Yesterday afternoon two long-time TLC staff members made a lifetime commitment when they were married in a ceremony in Chandler attended by some 100 guests.
The groom, who has been with TLC some 15 years, met the bride in a 12-step meeting about seven years ago. It was one of those cliche things about love at first sight. From the time he met her he was never the same. He went from being a man about town, to acting like a goofy teenager. It was wonderful to see the changes he went through.
Even though he'd been sober a long time, he developed into a more responsible and caring human being after she was in his life. Eventually, they started living together and have a child between them. Each also has a child from a previous relationship.
This is such a fairy tale story because the groom came from a background of addiction, jail, homelessness. I'm not sure if the bride was ever homeless, but she speaks of her own battles with alcoholism and drug abuse.
It’s always wonderful to see a couple come from a challenging history to a beautiful life.
All of us at TLC wish them a wonderful next chapter in their love story.
