Kairos Moment Wedding Films

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Our ceremony is at Unity Village. We chose this location because of it’s peaceful and holy atmosphere. We knew as soon as we were there that this was the place in our hearts where God would make is one.. We both feel comfortable in the location, so much so that I have gone back to meditate there on several occassions. It’s just a great place to be. There are some other very important details in our wedding. Lester’s mother passed away over 15 years ago. Although she has not been with him his whole life, she had so much to do with the man he has become. I know she is watching over us and I know her spirit will be there with us on Aug 30. We are going to pay a special tribute and honor to his mom and her memory during the ceremony. We don’t know exactly what we are going to do yet, but we are planning to do something very special.

We are also planning to incorporate Lester’s son in the ceremony. He has a two-year old son, Darion. We will become one family, and we both think it is important to mark the occassion with a symbolic moment during the ceremony.

Another important, yet sensitive note is that Lester’s 5 yr-old nephew was recently diagonosed with a brain tumor in his brain stem. The disease is terminal, but we have faith in God’s will and believe that he will be healed and live a full and healthy life. Our prayer is that he will be with us to celebrate on that day, and we would like to be able cherish the moments and time with him forever. Not only to see him in a picture, but to hear him laugh and play. That is something that is very important to us and our family.

So, how did Lester and I meet anyway, and what has been our journey to this place in our lives. Well, let’s take a trip down memory lane.

We met September ‘06 at happy hour in KC which Lester’s marketing company was hosting. I was an event planner, so a friend introduced us on that basis. We learned that we were both Mississippi natives, so we decided to keep in touch. He gave me his card, and invited me to the next happy hour. I went, but I was meeting another friend there, and I didn’t pay much attention to Lester, but that didn’t deter him. As I left, he asked me to call, but I misplaced his card. He was nice and gave me another card and the next week, I emailed him, we’ve kept in touch ever since.

We got engaged during a trip that I planned for Lester for his birthday.

The proposal:

[Melissa] I planned to take Lester to Las Vegas for his birthday. We were running late to the airport due to traffic and I was starving, so as we got through security and to the boarding gate, I ran to grab something to eat. Lester went ahead to board the flight and secure seats on the plane. When I returned, I boarded the plane and took my seat next to Lester. I got settled in and started to eat lunch. I brought Lester food too, but he couldn’t eat. He doesn’t like to fly, so his behavior wasn’t surprising to me. I relaxed as the flight took off, but Lester was still nervous. As the plane reached cruising altitude of 30,000+ feet the Captain came on the loud speaker and made an announcement. This is pretty normal, so I wasn’t really paying attention until I heard my name! The captain began to read a letter over the loud speaker that Lester had written to me. At this point, I couldn’t keep my composure and all I could do was look at Lester while he stared back at my teary eyes. The next thing I remember is the flight attendant calling us to the front of the plane. Once we got to the front of the plane, Lester got down on one knee and proposed to me in front of everyone. I am sure if I could have seen my own face it would have been flushed, but even in the midst of a plane full of complete strangers, I felt like we were the only two people there. No passengers, no crew, no plane, just the two of us in the clouds at 30,000+ feet. It was as close to heaven as I have ever been. Standing there, I looked directly in his eyes and told him…Yes.

[Lester] Knowing we were going to Las Vegas, I contacted SWA where I spoke to customer relations. I told them what I planned to do for the proposal, and they were extremely accommodating. On the morning of the flight, customer relations informed the flight crew of my plans and everyone was more than willing to assist me in making Melissa the happiest woman in the world. When we arrived at the boarding gate, Melissa went off to get something to eat. Timing was perfect! I checked in with the boarding attendant and he took me to the jet-way to meet the flight crew. The flight attendant confirmed my plans and took the letter, which I had written to Melissa, to the flight captain. I went to my seat and informed my neighbor passengers what my plans were. As the plane reached a cruising altitude of 30,000+ feet the captain came on the speaker and read the letter I had written to the love of my life. As the captain read the letter, Melissa was in tears. Through her beautiful smile she said yes!! And the rest is as they say… is history.

It was such a special moment in time for us. We were among great people and many couples on the plane. The flight attendants asked the passengers on the plane to write words of advice to me and Melissa. The passengers were more than willing to do this, they wrote handwritten notes on the back of beverage napkins. The flight attendants gathered them for us and packed a snack bag for us to take with us including a bottle of champagne! The passengers had so many words of wisdom and encouragement for our new life together. We greatly appreciated all the advice. We found that many of the passengers on the plane were married couples of 30 years or more! That made this flight and their advice even more special. Even after all that, we received a letter from the President of SWA congratulating us on our engagement. How amazing is that! Things seemed to happen just right that day. Everything was perfect and in God’s time.

