Jeffrey Thompson

Essays: Two Becoming One

Three years ago Sarah Stanchfield, 31, asked her friend of 13 years, Jim Lundquist, 49, to dance. Their friendship soon turned to love, and the couple, who both have Down syndrome, said " I do, " on Valentine's Day.

Sarah Stanchfield and Jim Lundquist tickled each other in Jim's Minnetonka, Minn. apartment.
   
Keepsakes Jim Lundquist and Sarah Stanchfield have given one another decorate the apartment they share.
   
Sarah and Jim walked to the car to get a ride home after a poly hockey tournament in Golden Valley, Minn. Neither Sarah nor Jim drives, and they to rely on family or public transportation to get around.
     
  
Sarah's poly hockey teammate Michelle Alvord joked around with Jim as she looked on during a break in the action at their tournament in Golden Valley, Minn.
   
Sarah Stanchfield received some help from her sister, Gretchen Swihart, as she read a card during her bridal shower in Hopkins, Minn.
   
Jim Lundquist celebrated with family and friends during his bachelor party in Hopkins, Minn.
     
  
Sarah Stanchfield descended the stairs to her wedding ceremony at the Lafayette Club in Minnetonka Beach, Minn.
  
Sarah Lundquist and Jim Lundquist sealed their vows with a kiss.
   
Sarah and Jim relax on Jim's couch at their Minnetonka, Minn. apartment. After a life of assisted living, the couple is looking forward to living on their own.