We found them!

So after months and months of debate, research and meeting with various photographers, we have found our photographers! *drumroll*


Meet the Rasers! :)
http://therasers.com/index2.php?v=v1#/home/

They are a perfect blend of Michael and my styles and likes. It has taken a lot to find a photographer that we both like and are equally as enjoyable in person. Lisa and Derren Raser are a married couple that live in Illinois just across the river. They are the mirror image of Michael and I. She is native to San Diego and he is from Kansas City. Derren went out to a small private school in San Diego and they met shortly after, fell in love, got married and moved to Southern Illinois! How crazy is that! 


Another plus is that they are very flexible and reasonably priced, which is a TOUGH thing to find. Michael is eclectic and artsy, while I am traditional and appreciate capturing candid moments with details. 
Check out their work because they are awesome! :)

Through it all...

Recently, life has beat down on my groom-to-be and I. In the past 3 months, we have battled many issues within our personal, work, educational, spiritual and relational lives as well as tackled problems within ourselves and our relationship. It has been a lot of hard work and change...which if you know me I am not a fan of change. There have been many uncertainties and doubts flooding my mind recently and he has without falter reassured them all. He has stuck by me and fought hard with me through everything and affirmed me the entire way that I was loved by him and Christ. 


I truly am in love with this man and so happy to be his. God has blessed me with a man that even when I become 'PMS crazy Jessica', he still finds a way to make me laugh and tell me I'm beautiful.  I think I am one lucky and blessed chica to have been given such a wonderful man that takes such good care of me.