Picture A Love Like This (Guests: Kareem & Sandy Virgo)

Dear Future Wifey

Laterras R. Whitfield

Religion & Spirituality, Relationships, Education, Christianity, Society & Culture

5 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2025

⏱️ 114 minutes

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Summary

Dive into an intimate conversation with wedding photographers Kareem and Sandy Virgo as they share their journey from college sweethearts to successful business partners. This candid discussion reveals how they overcame age differences, built a thriving photography business during COVID, and navigated the emotional complexities of fertility struggles and pregnancy loss.

The Virgos open up about the delicate balance of working together as husband and wife, how they've shot over a thousand weddings, and the profound spiritual growth they've experienced along the way. Their story beautifully illustrates how vulnerability, resilience, and faith can transform both personal relationships and professional endeavors.

## Timestamps:

- 8:30 - How Kareem and Sandy met in college despite their 5-year age gap

- 23:45 - Transitioning from accounting careers to wedding photography

- 37:20 - How they built their business during COVID with virtual photoshoots

- 49:15 - Their fertility journey and experience with IVF

- 1:05:30 - Navigating pregnancy loss and the different ways men and women process grief

- 1:25:40 - The importance of men expressing vulnerability and emotion

## Key Takeaways:

- Success in both marriage and business requires recognizing and valuing each partner's unique strengths

- Sometimes what appears to be an obstacle (like COVID) can become your greatest opportunity for innovation

- Fertility struggles affect both partners, though often in different ways

- Men need permission and space to express vulnerability and process grief

- Faith can provide strength during life's most challenging moments

Want to hear more stories of couples who've built legacies together while navigating life's challenges? Listen to this powerful conversation that will inspire you to approach your own relationships with greater intention and compassion.

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0:00.0	Did y'all have conversations around kids?
0:02.3	We wanted kids immediately.
0:04.0	We tried for three and a half years, almost four years.
0:06.9	And I think I put a lot of stress on myself for it.
0:09.1	We went through IVF to have our son.
0:10.9	And we got pregnant naturally during that process.
0:15.5	We learned about God's timing a lot.
0:17.1	I think that was one of the things in our marriage, our wedding, our baby, our house,
0:21.5	the final minute, a miracle just comes through. As I get older, I realize you don't know what people
0:27.8	go through. We just recently experienced a loss, a pregnancy loss, and it was like, when you called
0:32.1	Rene, that got me out of bed to know that God is still alive and well.
0:52.9	And... All right. I was like, oh, he's going to do this. But, like, you don't know. We're there now. Yeah, we're here now. Yeah. Oh, you're good. You're good. Yep. Welcome to Dear Future Wifey podcast. My homie, Kareem and Sandy Virgo. Let me go back. How'd y'all meet?
0:54.0	So we met in college.
0:55.8	She came back as an alumni.
0:54.2	And I was like, okay, hey, who's that in the Karim and Sandy Virgo. Let me go back. How did y'all meet? So we met in college. She came back as an alumni.
0:56.2	And I was like, okay, hey, who's that in the Blue Cardigan?
0:59.2	They were like, oh, yeah, that's Sandy. She's an alumni. Don't worry about that. I said, what that guy does with me? I don't care. Time she too old for you. Right. She said, oh, I'm like, nah, you know, I like him seasoned.
1:08.3	And then I found out his age.
1:10.9	And that was a no for me.
1:12.2	What's the age difference?
1:13.1	It's five years.
1:14.4	Okay.
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