Monday, April 7, 2014

Our story

Amor sin locura, no es amor. 
Love without madness, isn't love.

Shazzad and Maria met in 2011.  One evening after work, they went to A&W for a milkshake and fries. Something just clicked; since that date they've been inseparable.

Not too long after that, Maria went to Barcelona for a vacation.  She wandered around the city missing Shazzad, wondering what he would think about Picasso's extensive art in the museum.  When she got back, she had a gift for him--a notebook with a short dedication:

My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.

Why settle for normal, when being with you feels extraordinary?

The chances of us finding each other are one in six billion!  We started on opposite sides of the planet, and despite taking the really long way, somehow found our way to the same place, at the same time, with our eyes wide open.  Shazzad popped the question in Paris last October, and now we're getting ready for the "real" adventure. 

Who knows what lies ahead. But we hope to live the extraordinary with the whole world as our playground.  There's so much to see, to do, to eat, to learn, and to love!

Hope that you can join us to celebrate our love and marriage.