Betty & Anoop Mathew :: Wedding Day

By ChristographerJuly 31, 2011May 21st, 2017Weddings

A Great Love Story In the Making, And We Let Them Tell It…

Betty - About 8 months ago, my once upon a time came true and it all began with a text that I got that said, “I do have your number!! Boo to the yah!” My prince turned out to be a wonderful man that I had been friends with for over ten years.

Anoop - It’s really funny how things come together when God is in control. I think He played a joke on us a long time ago just so we’d break the ice that much faster when we got together. Betty and I first met a little over 11 years ago through a couple of common friends of ours. I was a senior in high school, she was a sophomore, we were both just kids. I graduated that year and we talked a lot online and we hung out a few times in Richardson (I ended up going to school there at UTD and she was still going to high school in Richardson and working for State Farm a few miles away from my apartment). We were just friends though. For my birthday the next year Betty got me a Maroon sweater, that was trendier looking than anything I owned up to that point, hah.

Anoop - Then a year ago at a church conference I ran into Betty while she was walking her, then 4 year old, niece around. She looked beautiful! We had a conversation that lasted longer than 2 minutes this time and I’m pretty sure we were both thinking about each other a couple days later. Not long after she went to Florida to visit her brother and his family and when she came back I sent her a quick “welcome home” text. From then on we started talking a little bit more every day.

Betty - Initially, when the texting started, I remember thinking it was nice that I was reconnecting with an old friend but didn’t think anything more of it until I got a “welcome home” text from him. The warmth I felt when I read that text was a sign that my feelings for him were growing. So a few weeks later, when he asked me out on a date, I happily accepted.

Anoop - I figured, hey why don’t we go grab a bite to eat and watch a movie if we have time. So after the movie she gave me a loaf of banana bread that she rushed home to make after work that day. This was because earlier in the week I told her I like banana bread and that she has to cook for me sometime.

Betty - He knew I was a keeper when I baked him a loaf of banana bread; I knew he was a keeper when he drank quite possibly the worst coffee ever (that I made for him), but pretended like it was delicious just so I wouldn’t feel bad. Since then, Anoop proved himself a master in the art of pursuing a girl. Through a series of dates (ones that did not involve me making any more cups of coffee), conversations, and texts, our relationship grew. He swept me off my feet and made me fall for him with his sweet texts throughout the day, with the way he’d drive miles and miles-even if it was just to see me for five minutes, the way he’d miss me, the way a gorgeous smile lit up his entire face when he watched me walk over towards him at the beginning of each of our dates, how he brought medicine over to my work when I was sick, with the roses he would get me for no reason, how thoughtful he is with remembering special dates and anniversaries, and the way he turned to prayer when considering the future of our relationship.

Anoop - This was all while the rangers were ripping through the playoffs so our second date was to watch a rangers game at 300 Bowling in Addison. I don’t think either of us remember the game at all… hah, and this is coming from the guy who can tell you Jose Conseco’s batting average in 1995 (it was .306). So I think I was pretty much sold at that point. Our third date I wore the maroon sweater she got me 10 years before, and it still fit! We continued to talk more and more, a few days later we both talked about what we hope for our future and what our beliefs are.

Betty - On November 12, 2010 outside the Tapioka House in Richardson, Anoop told me that he also felt at peace and wanted to move towards marriage. I still vividly remember the happiness, love, and peace I felt in his arms when he told me. A few months later, on February 18th, in a romantic gondola ride on the beautiful canals in Las Colinas, we made our engagement official.

Anoop - We both shared a lot of the same desires for the future, and the similar passion for generosity in a Christ-like way. Betty always shows compassion for my family as well as others, it is one of the most attractive things about her. So after that our love grew and we prayed about our future together for a while. We wanted specific confirmations in the form of supportive families and peace in our hearts about moving forward. All of the above happened. I proposed to her on February 18th 2011. She said yes.

Betty - And on July 16th, 2011, we made our eternal commitment to each other official in the presence of all our family and friends. The Beginning…

Betty & Anoop, we are so happy for you guys, and very blessed to have met you guys. There’s just something so genuine and down-right good about you two. We are so excited for your future together! Enjoy this preview from your wedding day while we place your complete collection online at http://www.pictage.com/1064308. Hope to see you guys again soon!

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Photography Pittsburgh says:

August 1, 2011 at 9:43 AM

Great images! You do amazing work.
Shaun David

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- Christographer says:
  
  August 9, 2011 at 2:07 PM
  
  Thanks for the compliment Shaun!
  
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Betty & Anoop Mathew :: Wedding Day

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