They met online. It was the photo of him with his two cute dogs that got her.

Their first date was at a local coffee shop. He got there first.

A few minutes later, she arrived… and his jaw dropped. Sean later told friends that he’d never seen a more beautiful women in his entire life. He said, “It was like she walked straight from a L’Oréal commercial –– into real life.”

It was love at first sight, but also didn’t take long for Alex and Sean to forge an even deeper bond.

Fast forward one month.

Alex’s beloved grandfather, a respected firefighter in the community, passed away. He and Alex were as close as a grandfather and granddaughter can be. They had a special, beautiful relationship. Something that tied Alex and her grandfather so close was their career paths. Alex followed in his footsteps as a firefighter herself (before an injury forced her to retire early).

Back to Sean.

He’s a public servant, too: NYPD. And true to the kind of man he is (strong and steady, oozing loyalty, busting at the seams with integrity, and with an endless supply of selflessness) Sean showed up for Alex in every possible way. He supported her emotionally, stood by her side at the funeral and accompanying events, and, therefore, spent a lot of time not just with Alex, but her entire family.

She very quickly and easily realized that he was the one.

Her family couldn’t have agreed more.

On their wedding day, Alex said something so profound about Sean that we’re reluctant to paraphrase it for risk of diluting the purity of her words, but the sentiment was too sweet not to share: “Sean, you are the very best parts of all of my favorite people… in one.”

In this life, may we all find that in someone, and be that for someone.

Alex and Sean, from the bottom of our heart, thank you for trusting us to document the most important day of your life thus far –– the first day of the rest of your life. It was truly an honor to be at your side all day and a pleasure to serve you and your families. We hope you love looking at your photos as much as we loved taking them. As you grow up and old together, we pray that you’ll always look back on these snapshots in time and be transported right back to the moment.

You both couldn’t have looked more beautiful. You can blame that on good genes (we’ve seen your families!) but your outer beauty is also, no doubt, a reflection of how beautiful you both are on the inside. How do we know? It’s impossible for a person’s smile and eyes to hide that kind of light.