Kalyn and DJ: The Engagement

Have you ever met a client in gym clothes? I dont like to make a habit of it, but it's happened twice this year! Kalyn and her fiance DJ have crazy, crazy schedules; they couldnt be more polar opposites when it comes to days off or hours worked. Listening to Kalyn run through what a typical day was like for her I remember thinking "good grief girl! grab a red bull or something!" When our schedules finally meshed together so we could meet for the first time, I showed up in gym clothes and her in beach wear. Yeah, her day was much better than mine. She went to the beach after our meeting and I went and killed the treadmill for about an hour.

Due to the crazy schedules both Kalyn and DJ hold, we werent able to have dinner with them together after their shoot like we normally do. Instead, we took a rain check for later this month when their schedules were less hectic. But from the short time that I got to observe Kalyn and DJ's interaction, I was so in love with the two of them. Have you ever had the occasion to meet a couple and not be able to tell where the one person ends and the other begins? Everything about the two of them centered around each other's movements. It was so captivating to watch...without knowing it, they moved together as one person. Something Kalyn said recently really sums them up..."I now know why I eat chocolate when I miss DJ. It fills that smooth and sweet void that he normally occupies."

Dwell in Possibility...
Cassie

Kelli and Mike: The Engagement

We sat across the table talking like old friends. I watched as Kelli looked to Mike for his answer, taking in his every word as he told when he knew she was the one. I laughed to myself knowing that Andrew and I would have a hard time answering that very question but shrugged it off after realizing that they werent going to ask us the same question. "When did you two know?" Mike asked as he watched Kelli eat her second cup of Mint Chocolate Chip icecream.

I love it when our brides and grooms genuinely care about our story. Andrew and I launched into our own story, sharing details, laughing, me rolling my eyes as I remembered small portions of the story Andrew was omitting. Something struck me as I listened to Andrew talk, Kelli and Mike just drinking in his words: we were getting swept away! Kelli and Mike cared so much about our story. They genuinely wanted to know! It was difficult to get them to talk about themselves. They would share knowing glances, smiles, laughs...Kelli talked about Mike being the guy on the bike; Mike laughed recalling how it started with a hi...but they wanted to talk about us, not them. It was shockingly different!

Our shoot with the couple was a race against nature. First the heat, then the rain, then the humidity, the bugs, oh, and the electric fences, we cannot forget the electric fences because some of us just had to see what it felt like...but I wont name names Andrew. But we walked away feeling as if we'd just spent the evening with friends we hadnt seen in quite some time. It's always amazing to be in the business and make genuine friendships. People that if you saw at the grocery store, you'd rush over and give them a hug.

My fortune cookie opened...empty. I stared at it for a moment and then burst into laughter. My fortune cookie was fortune-less! Without even batting an eye, Mike smiled: "You make your own fortune." Kelli, Mike, we cannot wait to be apart of your wedding this winter. Mike, seeing your reaction to seeing your bride for the first time....Kelli, you're adorable smile as you lock eyes with your groom...you two are lucky to have one another. Enjoy your story.

Dwell in Possibility...
Cassie

Amanda and Jesse: The Engagement

You know how if you watch a Burger King commercial, aside from the creepy King guy, they always say "have it your way?" Well, in Amanda and Jesse's case, they sorta kinda do have it their way...they have each other. The two worked together at Burger King for nearly two years before deciding to take the plunge into something more than friendship. After our shoot, we were chatting with the two at dinner and just watching the giggles, the knowing glances, and the way that the two of them gravitated towards each other at all times...it made me realize something. I truly do love my job!

Andrew and I met up with Amanda and Jesse at Baytowne Wharf this past month having never met them before. It's one of the nerve wracking things about destination weddings. But luckily, Amanda and Jesse were more than willing to take a drive down to Florida for their engagement session. But the two were so sweet and genuinely in love, my nervousness vanished. Granted, we got them lost just a tiny bit in transit to the shoot, totally my bad, but they arrived, all smiles and cuddles. And bonus, the two schmoozed like pros in front of the camera.

Dwell in Possibility...
Cassie

Amanda and Jesse: The Sneak

Directions....I mentioned back in October that I give directions about as well as a blind deaf man that's been spun around and around and then asked to point straight ahead. Needless to say, when I get clients that come in from out of town and they call and say "hey, I think we're lost" I get a mild heart attack. Andrew and I have a silent war "you take the phone, no, you take the phone, I did it last time!" I promise, our marriage turns into a war of words mimicking a couple of five year olds.

Luckily, as I've said many, many times, we have amazing clients that laugh at our bad direction giving and dont give it a second thought when we're running oh say 20 minutes late into starting a session because we couldnt find eachother. And luckily, ever session that we've begun by getting our clients lost, has turned out amazing!! Because I cant contain it until tomorrow. I thought I'd leave a sneak peak of Amanda and Jesse. Just to give you a little tantalizing teaser of things to come....VIOLA!

Dwell in Possibility...
Cassie