It was in college when I met her. COMM 315, I believe. The name of the class was Groups and Teams, with Dr. Winograd.  Groups and teams – the name says it all: it was inevitable, we were going to have to work in groups and teams.  “I hope I’m not in her group, please don’t let me be in her group,” I repeated over and over to myself.  She was so pretty and my thinking was, well you know those pretty girls, they’re usually… well… not always nice people.  Boy was I ever wrong.  Turns out we had to select our own groups.  Sweet Lindsay approached myself and my friends, swallowed hard, and softly said, “Hey guys, can I be in your group?” The three of us looked at each other with big eyes and mumbled in unison to the sporty blonde girl, “sure.” Days turned into months and small team meetings at the university turned into huge pizza nights at my house.  Much to my surprise, we clicked instantly.  In fact, our  group grew closer than we ever imagined during that semester of groups and teams… And a valuable lesson was taught to my then teenage self: believe it or not, you really shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. Not all drop-dead gorgeous blondes are as mean as one might think.  And that’s the polar opposite of Lindsay.

She’s one of my closest friends, an A-Lister if you will. :) She has the kindest and most beautiful heart.  And she is engaged to one of the coolest, most Godly men I know: Wes.  They’re both on fire for the Lord and for each other.  In the midst of their lengthy season of dating, Lindsay and Wes made a commitment to each other to not kiss until they said “I do.” As a result, they’re able to fully put God at the center of their relationship and therefore you won’t be seeing any smackaroos on this post, but rather some close calls. ;)  As always, one of my favorites to start:

Zing!  Can’t help but sing a little Van Morrison when I see this brown-eyed girl.

Or Eye of the Tiger?

Sweet and sassy!

Oh yeah.. don’t think I didn’t plan that. ;)

Can you feel the tension?!

A series by Miss Jesie:

After shooting around in Castle Rock, the four of us went up to a look out point to get a shot Devil’s Head Mountain in the background (where he proposed).  It was a first time visit for all of us and were blown away when we saw these three crosses and the juicy light behind them:

And atop the mountain (near his knees) is where Wes popped the question.

Wait until you see their wedding images, my friends.  Absolutely incredible imagery.  Coming soon to a blog near you. Stand by. :) And if you haven’t figured it out yet, I’m posting new images every day to make up for the last post-less couple of months so keep checkin’ back!