Meg Cline

Morning Glory

Satisfy us in the morning with Your steadfast love, so that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. – Psalm 90:14

(5:30 am sky, no photoshop required.)

Jess and I met each other in the spring of 2003 at Wake Forest, but it wasn’t until about a year later that we discovered how many shared interests we had, such as running (including a love affair for the exact same sneakers, Asisics Gel Nimbus), photography, wine and epidemiology/public health, leading us to dub one another our “matched case.” For those of you who don’t share a passion for public health stats, a matched case is basically a set of people you can use to stand in for one another in research trials because of the number of shared similarities they have.

After graduating Wake, we became closer than ever and shared with each other our challenges, dreams and funny moments of single girls going through grad school and trying to create our dream careers. Along the way, we’ve both acquired a few degrees (me-2, Jess-seven? eight? twelve?), a few running blisters, and more than a few tales of less than perfect suitors.

I think when Jess met Charles, we (the “winos”) had a hunch that this was it. Jess’ happiness was evident, and her stories about their relationship made all of us excited that our best friend had met her matched case.

In typical Jess fashion, I got a voicemail from her one day last spring. “Hey Megs, it’s Jess. I just wanted to let you know I’m engaged. Gimme a call when you can.”

I squealed. I shrieked. I jumped up and down. I could hear Jess’s smile through the phone, and pressed her to tell me every detail of the engagement. I then I forced myself into her life even more by telling her I was showing up with my camera to document one of my absolute favorite couple’s love story. Here are some pictures from their engagement photo shoot, taken in early May.

I think you’ll see for yourself why I love this couple so very much. Their wedding is set for October 30th, 2010 and will take place at a vineyard outside the beautiful city they met and reside in, Charlottesville, VA.