It was a Tuesday night. We sat across a round table from them. Her kind eyes. His jovial smile. They told us their story. How they’d met as kids. How their parents were best friends — and still are. How they didn’t spend much time together growing up, but found each other later in life. Most touching, though, they told us about her grandfather, Papa, who’s in his nineties. Who embraces him like a grandson. Who spends every day getting our of bed, putting one foot in front of the other, taking steps, and walking. A little bit at a time. So he can be strong enough to be there in just a few months to see his granddaughter walk down the aisle. Papa loves pictures, too. It’s one of his favorite things. He loves them so much, in fact, that Erica and Kevin send him stacks of them. In boxes. So can look through them one by one. And no matter how many they send him, it’s never enough. We think that’s how you know you love someone so much. And you know they love you. Their plan for their engagement photos? Send them to Papa, so he has something to look forward to next summer. So he has a purpose for getting up every day. So he has a reason… to walk.
Erica and Kevin, that’s the generational love we talk about. That’s the good stuff. Thank you for sharing those stories with us. Thank you for sending us a Pink Slip File that read, “I’ll never forget that time I got to have Amy and Jordan as my wedding photographers.” Wow. When that pink slip of paper arrived in the mail, we were so, so touched. Why are we so blessed to have clients friends like them in our life? we asked ourselves. It was one of the sweetest, most thoughtful gestures we’ve ever received From anyone. Ever. And then Sedona! Can we talk about that for a minute?! We LOVED getting you two in front of our cameras in one of the most magical places we’ve ever, ever, ever seen! It was like Jurassic Park in the fall! Thank you for exploring and adventuring with us. You two are as beautiful inside and out as the backdrop could ever be. We hope you love your photos as much as we do — which is a lot! — and please let us know what Papa thinks when he gets them, too. We can’t wait to hear the thoughts of a man who knows love so well.
the GEAR USED for this SESSION…
Canon 5D Mark III
Canon 50 1.2
Canon 85 1.2
Canon 100 2.8
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