One word.
I understood Tim’s trepidation - receiving a Facebook message from a complete stranger with a very suspicious looking, blank profile. I quickly composed a second letter to Tim in Word, beginning with,“Hi Tim, Can I start over?...” My very forward, intense and creepy first message was dwarfed by its successor – in size and material, whilst trying to be less awkward and more normal, without crossing over the creepy border.
Hello you beautiful bride! Are you debating whether or not you really want getting ready photos? Let me stop you right there and say, you WANT them. Getting ready to marry your love is such a special time on your wedding day. You spent so many hours choosing your dress, hair style, jewellery, shoes and makeup - every detail - it’s worth capturing you bringing your vision to reality. I cherish the photos I have from when I got ready and I know you will too.
Read MoreBeyond this paragraph lies the start of a love story, one that has many pages yet to be written and one I am ecstatic to share with you as I have experienced it firsthand. It is the story of Tim and I; of how we came to be an "us." It is also a story of faith. Of trusting God's perfect timing and His plans. This is part one of our story.
When Mandi inquired about me photographing her and Cody’s wedding this April in Nanaimo, B.C., I remembered them from high school and how they were dating back then. I thought how adorable it was they were high school sweethearts getting married. What I didn’t realize was Mandi and Cody have known each other since elementary school! Yeah, their love story goes waaaaaay back and it’s pretty dang cute, if you ask me.
Read MoreHands up if you can't resist getting to wear your wedding dress one more time! ***hands up emoji would go here***
That's exactly what Rachel did.
