Miri and Adam

July 2, 2006

Wedding and Reception: Charles Allis Art Museum

Milwaukee, Wi

At first, when I heard the story of Miri and Adam finding each other I thought it nothing short of miraculous. Miri was born in Armenia, and moved to Israel later in her life. Adam grew up in the Milwaukee area. Worlds and worlds apart. However, during the wedding ceremony, the Rabbi explained the meaning of the Yiddish word “Beshert” Translated, it means divine providence, fate, destiny or inevitability. The Talmud teaches that God personally chooses matches for people and at some point in their lives, they will meet.

They met on the internet. Got to know each other, grew to care for each other and in a leap of faith, Adam went to Israel for 4 months. One year later, they were married. I can’t imagine a better example of the word: Beshert.

Miri speaks 5 languages, English not being her fist language. Her parents spoke no English at all. They estimated that at this wedding, no less than 12 different languages were spoken by the guests and family members. And yet, the merging of these families was one of the most joyful weddings I have photographed.

Congratulations Miri and Adam!