The Mimslyn Inn | Wedding Photographer | Jill and Dennis

Ceremony/Reception: The Mimslyn Inn
Caterer: The Mimslyn Inn
Flowers: Gunston Flowers
Cake: Sweet Creations Cakes
DJ: Play It Again DJs
Bridal Gown: Alfred Angelo Bridall

http://www.facebook.com/MimslynInn
The Mimslyn Inn
401 West Main Street
Luray, VA 20004
1-800-296-5105

Ever After Visuals is a mother-daughter wedding photography team, who specialize in wedding photojournalism in Virginia, DC and Maryland. We also do engagement photography, destination weddings, destination wedding, day after wedding photography, trash the dress, family portraits, lifestyle portraits.

Jill and Dennis met online; US Military Singles.com. Dennis bought a membership so he could correspond with Jill! He was active duty Army at the time, and she was active duty Air Force, but lived an hour apart.

Their first date was at an Italian restaurant on a cold winter’s day in Alexandria. Even though he was allergic to Jill’s cat, for 7 months he would come down and spend the weekend with her until he moved to Washington State.

Dennis wasn’t at his new unit for six weeks when he was selected to deploy to Iraq. Jill said that they were some of the ‘lucky ones’ who got the 15 month, vs the normal 12 month-long Iraq deployment.

When Dennis came home on R&R they spent a few days in VA before flying off where Jill met his family for the first time; to the Detroit area where she met his dad & youngest brother, followed by a trip to Boston where she met his mom and sisters.

…Before Dennis flew back to Detroit we had dinner at the restaurant where they had their very first date. They got there early, around 5 pm, and sat at the bar – no one but the servers were around and they were busy prepping for the dinner crowd. Dennis began telling Jill he viewed his life in chapters, and except for his good friend Mike, no one outside his family has been in more than one chapter, until now.. He then asked, “Would I like to continue in the next chapters of his life?”

Jill said she nearly fell off my bar stool! She had to ask him if he had just asked her to marry him?!? He did. He had purchased the ring while they were in Boston and had kept it tucked in his jean’s pocket waiting for a chance to ask …

The next day Dennis then flew to Detroit. Having to watch Dennis board the plane, knowing they wouldn’t see each other again for another 7 months, was one of the hardest moments they’d both ever experienced.

Fast forward … to November 11, 2012 … where Jill and Dennis would never again have to spend any more time apart. With two circular rings, they symbolized their desire to spend forever together. Take a look at the amazingness we were able to capture from their big day!