Joe & Lydia

have gotten married!




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  • HEYJoe Moore

    THE GROOM

  • Mr. and Mrs. Moore

  • Lydia Lin

    THE BRIDE

Our Love Story

Joe

I thought surely she couldn't be a real person - a photo that beautiful just seemed out of place on that obscure Chinese dating website. The developers must have grabbed a model's photo and created a fake profile to attract more users, I deduced. But what if she was real after all? The thought sent a jolt of electricity through me. I had to at least try and contact her...

Apr. 2012

The Photo

Lydia

If it was just a regular dating website that a scammer showed up on, that'd be one thing, but this was a Christian site! This guy sure had nerve trying to trick innocent girls like this - especially in such an obvious way: using some foreign guy's photo but himself using Chinese everywhere! I wasn't about to just let this slide - I'd reply and let him know, albeit indirectly, that at least this girl was on to his schemes...

Joe

Let's face it, magic happens at the airport. Walking off that plane into the freezing Beijing afternoon air was one of the most magical and surreal experiences I've ever had in my life. Not only had I traveled half the world, but I had waited half my life for the moment that was just moments away: I was about to meet the woman who I was sure would become my wife...

Jan. 2013

The First Meeting

Lydia

Life had taken some unexpected turns before, but this was a stop that had just never been on my map. I was about to find out if the pixels and soundwaves I had been interacting with for the past 8 months belonged to a real person. Sure, he seemed like he loved God and cared about people (myself included), but I had been burned before. I was excited, but still hesitant.

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Fuding friends

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World Commerce Building

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Groomsman and bridesmaid

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Fooling around

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Mt. Taimu

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Little Joe

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Little Lydia (red jacket)

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Shanghai Sci/Tech Museum

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Riding around Luodai in style

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You paid how much for that dress!?

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At the skate park

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At the piano

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Our first horseride together

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Zhongshan Park

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The famous Mamatown 2.0

Events

Ceremony

July 26, 2014 1pm - 2:30pm Christian Fellowship Center | 41 Main St, Potsdam, NY

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Reception

Same day, 2014 Following ceremony Same location

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Don't Forget to RSVP

Gift Registry

At this point we just plan on staying in the US for 6 months and we really can't take much back with us to China. In light of this, there are 2 ways you can invest in our new family if you so desire. You could:

  1. Check out our wishlist for this next 6 months, pick something to lend/rent/provide (as the case may be), and let us know about it:
    • A motor vehicle (Car, van, or even motorcycle!)
    • An apartment either in Potsdam or Madrid (We do have a budget for this, but of course would love to save some $ too!)
    • A cellphone (or two!)
    • Camping gear (tent, sleeping bags, etc.)
    • First-hand cooking / gardening / homeschooling learning opportunities for Lydia
    • Invitations to dinner (I promise we won't come empty-handed!)
  2. Donate some good, old, flexible cash. Paypal is pretty, but Bitcoin is beautiful!

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So Jacob served seven years for Rachel and they seemed to him but a few days because of his love for her.

Genesis 29:20