Love is something you get for free, but relationship is something you must fight for. At least this is what Hadi tried to tell us when they share about his love story with Ivone. Ivone is a very beautiful and charming girl, very smart, bright, caring, and kindhearted too. She is more empathetic then most people, and in everything she does, she always put others before her. No wonder Hadi fell for her, he knew since the very first time, his heart told him “She is the one.”

The process was not easy, and of course it is always different from one couple to another. Although he knew that Ivone is the one he imagined to be with to spend his life, it takes more than just love to have a successful relationship. For some people their relationship might need a strong will, others might need time and dedication, and some others might need consistency and commitment, but for Hadi, what he needed was something called patience. 

Trust me, waiting is the most painful thing in this world. Waiting for a bus to pick us up although we exactly know the timetable. Queuing at the bank in the morning. Or waiting for the final exams results for your graduation. The more precious the thing we wait, the more painful the wait will be, but no matter how painful it is, we’d never leave it for anything else. This is exactly what Hadi did, he fought hard for it no matter what the situation was at that time.

Bible says “Everything will always be beautiful in His time”, and this is it, October 11th, 2015, they stand before God and their closest, to tie their promises to love and to take care of each other, in every season of their life. And this is the fruit of his patience, the sweetest one, and the perfect one.

Congratulations Hadi & Ivone! 

May your amazing life ahead fulfilled with love, laughter and joy, because now you have each other. 

Best,
Artha & Steve