Everyone had their war stories. Stories of their battles with the recent blizzard in the Northeast. Tales of rebooking flights, driving over frozen tundra once known as roads, and lost luggages were more than abundant once guests began to slowly trickle in. As these tales were measured and compared, one began to realize how each tale began to personify the level of friendship and endearment that each person had for Melissa and Jin.

Then, over the next few days on the island, began the stories which pieced together the lives of Melissa and Jin. The tale of how Jin and Melissa found each other on New Years Eve was shared while guests binged on lobster and key lime pie. Other tales of Jin’s improprietous adolescent behavior were spoken of while the gents sipped on the amply available Cruzan Rum.

And as these short stories were spoken and woven together, the life tapestry of Melissa and Jin unfolded to reveal that this island wedding was more than a celebration of nuptials. Rather, they became a revelation of how the stories of a boy and a girl, which at one point may have been juxtaposed, were now the beginning to a splendid anthology of life stories together.

We’re back from our first destination wedding this year. We were able to sneak out between two major snowstorms which dropped record amounts of snow in DC. Our 2 days of travel to St. Thomas took us to JFK (via Amtrak) and overnight connections in Dallas and Miami. Much thanks to the folks at American Airlines who managed to get us the last seats to St. Thomas after our flights were cancelled twice due to the snowstorms.

As much of the USVI seemed to operate on “island-time”, so did any form of available internet. If you’ve contacted us in the last week, thank you for your patience as we continue to respond to your inquiries and emails!

Lastly, we’re packing for a more permanent trip. While we’ve definitely enjoyed a virtual home at www.paulkimphoto.com, it became necessary to address our business growth and needs by finding ourselves a B&M home for our business. After much searching, we’ll be moving into our new studio in early-March. Looking forward to having you drop by our online and B&M locations real soon!