When we returned to Kansas City, we were both excited about planning our new life together, but we both decided that it was best to wait until after I graduated from school. So we were planning to get married in May, 2009. The long engagement was a good idea for budgeting, but also a good idea to work through any issues or doubts we had as a couple or about the future. To be quite honest, Lester was sure that I was “the one” for him, but I was not completely convinced that he was the one for me or that I was ready to get married. So, I immediately sought the advice of my spiritual Father, one of my pastors. He suggested we place a hold on the wedding plans and start pre-marital counseling. I agreed, but I wasnt sure if Lester would. My pastor assured me that if Lester loved me, that he would do anything for me….and he did. So, we started pre-marital counseling and as we met with the pastor week after week, things in our relationship started to change. As we grew closer and more intimate with God, we grew closer to each other as well. The kairos moment in our relationship happened after church one Sunday at brunch. We went to the Classic Cup. We started having a conversation about our relationship and the conversation wasn’t going in a good direction. I became upset and went to the ladies room to get myself together. While there, I prayed to God as asked for direction, I asked for a sign to indicate that Lester was “the one” for me, and that the steps we were taking were the right ones. I called God out on His promises. God tells us to ask, and it shall be given unto us. So, I asked the Lord that day to annoint me with the presence of His Holy Spirit and to allow the Spirit in me to recognize the Spirit in Lester if we were to be together in covenant marriage.

Upon my return to our table, the conversation took a different direction and Lester began to tell me all the things that he felt God had in store for our relationship and our ministry together. At that moment, I felt the presence of the Holy Spirit and I knew without a shadow of a doubt, that Lester was the one for me, because he loves me, but more importantly he loves God. In our most recent counseling session, our pastor told us about the character of God and His intent for marriage covenant to be a reflection of His covenant to us. It was then that we realized how great God’s love for us really is. Neither one of us can love each other as much as God loves us, but if we attempt to love the God in each other, each day, then that is what will sustain our love and that is what makes our love unconditional and we believe God honors that as we honor Him. We are sure of that now, more than we ever were before.

For this reason and the others listed, it is important for us to have our wedding captured in a media that is timeless. It will be our testimony and a reminder of the day that God honored his promise to man by sending Jesus, the greatest love all. It is our hope that we can share this testimony for years to come so that others might see the character of God in us and be renewed, revived, and saved!

Winning the contest also provides an important financial break for us. We have dreams of owning a home together as husband and wife and this will help us reach that dream faster. Many couples and families go into debt to pay for the “wedding of their dreams” only to realize that they spent more on a dream than the actual components of the marriage. We don’t want that to happen to us. We would like to focus more on our future together without worrying about incurring additional debt. So, this is a unique and wonderful opportunity.

Lastly, we have been searching and interviewing videographers and we never connected with any of them. After visiting your website and learning more about your testimony and your love story, we knew that this was the right fit for us. We believe in the ministry you do through your work, and we know that if anyone can capture the holiness and reverence of the sanctity of marriage, it is you, Peter.

Song:

It is so hard to choose one song that embodies our relationship, but we finally narrowed it down and selected one. The song is called “You’re The One” by Lisa Shipman and Hallerin Hill. It’s a duet and it’s beautiful both musically and lyrically. It seemed to fit with our relationship and the path we took to get to the security we have in each other and our relationship. Here are some of the lyrics to the song:

“You’re The One”
Baby tell me, how did you know?
Was it the first kiss?
No, not the first kiss, it was so much more than that
and baby tell me, how did you know?
Was it the first touch?
No not the first touch, it was so much more than that
I wasn’t really sure, so I got down on my knees
and when I talked to God, He said you were right for me…
He says…

You’re the one…you’re the one
God told me so, that’s how I know, and baby that’s enough for me
You’re the one, …you’re the one
God told me so, that’s how I know, that we were meant to be

Baby tell me, what changed your mind?
Was it the diamond?
No, not the diamond, this is so much deeper than that
Baby tell me, what made you change?
Was it your mother?
No, not my mother, she didn’t talk me into it

Instead I talked to God, I told Him what I need
He said this one is right, he loves you and he loves Me

God said it, I believe Him
God said it, that settles it
I trust you with my life…

WOW!!! that song, just makes me tingle all over!

The other song that we love, is “Nothing Without You” by Smokie Norful. Smokie wrote this song as a present to his wife. It is a beautiful song and truly embodies the husband/ wife and man/God relationship. Here are some of the lyrics to that song.

I have no sun, no moon, no stars, no clouds, no day or night. Nothing is right if I don’t have you.
I have no hills, no mountains, no valleys or plains, no plateaus; nothing goes if I don’t have you.

There is no reason, any season of the year
to live without the one I love and cherish so dear.
And no amount of any thing can replace the joy you bring. I have nothing if I don’t have you
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There is no joy, no peace, no love for me, no one to care unconditionally if I don’t have you.
There is no west, no east, no understanding, no peace, no one that makes my very heart beat if I don’t have you. If I don’t have you

I have no life no death, no air to breathe, not a single thing to be if I don’t have you.

Oh, you gave me everything I’d ever need.
You are the true definement of my destiny.
Ever since you’ve been a part of my life, my whole world has changed.

There’s nothing undone, there are no battles that are unwon, no burdens that we cannot overcome.
You are the beginning, you will surely be the last. Lord, my whole world starts and ends with you.
You are the alpha, You are the Omega.
There is nothing that can take your place.
When I think about all you’ve done for me, how you came and made my life complete.
If it had not been for the Lord on my side, without you, Lord, I surely would have died.
I’d have nothing, I’m nothing if I don’t have you.

See what I mean, it’s just sooooo hard to choose.

Well, this is our story and why we want to win the contest. I hope it gave you some insight into who we are as a couple. Thanks for such a wonderful opportunity!

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