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It’s always nice to see two best friends get married, and Josh and Bernadette were certainly that. Their wedding took place on a beautiful fall Nashville Sunday afternoon at Scarritt-Bennett’s Whitman Chapel at Vanderbilt. The beauty of the location was accentuated by the lovely flower arrangements and decorations that incorporated many fall colors…as well as a few pumpkins! But all this paled in comparison to the special love apparent between Josh and Bernadette and their families.
You see, they have actually been friends since childhood. When they first met, Josh was 2 and Bernadette was 5. Their uniqueness doesn’t stop there, for Josh and Bernadette were the first Down syndrome couple to be married in Tennessee!
As the videographer of the wedding, I was able to be with them throughout the day and experience first hand many wonderful moments shared between them and their families. Josh and Bernadette’s wedding was a real joy to be a part of. The photos on this page are still frames taken from their wedding video.
There are also 2 highlight videos I created for them, one of the ceremony and one of the reception. The song you hear during their ceremony highlight was sung by a family friend during the wedding, and it was written for Bernadette when she was a child. The video also incorporates some of the vows that were spoken during the ceremony.
They had some of the sweetest vows I think I’ve ever heard…
Bernadette, I love you. You are my best friend. These are my wedding promises. I promise to be your greatest fan. You can count on me. When you are sad, I will hug you. When you are sick, I will help you. If you get lost, I’ll help you find your way. When you’re happy, I’ll be happy with you. I promise to be sweet to you. I give you my heart and my love everyday. My God, and my family, help me keep my promises, forever.
-Andy
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Great Photos
So Sweet!
May God bless you both and your marriage–may you be happier than you ever thought possible!
I wish then all the happiness in the world, May God bless them.
Congratulations to the beautiful couple!!! Many, Many Blessings.
LOVE IT! God Bless You…I pray to God my baby girl grows up and finds such happiness!!
People like the 2 of you give me strength and hope for her future.
What a precious video! The pure joy and love these two have is so powerful! Such encouragement to me! Wow! I had tears in my eyes! Many, many blessings to the happy couple!
How wonderful! Congratulaions, I wish you many years of health and happiness.God Bless you both.
Congratulations and best wishes for a long and happy life together. You give all of us hope that our children can find such close friendships and loving relationships. Thank you for sharing your special day with us!
That is priceless!
Beradette was a beautiful bride, and Joshua a handsome and proud groom. I wish them all the happiness in the world and have confidence that they will enjoy a wonderful life together.
The song is wonderful, and Bernadette is a very gifted songwriter.
Beautiful, beautiful video of a beautiful couple.
May they have only happiness and a full, long life together!!!
That is great. You sure look happy.
beautiful just beautiful……………..
What a beautiful couple. Now I know that my beautiful baby boy also has the chance to find the love of his life. Thank you for sharing!
So inspiring! I have a 3 year old boy with Down syndrome and I hope he can experience this type of joy and happiness with a partner in his life as well! Wow! Beautiful couple!
may god bless you and may you have may happy years together xx
This was just beautiful! Thank you! Being a mother with a 7 month old daugher, this is the most inspiring email I’ve every received. I wish them all the joy and happiness God in heaven has form them.
Thank you so much for sharing this very beautiful and special moment of your life with all of us.
What a wonderful way to start my day! You two are a absolutely beautiful couple and I wish you the best and brightest future together! You just brought sunshine into my day:)
This is so inspiring for me. I hope my little girl can one day find the joy and happiness that the two of you have. It gives me great hope for her future. God Bless you both and I wish you the best!
What a gorgeous wedding and a lovely couple who seem hopelessly in love. Thank you for sharing.
I am in tears….. sooo Beautiful …… this is all I want for our lil Johnny everybody needs to love & be loved …
Isn’t God wonderful bringing this beautiful and young couple into existance and joining them!
Dott and Ray 2009 i0/05/09 We all deserve some happiness. So glad this is becoming a part of these precious peoples lives.
I only hope to see my wonderful grandson Nash find such happiness ! May God bless them !!!
Wonderful Wedding, Keep Loving each other!
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What a beautiful inspiration your love brings my heart. May God bless you as you carry your love and friendship into a new chapter in your life. This is the purest of love I have ever seen. Keep it safe.
That was such a beautiful wedding it brought tears to my eyes theres so much love and happiness in your lives.
So beautiful and such an inspiration! As a mother of a daughter who is almost 5 and also has Down syndrome this gives me so much hope for her to find love someday!!!!! I just LOVE this!
one of the most purest an beautiful weddings i’ve ever seen. as a grandmother of a beautiful 7 month granddaughter who also happens to have down syndrome, this was so very inspiring to me, and i just know that with her wonderful parents and brothers she will live a full and happy life and someday will find a life partner such as josh and bernadette have found in each other. much happiness to you both and thank you for shahing such a beautiful moment in your lives.
I am truly touched by the simplicity of this couple. I am amazed that they are going thru life together side by side. What a leap of love
Mary
what a beautiful weeding . just beautiful you are so inspiring and i wish you all the happiness in the world .i’m praying that my daughter saja will grow up & have a best friend and a loving partner .
May God bless you .& thank you for sharing this beautiful moment of your life with us.
it brought tears to my eyes.