This couple being together for ten years have captured every beautiful moment of their lives. One of the social media influencers, they are driving the netizens crazy for a picture that they clicked to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their beautiful relationship. While clicking the picture they had no idea that they were about to create a sensation in the world. Check out that amazing picture of the two.
Meet Wendy Joseph and Dan Hennessey! The ones who took the world by storm by their anniversary pictures. Though they are committed to each other for ten years now, still their love is as fresh as a blooming flower. Interestingly, this couple had their love story begun on a social networking site, and it was the social site only that brought the biggest change in their life ten years down the line.
So, Wendy was born in Haiti where she spent few years of her life and moved to New Jersey later on. If we talk about her academic qualifications then the woman always had a keen interest in subjects regarding healthcare. Owing to her interest, she pursued her career in public healthcare and did masters in Public Administration.
Whereas on the other side, the fitness freak and college student Dan Hennessey was busy exploring his new found love basketball. Apart from a player, he was also a student of Exercise Science. Dan was enjoying his college days and was making best of every moment he chanced upon. Little did he know 10 years later he was going to make history with his bae.
The student loved going to parties and making new friends. In 2006, when he entered his college almost every night he would find out a reason to party hard. The year 2006 is also remarkable in the sense that it is the same year when Facebook, today a tech giant, came into existence. This social networking site was in its infancy, therefore, was used by a few people and those who used it took it as a dating site. Dan too began to surf this new site to look for anyone.
Wendy, on the other hand, was finishing her high school. The 17-year-old girl was very excited to reach the college and live a college life. Wendy vividly remembers the time when she met Danny for the first time. In those days, Chris Brown was at his peak of success and Rihanna had come up with her new song called "Good Girl Gone Bad." Wendy describes all this in their Youtube video named "How We Met," she also explained how newly launched Facebook helped her reach the love of her life. It all started when Wendy received a text from Dan. However, it was not her whom Dan texted first.
Just like any college guy, Dan would spend hours browsing Facebook in search of women he could talk to. One profile that caught his attention was by the name of Daphne! He shared a mutual friend with her. He went through her pictures and profile and lastly decided to send her a message. However, Daphne did not bother to reply to his message. He did not stop there, he continued looking at other profiles and it was then he found Wendy's. He messaged Wendy instantaneously.
A message from an unknown person did confuse her. Being new to the social media and internet, she decided to not to respond to the message. But Dan had something else in his mind, despite her disinterest he continued texting her in hope of getting a reply. His constant messages began to bother Wendy, so she decided to confide in her best friend.
Wendy talked to Daphne about Dan and his constant messages. In response, Daphne also revealed to her that she was getting messages from him. It was then she realized she was not the only one who got her text. This came as a big surprise for Wendy.
The conversation with her friend did clear the air for her. Daphne knew few of his friends. It was shocking for her that Dan along with messaging her was texting her friend also. Initially, Wendy got a bit sad when she learned that she was not the only one Dan messaged. But on the other side, she was happy that Dan was not someone fake. So she took the next step.
She decided to reply to his messages. After Dan received her messages he texted her back. They talked to each other over texts for some time and once they got well acquainted with each other, Dan invited her and her friends to his place for a party he was throwing. The girl had not expected this coming so early and now she had to make a decision.
Although Dan invited her to the party he was not sure whether she would accept the offer or not. Perceiving thin chances of approval he did not plan any party. Too much to his surprise, Wendy did accept his offer and now he had to throw a real bash to impress the girl. The girl on the other side had no idea that Dan was not throwing any party but was lying to know if she would like to spend her time with him.
Dan was very excited to meet Wendy. He organized a party only to see and talk to her in person. It was going to be very special for both. Dan knew that and therefore was getting very impatient to meet her. Finally arrived the moment when the two came face to face with each other. That night all the doubt they had about each other faded away as they spent all the time laughing and dancing with each other.
No doubt the two enjoyed each other's company a lot and were amazingly happy about it. However, both of them were not ready to take their friendship to the next level. For Wendy, she recently had gotten over her long-term relationship and Dan was enjoying his carefree college life. They preferred it slow with occasional texting and going out.
