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Some love stories are so moving they should be made into movies.  Jes and David have a story like that.  David is from Scotland.  Jes is from Texas.  They fell in love and carried on a modern day long distance relationship.  Through email, social media and Skype Jes and David spent many hours together.  Jes traveled to Scotland to visit David.  And in January of 2010 David visited Texas.  During that visit David proposed to Jes and she said yes.  But like any good love story there is an antagonist who is set to keep our lovers apart.  In their story the antagonist was the INS.  As soon as David returned to Scotland he started the application process for a Visa to come to the US and marry Jes.  Through a Facebook group Jes and David kept all of their friends and family updated on the process of getting David back to the US.  The amount of red tape that these guys went through is nuts!  The application and supporting paperwork looked like a manuscript, then there were interviews and even a physical exam for David.  Along with the stress of the application Jes and David were thinking about wedding plans.  The most stressful requirement of a fiance visa is that Jes and David had to be legally married within 90 days of his arrival in the US.  Jes was so stressed about finding a venue to book for a wedding that they really didn’t know the date for.  It was nuts.  I felt so sorry for Jes.  She had her groom, she had her dress, I was more than willing and ready to be their photographer but she didn’t know when her wedding would take place.  To lessen the stress the decision was made to have two weddings.  Jes and David would have a simple courthouse wedding once David arrived in Texas.  Then, in 2013 they would have their “Wedding” complete with the party they both dream of on their first anniversary.

So Jes and David are married.  But they like to call this their paper marriage.  They shared this very special ceremony with Jes’s family.  We then headed to Old Settler’s Park for some fun photos of the newlyweds.  Afterwards everyone headed to lunch at a local restaurant where my friends treated me to lunch and a drink as well.  Totally awesome way to end the afternoon.

Jes and David have a lot to do now after moving a new place to live, David getting used to Texas and their Big wedding to plan!  Congratulations on the paper wedding and Welcome to Texas David!  I can’t wait to see all of the kilts at next year’s “Big” wedding!

Congrats Jes and David.