it’s midnight, but i still hear the snap-crackle-pop of firecrackers in the street. we’re in laoag city, philippines, just one stop on our tour of eileen’s “motherland” which — as we’ve come to find out — has even less internet availability than we feared. thankfully, despite today being laoag’s annual festival and a holiday, one lone internet cafe remains open. you can thank the tired-eyed filipino behind the desk for this post.

if i wasn’t racing the clock and running out of pesos, i would take more time to tell you how lucky we feel to have met kimberly and andrew. this extraordinary couple love wholeheartedly, serve our church family wholeheartedly, laugh wholeheartedly, and play.. well, you get the idea. and their hearts are big; so it’s really saying something. anyway, we think their life together is gonna be pretty epic. i hope these images will pick up where my pesos have run out to express just that. enjoy!

congrats, kimberly and andrew. can’t wait for the big day!