Maggie Edwards and Caleb Earwood had met when they were teenagers and transitioned their friendship to romance once he had joined the marines. Even though they were in their early 20s, they had decided it was time to declare their love and get married. But what Caleb decided to do right before the ceremony really had Maggie in tears. It wasn’t until that moment that she realized who she was actually marrying – and their photographer, Dwayne Schmidt, got it all on camera.
Maggie & Caleb
Marriage is a significant part of life, especially for those practicing certain religions. Maggie Edwards and Marine Corps Corporal Caleb Earwood had known each other for several years before getting married. They both had shared the same religious background and traditional belief system. Because their wedding day was so significant to them, they made sure that their faith-driven traditions were shared and openly present, too. Although they had known each other since high school, Maggie couldn’t believe what happened with her soon-to-be husband before their ceremony.
How Did They Find Each Other?
An Old Timey Romance
When we hear about a soldier falling for a girl from back home, it sounds like a story that would have happened back in the ‘30s. And Caleb and Maggie’s was a lot like an old timey romance. Caleb actually explained to WLOS News 13 how their relationship bloomed. “We had class all four years of high school together, we’d hang out at school a lot…Then once I joined the Marine Corps, I was in my unit and we started talking. I came home one time and we hung out, then we started dating.”
The First Step In Life Together
After two years of dating, the old timey romantic couple had gotten happily engaged in 2014. Although they were quite young when they decided to get married, the decision was made with a lot of thought and meaning behind it. To them, marriage was a significant step towards their future. Caleb explained to WLOS News 13, “We were raised in church our whole lives, and with me, you know, marriage, that’s the first step in our life together.” But their relationship wasn’t always as ideal as we would hope.
Dating a Military Man
Caleb was 21 years old and had been in the marines for about three years as of their wedding day. That means that for all of their romantic relationship together, Caleb was serving in the military and not always at home, with Maggie. But Caleb came from a military family, and even if it was hard to get used to, the two of them knew what they were getting into from the beginning. This wasn’t ideal, and the distance and stress from the military came with struggles, but the key to their relationship is what kept them going.
What’s the Key to Their Relationship?
Most people choose to date (and eventually marry) a person because their essence, values, and beliefs match up together. And that is exactly what Maggie and Caleb did.The key to their relationship was their faith in God and belief that he will always protect them.No matter what obstacle came their way, they would always turn to prayer and their faith.Sometimes prayer was needed for when Caleb was stationed in different countries, and other times it was needed for wedding plans.Little did they know that their wedding plan prayer was about to make an unbelievable turn of events.