They went on like this for six months. And one day their friendship came to an end when the two went for a dinner arranged by Dan. He took advantage of the event and asked Wendy if she was ready to enter into a relationship with him. Wendy was completely unaware of Dan's intentions before he popped the question so naturally, she took a while to ponder before replying. Not surprisingly, she said yes!
They took no time in making their relationship official. They were the perfect match for each other that is what people around them would say. Needless to say, they were full of the joys of spring and were utilizing every single moment they had. Amidst of all this love and joy, Wendy took an unexpected decision that shocked Dan.
After years of blissful relationship with Dan, Wendy decided to call it off. She believed they were too young to continue this relationship. Whereas Dan was in no mood to let her go. He kept on persuading Wendy to change her decision but she did not budge. After a while, Dan too realized that before nurturing their relationship they needed to grow as an individual. So they remained apart for one and a half year.
Well, even the distance and time could not keep them apart for much time. They came back together after figuring out what they actually wanted from their lives and decided to work on them by being on each other sides. Along with love they had the maturity and firmness in their relationship this time. In September 2016, they went a step ahead and got engaged under the Eiffel Tower.
No need to say, Wendy and Dan, are head over heels in love with each other but they don't let their affection come in the way of their work. Being social media celebrities they devote enough time to their work. The couple prefers working together not as individuals. It is because of their combined efforts they managed to reach heights of success.
As mentioned earlier, the two are social media influencers with the fan following all across the world. Wendy has followers over 87,000 on her Instagram page whereas Dan's fan following is relatively low going up to 15,500 only. Wendy keeps posting about her daily life routine, her travel pictures, her fitness regime, her beauty secrets and many more and her followers love them.
Wendy and Dan together own a YouTube channel. The channel Wendy’s Curls covers several topics ranging from relationship Q&A, natural hair tutorials, to their daily routines. Their multifarious channel has gathered about 64,000 subscribers and receives over thousands of views. Wendy sometimes gives beauty tutorials on her own self.
But their presence is not limited to their youtube channel or social networking sites only, they have earned fame by many other ways. In 2017, the couple participated in an interview conducted by Huffington Post, named "10 Things Interracial Couples Wish You’d Stop Asking Them." In the interview, Wendy opened up about the difficulties they face for being the interracial couple.
The couple loves globe-trotting and what they love more is recording every adventure they undertook. They keep their followers updated about their whereabouts by posting amazing pictures of the places they visit. The pair has vlogged their time in Paris, Costa Rica, Thailand, and many more. They are in no mood to leave this trend behind.
Despite their busy schedule handling their professional projects, the couple also has their own business. The business they run is named True4YouFitness. As the name itself reveals, in this YouTube channel the couple gives online training on fitness. The pair also provides advice on losing weight, gaining muscle or tone their body. You must be wondering why do they give advice on fitness and most importantly why do people take their advice? Well, the reason behind this is a picture of the two that astonished everyone.
The reason why thousands of people follow tips given by Wendy and Dan is that the two themselves have undergone dramatic physical transformation owing to the changes in their lifestyle. The drastic transformation came to the public eye when the two put their two pictures on their Instagram page. They did it to solemnize their 10 year anniversary and how in a decade they have changed. but what caught the world's attention was their picture and received over 60,000 likes. The photos are in next slide.
Can you identify which of these two pictures was taken 10 years ago and which of them is the new one? Looking at their physique it is difficult to assume right? That is precisely why it attracted eyeballs from all over the world. It seems they have gone younger with time. Wendy captioned “used to have a perm and wear my hair stuck to my face” whereas her fiancé did “shave once a week.” In the photograph, Dan is wearing a beard with well-toned abs. Wendy flaunts her amazing body in style with a braided hair.
It goes without saying that the picture ensued lots of question from people all over the world. Everyone wanted to know how they managed to defy time. In response, Wendy revealed that she discarded usage of chemical hair straightener altogether in 2012 and started keeping her natural hair curls the way it is. You can see plenty of vlogs about natural beauty and hairstyles on their YouTube channel. Dan turned into a bearded man in 2017.
Their ageless beauty has filled them with confidence that gets reflected so well in their pictures and videos. But it was not always this way there was a time when Wendy was very underconfident about her looks and appearance. It took her a lot of courage and time to post her pictures on social media platforms. According to her, fitness is a long-term commitment that needs to be followed every single day.
