Couples Mini Session Giveaway | Round #2
Welcome to the second round of Sarah Elizabeth Photography's Couples Mini Session Giveaway! The three entrants who had the most fans of my facebook fan page like their picture have moved on.
In this round, 5 secret judges will read over the entrants love stories that they submitted with their picture and will then vote for the couple that they feel have the best love story. The couple who receives the most votes from our secret judges will win the prize of a free mini session with Sarah Elizabeth Photography.
I wanted to thank all of the entrants and fans again who voted for their favorite couple. Thanks to this contest, my facebook fan page reached my goal of reaching 1,000 fans before the 1 year anniversary of the launch of my photography business. With your help, we actually surpassed that goal in just a little under 9 months of our launch date. So awesome!
Without any further ado, here are the top three entrants chosen by you, the fans, and their love stories.
Couple #1 - Sue & Stanley
I am not a writer or good with words but I had fun writing this anyway..
Our love story
actually began 47 years ago, only we didn't know it until about 6 years ago.
Stan and I grew up 3 miles out of Belgrade and lived less than a 1/2
mile from each other . Our parents had been friends even before I was
born,as Stan says he was
around while my mom changed my diaper on their couch.We had always been
around each other, his sisters and I would play all the typical girly
games. I always thought of him as the mean boy up the road and to him I
was just one of the aggravating girls in the neighborhood. In fact, I
still remember a spanking I got because of him. I was probably 7 years
old. We were playing at church, he pushed me and when I tried to hit him
back I hit a window instead. To this day I still blame him for my
spanking.
We both grew up and led different lives. I married and had 2 children
and he had 3. My daughter and his son were in the same class.We often
seen each other at school functions or around in
town.I
would tell my ex when I would see him or we would
drive by his home how I thought he had became such an awesome man,
raising his children all on his own and how I really admired him for
that. At that time it was a honorable and respectable statement.( I
believe in total commitment whether married or dating )
I had been married for 19 years when I found out my husband had been
seeing someone else. I was devastated needless to say and filed for
divorce.The odd thing is the day I caught him with her I stopped at the
store and seen Stan before driving where he was at with her.Then day I
went to file for my divorce I ran into Stan again,looking back I think
it was fate seeing him at those times.Of course I swore I'd never love
or trust
anyone EVER again.
A good christian lady told me one day that God told her to let me know
that I would be a stronger person and i would be happier than I ever had
been before but I didn't think it would ever happen.
Months later it was winter and I started seeing him alot in town.We
would chat normal everyday comments then after several times of seeing
each other ,we started sitting at the table and having long
conversations.After a couple
more months my best friend Darlene (my rock thru that hard time) ask me
one evening when I was at her house visiting if there was anyone I
would date. I told her I wouldn't mind to go out with Stan. I had told
her he had acted like a few times he was getting ready to ask me but
then would
stop. So she told me to call him. I told her no way,he had to ask.So
with Darlene ,Jeff and Lora cheering me on and telling me it was okay to
be the one to ask they gave me enough confidence to dial the phone but
guess what..the line was busy.I ended up trying once more but decided if
it was still busy I wasn't trying again. And if he said " no " I would
never be able to talk to him again out of pure embarrassment .Well, we
are still speaking and on June 16th it will be 6 years since our first
date.
People find it hard to believe but we have never had a fight or
argument. I have to admit I am spoiled, he does so much for me and the
best thing is we do things together.He cuts my grass
,my wood
and anyone who knew my ex,knows how much my life has changed for the
better. He even comes by in the mornings on his way to work when it's
cold to fill my stove so I don't wake up to a cold house.I could go on
and on about everything he does for me but I won't bore you with that.But as I was told years ago I am a stronger person and my life is much better and I am happier than I ever thought I could be. I have the man of my dreams and it is no longer my 2 kids and his 3 kids it is our 5 kids. And it is our life.
Who would have thought 47 years ago God intended for he and I to be together the whole time, we just took the long way around to get to each other. So you see this love story has been in progress for 47 years and doesn't have an end until death do us part.
-Sue
Couple #2 - Tara & Gilbert
Our love story started in May of 1999. Meeting accidentally cruising thru
Potosi, Gilbert asked me if I would want to go riding around sometime.
So I agreed and that's where it started from that day after we spent
every day together. We decided to get married and what was planned to be
a big wedding ended up in fast wedding on November 12,1999 with about
20 people, a judge ,family at miracle lake in Belgrade Missouri. A
simple but beautiful and wedding. In July of 2000 we started our
family. and it continued to grow till about 2010 when we had our 4th
child. Our marriage has always been strong but it wasn't until October
24,2010, that I realized how incredible our love truly was. Gilbert was
helping someone deliver a cow when he fell to the ground. 911 was called
and he was flown to St Claire hospital and later taken by ambulance to
Barnes with his heart at the age of 33. I never felt so much pain and
fright ever in my life. I could not loose my first love and I needed him
in my children's & my life. He was in Barnes for over a week. That
week felt like eternity.Thank God he survived. Going through that with
him I knew that we could and would survive anything.Our lives are so
fast pace we don't get to take many pictures or do a lot of stuff that doesn't consist of our 4 children I would love to have some pictures of
us two so that my children will always have them as a reminder of their
parents love. We have been together almost 14 years and I look forward
to many, many more. Our hearts truly are 1. Love can endure all things!
And we are proof!
-Tara
Couple #3 - Tia & Brandon
Brandon and I have been together for almost 3 years. I would love to win
this photo shoot not only because I LOVE your work but I need some
beautiful pictures to put on my walls I hope I win so you can capture some precious memories for me!
-Tia
There y'all have it! Our top 3 entrants for the Couples Mini Session Giveaway!
Winning couple will be announced March 1st.
