Never did I think I would fall in love with my best friend. Starting off at junior school from 8 year olds, dressed proudly in our Pinehurst school uniform looking across from each other during break; never did I think that neatly dressed boy would later in life became the man that I feel incredibly blessed to call my forever.
Starting as friends, star crossed lovers through other relationships until that first kiss years later, we were from that first moment stepping into a unknown world of romance and uncertainty. Oh boy did we blossom, love, lust, trust and honesty only grew our friendship and relationship more from the late night laughs, tears and discussions of endless possibilities for our future.
Never did we think we would have the worst possible situations thrown at us; the passing of my father in our first year from Malaria. My mother being diagnosed with brain cancer in our second and then her passing in our third. Together we decided the choices that we make determine who we are as individuals and in our relationship. Finally the fourth is about US.
The fourth year... Patrice finishing his studies as well as mine he showed incredible strength for both of us. As a first year Grade Three teacher at an underprivileged school, life was emotionally challenging yet fulfilling. He yet again showed his love and support through late night marking and researching the needs of children. He motivated me and constantly reminded of the love and passion I have for teaching and developing the foundation of children while he started his own journey of his own dreams.
Patrice has only ever wanted to provide me with the fairytale life that he knows I deserve.
This said December 2017 his family took us on a holiday of our dreams and flew us to their home country of Mauritius to reiterate that our fourth year was about rebuilding us.
One evening a once in a lifetime date night surrounded by his heritage he took me to the beach and asked for a photo (that he knows I love) seeing him on one knee immediately made every dream I ever had as a girl growing up come true. I know my mother and father were looking down on us truly happy and honoured to have him as a son in law in spirit and for me to officially be part of his loving family who took me in as their daughter.
I know I will not have my first father daughter dance or him giving my hand away to a man he truly loved as his own or my mother seeing me in my first and only dress for the first time, however, I know they would want me to have the wedding of my dreams and this dress would add to the most memorable day of our lives as he sees me for the first time walking down the aisle.
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