONE' Cake Topper: CutsofConfetti (buy here) | Long Sleeve Maxi Dress w/ Slit: H&M (similar here) | Two-tier Chapel Length Veil with Lace Applique: Vera Wang (buy here) | Wedding Belt: Vera Wang (similar here) | Ivory "Tuxedo" Pump: David Tutera (buy here) | Black Satin Tie: ALDO (similar here) | Black Velvet Blazer: (similar here) | Black Dress Shoe: ALDO (buy here)

 

As Carlos and I celebrate our 1 year anniversary, my heart is rejoicing in gladness, I never imagined marriage to be this sweet and incredibly wonderful. In my singleness I always dreamed of being married and pictured it to be some what like a fairytale. After celebrating one year of marriage, I have realized marriage is greater than a fairytale, greater than a wedding it's a gift from God. I wish I could express how truly wonderful marriage is and how beautiful it is to please the Lord together as husband and wife.
All I can say is being able to experience such a divine gift makes me so excited about Heaven.
Ladies, marriage is worth the wait, it truly is!
 

We had so much fun during our one year anniversary shoot! I put on my veil, wedding shoes & accessories and my hubby wore his bow tie & wedding shoes. It was especial magical being surrounded by all the amazing rental pieces we used on our special day! I want to thank my sweet friend & vendor Vivian Khanh for allowing us to shoot at her shop & letting us use her gorgeous pieces.
I also want to thank my sweet friend Vanessa Gonzales who did such an amazing job capturing
all the love and excitement my husband and I are feeling celebrating the big ONE year!!!

 

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"But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female. For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh, so then they are no longer two but one flesh.
Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate."  Mark 10-:6-9

 

Living with Purpose

 

 

Carlos and I love knowing that the Lord is pleased with us and that together we are living a life for Him. Marriage has made us better as individuals and together as one. I have never felt closer to God or to my husband than I do at this very moment. His presence surrounds us everyday and we not only feel it, but see it in all things. Whether it be through material things, spiritual things or physical things, etc. In both our brightest and darkest hours, God has been there working all things together for our good.

I encourage you today and from now on to "seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well" (Matthew 6:33). God promises us that if we live a life pleasing to Him, we need not worry! God is with you and HE IS FOR YOU! I am certain that if you seek Him first, everything will fall into place and your life will be better than you ever imagined.

Have a wonderful week!
love always,
Jessica

Our first Valentine's Day Married!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My husband and I consider ourselves home bodies and try to avoid crowds as much as possible (we like people I promise haha). Before we got married we would avoid the Valentine's Day crowd by either celebrating a day early, having a picnic at the park or just spend it at my dad's house eating pizza. Regardless, Carlos always made sure to make me feel so loved and special.

 

This year I decided to take advantage of the fact that we were now married and own our own home! Since Carlos always made me feel special, I decided to make our first Valentine's Day married very special for him. On February 2rd, before heading off to work that morning, I asked him to be mine with a special bouquet of bacon roses. He loved them so much that he showed off his bacon roses to everyone at work, what a cutie! The fact that it made him teary eyed made me realize all the more that our husbands need to feel loved and appreciated just as much as we do.

 

During the course of the next few days, I kept amping him up for VDay. I took full advantage of the fact that Valentine's Day landed on a Saturday. I started the morning off by making my husband breakfast while he watched Real Madrid play (his favorite soccer team). Then we got ready and headed out to downtown Redlands, had a nice stroll, ate some good food and went back home where I surprised him with our Valentine's Day tent! We exchanged VDay cards & he opened a few gifts, watched a movie and simply enjoyed each others company. It was perfect.    

 

I am so blessed to be married to my best friend, a man who loves me for me but most importantly, loves and fears the Lord.

 

"Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins."- 1 Peter 4:8