Said I Do – March 11, 2017
The most magical moment was definitely the proclaiming of our wedding vows. Not only were they beautiful but, fully understanding the meaning and saying them from the heart, it was incredible. We were so grateful to be committing to one another forever before God, and to be sharing that moment with our friends and family.”
It was the intervention of matchmaking friends that led to the happy union of Jessica and Matthew Leow.
“We met for the first time at the old Wellington Community Center,” recalled Jessica, who won the annual Wellington Idol musical competition in 2014. “I was singing the national anthem for a 9/11 memorial tribute. Our two mutual friends were coming to watch and brought Matthew along to meet me. Afterward, we went to Olive Garden for dinner and Friendly’s for ice cream.”
It was the best kind of blind date.
“I knew that Matthew was the one after just a couple of dates,” Jessica said.
It didn’t take long for Matthew to feel the same.
“I knew Jessica was the one after a month of knowing her,” he said. “At that point, I was asking her to be my official girlfriend, and I just knew that I wanted to marry her.”
He didn’t waste any time.
“Matthew took me to the beach on Palm Beach to watch the sun rise and proposed to me as the sun rose above the ocean,” Jessica remembered.
The wedding was held on March 11, 2017 at Family Church in downtown West Palm Beach, with a reception to follow at, of course, the new Wellington Community Center.
Since their first meeting, the old building had been replaced with a completely new building featuring a ballroom overlooking beautiful Lake Wellington.
Photographers Timothy Pereira and Gene Potter worked alongside videographer Sean Plank to capture every moment. Jessica’s dress was an Alfred Angelo design, and Kristina Pereira served as the maid of honor with Timothy Leow as the best man.
But for all the fancy invitations, flowers and food; for all the planning, scheduling and hiring; for all the excitement that arrives with a very exciting day, their vows were the most important part for the couple.
“The most magical moment for us was definitely the proclaiming of our wedding vows,” Jessica said. “Not only were they beautiful but, fully understanding the meaning and saying them from the heart, it was incredible. We were so grateful to be committing to one another forever before God, and to be sharing that moment with our friends and family.”
The calmness of the ocean sunrise was one part of their journey. Coming full circle with a reception at the Wellington Community Center was another.
Friends and family were involved so much of their relationship, but following the wedding, they choose an out-of-the-way place for their honeymoon.
“We honeymooned in Helen, Ga.,” Jessica said. “We rented a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains.”
Friends and family were not around this time. Matthew was on his own. And that was just fine with him because, as Brad Paisley so eloquently put it during the couple’s first dance as husband and wife, “She’s Everything.”
