Sunday, 17 May 2009

  • Jessica Lea and T.J. Rogers

    This wedding felt like family.  T.J. and Jessica made us feel as though we were part of their family.  This was one of the most special couples I have had the pleasure of being with.  This is not to take away from any other bride or groom or individual that has honored us by using our property.  Maybe I should express it this way; as a teacher by profession (the other profession) I believe that there are students who walk in your classroom and you know that you are going to have a special connection.  That's what I felt with TJ and Jessica.  They were young people that I felt as though I had known all of their life, except they were from Georgia and we had never spoken until early this year.  They visited one Saturday as they were on their way to Gatlinburg for a weekend away from work and from school.  Jessica is going to be a teacher--God bless her:)  I am a "hugger" by birth and by the time their visit was over that day, we hugged each other goodbye and I had a feeling we would be seeing each other again.  TJ did alot of the planning, or at least, relaying messages from Jessica about planning, via telephone.  They were able to visit with us again a few more times before the wedding and on one occasion, I was emptying my vehicle from a big shopping trip to buy supplies and they both started unloading the car for me without being asked:)  On the morning of their wedding day, it was raining--more like the sky had opened.  Jessica was very upset as she had the right to be, but the clouds lifted long enough to have lots of outdoor photos.  Although it was not their first choice, the wedding was held inside of our barn and it was absolutely beautiful.  Not necessarily because of the barn, but because of the emotion coming from both the bride and groom.  I hope you don't mind me saying this TJ, but when you started crying as you saw Jessica come down the staircase, I was crying and then when the beautiful story about "your two hands" was being read, I think everyone in the room was crying  I know you wanted an outdoor ceremony, but the beauty of the service was felt deeply by all who were in attendance and it wouldn't have mattered if it had been inside or outdoors--it was one of the most moving ceremonies I have ever been privileged to be in attendance for.  Then you left me such a sweet note thanking us and TJ's mom sent us a lovely thank you card and THEN, TJ called and left a message on my phone after the honeymoon thanking us again.  I am going to keep that message and when I'm feeling blue or wondering what I was thinking when we started all of this, I am going to listen to that sweet, sweet message and say to myself--"Oh, I remember why:) "  Thank you to both the Rogers and Lea families for visiting with us and sharing this special moment in the lives of your children.  May God Continue to bless you all--Love, Janice and Bill Livingston

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