One reason for Wendy's confidence is Dan. The man fell for her personality and has always loved her for what she is from inside. He continued showering his affection on her when she took up the task of weight gaining and weight losing. Wendy puts it aptly. She says Dan has "cherished me through thick and thin."
Well, the two had not expected that their pictures would create a worldwide sensation while posting it. The picture got viral within a weak of its posting. No wonder, the photo has gained around 60,000 likes and this is just the beginning. Not only that many renowned publications such as The Sun, The Independent, Daily Mail and many more featured their story in their newspaper.
Thanks to the picture there has been a tremendous increment in their followers on social networking site. All of them commented on their picture whereas some appreciated them for bringing such a drastic change in their life others doubted if some time machine was involved.
The couple has proved that any transformation is possible if done with determination and passion. The couple has also sent across the message that nothing is insurmountable for a couple as long as they stand by each other and serve as a pillar of strength. And what could be a more perfect example then Wendy and Dan? They supported and encouraged each other every time one of them felt demotivated.
Everybody wants to stay fit and in this race, Dan and Wendy are not alone there are many others who transformed themselves entirely in order to become fit. One of them is Lexi and Danny Reed who welcomed the year 2016 with a resolution to shed extra weight by the end of the year. From there on Lexi continued posting pictures of their journey that included their healthy meals and exercises. It's been two years now and the couple has managed to lose 394 pounds together. The later picture is the recreation of the time when Danny's proposal to Lexi that got viral.
No doubt, Wendy, and Dan set the trend that continued changing many lives. Another example is of Cheryl Shaw and her daughter Tessa. Observing their not so healthy lifestyle the two decided to lead a more pro healthy life. For that, the 17-year-old daughter and her mother sweated hard in the gym for 100 days and consumed only healthy food. Like Wendy the other two pairs, this mother-daughter duo documented their journey on their shared facebook account. After 100 days the duo posted their picture that got viral in a matter of days. Additionally, whereas Cheryl lost 42 pounds, Tessa got rid of 32 pounds.
There are hundreds of story of people surprising others with their amazing transformation but the story of Wendy and Dan takes the cake. Many expressed their astonishment by asking “Did you both age in reverse?? What fountain of youth are you drinking from?” There was also a bunch of people who wanted to know the secret of their ageless beauty. They have emerged as an inspiration to other people.
The couple says that in order to achieve something bigger like this one needs to be persevering and be always ready to give enough time and efforts. Wendy and Dan along with motivating the other aspirants also give tips to them in order to lead a healthy lifestyle.
The ageless beauty Wendy also does modeling occasionally. Recently, she walked the ramp on New York City Fashion Week’s show. It was done to celebrate natural big and curly hair. Wendy shared her ramp walking pictures with her fans and captioned she felt like a “real-life Barbie.”
Wendy who always roots for natural care of body has also become a spokesperson for Carol’s Daughter. It is a line of beauty product that embroils skin care, perfumes, and hair care. In her tutorials, Wendy instructs on how to use the products mainly the hair products. She also gives a discount to her Instagram followers.
If we talk about Dan then he is also enjoying a large fan base. He keeps posting his and his wife's pictures on the Instagram and never forgets to praise his beautiful wife. He loves showing his beard off in pictures and says “Ever since I started growing my beard at the beginning of this year everything has changed from traveling for months at a time to spending more time with the love of my life.”
As they say, everything comes with its share of problems. Being interracial couple the two often faces some uncomfortable question. Wendy revealed in an article titled "10 Things Interracial Couples Wish You’d Stop Asking Them" by Huffington Post that “At the end of the day, our differences are not a big a deal. We are in a relationship, just like everyone else. It’s really no different.”
Being an interracial couple is not an easy thing, especially if you are famous too. Wendy and Dan often get that uncomfortable stares from people for standing out. Wend opens up “The same way you may not like being stared at and questioned about your lifestyle or personal life, neither do we.” She added “We do understand that we stand out visually, but at the same time, realize we are people doing people stuff… just like you.”
Wendy and Dan have become an inspiration not only for their amazing transformation but also for the support and love they give to each other. They convey a beautiful message that anything can be achieved if your partner is with you. We wish them a very blissful life ahead.