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Love is in the air: Meet Mathew and Melissa the Herald’s Valentine’s couple

To celebrate the month of love, journalist Shona Aylward, did an exclusive photo-shoot with this lovely (barefoot) couple on Umtentweni beach. One of the photos was published on the front page of the Herald Bonus edition and here are the rest for you to enjoy!

MATHEW Naidoo and his beautiful partner, Melissa Naidoo from Uvongo plan to celebrate this special day of love with a romantic dinner at their favourite restaurant.

The couple met three and half years ago at church in Port Shepstone, and plan to get married by the end of the year.

“I look at you and see the rest of my life in front of my eyes.”

— (Unknown)

“The best love is the kind that awakens the soul; that makes us reach for more, that plants the fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. That’s what I hope to give you forever.”

— The Notebook 

“I’m much more me when I’m with you.”

— (Unknown)

“The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even heard, but must be felt with the heart.” 

— Helen Keller 

“To love is nothing. To be loved is something. But to love and be loved, that’s everything.”

— T. Tolis

“The heart wants what it wants. There’s no logic to these things. You meet someone and you fall in love and that’s that.”

— Woody Allen

“I swear I couldn’t love you more than I do right now, and yet I know I will tomorrow.”

— Leo Christopher

“All, everything that I understand, I only understand because I love.” — Leo Tolstoy

“I would rather spend one lifetime with you, than face all the ages of this world alone.”

— Lord of The Rings

“If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.” — A. A. Milne

“You are my best friend, my human diary and my other half. You mean the world to me and I LOVE YOU.”

— (Unknown)

“Don’t forget I’m just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.”

— Anna (Julia Roberts) to William (Hugh Grant) in Notting Hill

“I choose you. And I’ll choose you over and over and over. Without pause, without a doubt, in a heartbeat. I’ll keep choosing you.”

— (Unknown)

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shonaaylward

Shona Aylward is a vastly experienced journalist working as a senior reporter. Aside from her extensive community involvement and story writing, she is also involved in creative page layout, and the various media platforms. Shona began her career with Caxton at the Southlands Sun. Previous to this she worked in the marketing industry for surf magazines. Shona is a renown 'greenie' and champions environmental causes. She is also Mom to a number of dogs and cats, and the occasional uninvited snake. When she can find some spare time, it's usually to the beach that she heads.
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