It was all the time you… | Way of life

Dr Jordanne Lauren Levy and Brandon Anderson had crossed paths just a few occasions since childhood, but it surely wasn’t till the timing was proper that they really related. It all started with a playful debate over a Boxing Day dinner menu in 2019 at a dinner hosted at Jordanne’s mother and father’ house, the place Brandon made a daring first impression. That encounter set the stage for his or her journey collectively, ultimately resulting in them exchanging vows in a panoramic ceremony on the Great House of Prospect Estate on Saturday, December 13.

“He was tall, charming, and very daring,” Jordanne informed Island Wedding of her first impression of Brandon. “He didn’t hesitate to strike up a conversation and tease me a little.”

Brandon was equally struck, “I knew I had to speak to her. As we talked, I felt a connection [that] I had never experienced before. [She was] calm, natural, and exciting all at once. I knew there was more there.”

The defining second of the evening unfolded in Jordanne’s mother and father’ kitchen. When Brandon requested what she had cooked, Jordanne jokingly admitted she had not cooked a factor. He later returned with a smile, quipping, “The food was wicked… but if it was the chicken, I must say, I much preferred the fish.”

That playful second set the tone for a shared sense of humour that might comply with them by the years.

They noticed one another once more at occasions all through the vacation season earlier than happening their first official date on January 1, 2020, at East Japanese restaurant.

The night was stuffed with straightforward dialog, spontaneous freestyle rapping within the automobile courtesy of Brandon, and a hilarious mix-up involving his twin brother.

“Because he’s a twin, he was stared at by the family of his twin brother’s girlfriend at the time as we came walking into the restaurant. They thought it was his twin brother Kyle with another woman. After much explaining and identity confirmation, we all laughed,” Jordanne shared.

By February 20 of that very same 12 months, they have been formally a pair, although the world was about to vary. As COVID-19 shut down borders, Jordanne and Brandon nurtured their relationship just about, learning collectively, watching exhibits collectively, praying, and falling asleep on cellphone calls. “[Those moments] made me feel deeply seen and safe,” Jordanne added.

For Brandon, the space solely confirmed the reality, “I realised I couldn’t imagine my future without her presence.”

BIG QUESTION

On August 21, 2024, throughout a visit to Québec City in Canada, Brandon ready to ask Jordanne an important query of his life. At their Airbnb, he orchestrated a day of surprises, together with a personal therapeutic massage and a rose-petal-lined path.

For Jordanne, the journey was a welcome reset after a pivotal season in her life, finishing her reign as Miss Universe Jamaica 2023 whereas additionally ending her internship on the University Hospital of the West Indies.

Brandon initially deliberate on proposing on the balcony, however because of the morning rain, needed to relocate to contained in the Airbnb.

Her day started quietly with prayer and journalling earlier than Brandon shocked her with a therapeutic massage. While she was being pampered, he remodeled the house, leaving a costume, her make-up, and a handwritten word on the mattress.

“I had a dream the night before that he was going to propose,” Jordanne admitted, although the fact was extra breathtaking than she imagined.

Following the sound of their particular playlist and a path of rose petals, she discovered Brandon on one knee.

“It was one of those moments you dream about as a little girl, and it completely took my breath away,” she defined.

TYING THE KNOT

The path to the altar was removed from clean. Just six weeks earlier than the marriage, Hurricane Melissa compelled the couple to relocate from Montego Bay. Rising to the event, they in the end selected the Great House of Prospect Estate as their new venue.

Jordanne walked down the aisle to Tems’ Higher in a fit-and-flare silk mikado robe by Allure Bridals.

“Watching her walk toward me was the most breathtaking moment of the entire day,” Brandon stated.

In a pleasant twist of serendipity, each unknowingly included the “chicken or fish” story of their vows, eliciting laughter from the gang.

The reception adopted, happening beneath a softly lit tent on the lawns of Prospect. The couple honoured their late grandparents with a remembrance desk, holding their cherished presence alive in spirit. Breaking with custom, Jordanne devoted her bouquet to her mom, Donna Levy, celebrating her love, steerage, and unwavering assist.

Reflecting on their journey, beginning with a 2019 kitchen dialog to a 2025 covenant, the Andersons stay anchored of their favorite scripture, Ecclesiastes 3:11, which says, “He has made everything beautiful in its time.”

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