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On Location \\ Where To Take Your Engagement Photos
Remember your first date? What about your favorite restaurant?
When couples ask us where we should shoot their engagement session, we ask questions. We won’t tell you where you should go because we believe your location should say something about the two of you. And who knows the two of you better than, well, the two of you?
We want your images to capture your love, your quirk, your passion, your “you.”
Though we won’t pick for you, we also won’t leave you hanging if you can’t seem to narrow it down to a specific place. With that in mind, here are some things to consider:
- Where did you meet?
- Where was your first date?
- Where did you have your first kiss?
- Where did you say “I love you” for the first time?
- Where did you get engaged?
- What is your favorite hang-out?
- Do you share a passion?
Did something special happen at a special place like a(n):
- Amusement park
- Coffee shop
- Bar/restaurant
- Library/book store
- Farmer’s market
- Museum
- Park
If you’re still stumped, think of some words that describe you:
- Relaxed
- Edgy
- Outdoorsy
- Eccentric
- Reserved
- Social
- Bubbly
- Modern
- Classic
- Rustic
We are always happy to make suggestions after you have considered these ideas. No matter the location though, we are excited to capture your relationship through narrative photography. This season of engagement is a time of “no longer” and “not yet.” It’s a moment in your relationship, it seems, where you can dream, know, and plan a life with each other. Capturing this time is exciting, personal, and deeply meaningful; similarly, picking a place to remember these days is something beautiful and special in and of itself.
Ryan & Dessi – PHOTOBOOTH
We had such an awesome time shooting the PHOTOBOOTH at Ryan and Dessi’s this weekend at the Westin, Downtown Columbus. Be sure to check out all the fun and craziness and see the complete collection here!
A Mother’s Day Reflection
A year later and it still surprises me to reflect on the fact that I am mom. I am simultaneously humbled and overwhelmed with the deepest joy each and every day of this journey.
Words escape me when I try to explain the emotions of holding our child for the first time or seeing his smile when I walk into his room, snuggling him to sleep, adventuring together through the park or grocery store. He gives me so much.
A friend once told me upon finding out that I was pregnant, that I will now forever wear my heart outside of my body. It is so true. My heart now crawls around the yard, snuggles in the morning with bear and blankie, hangs with the sitter, plays at the park, surrounding George each hour of the day.
I used to marvel at moms who can jump out of bed when their child needs them, instantly calm a crying baby or patiently teach their children the simplest of task again and again, wondering, “how do they do it”. I now understand that it isn’t because when you become a mom you are instantly a more patient person, it isn’t because you magically love mornings or changing diapers either, it is because you love your child so incredibly much. A mother’s love is so powerful. It’s my love for George that fuels my strength each day or helps me laugh when puked on or simply just play on the floor for hours instead of working out or getting things done. Becoming a mother has given me a renewed opportunity to attempt to understand and experience a fraction of the love God has for us as His children. Motherhood is a humbling honor and an overwhelming realization of how intense and beautiful God’s love and provision is for us.
Through it all, Benjamin has been the perfect partner. He gives me such strength and support. He is always available for George and watching the father/ son relationship of joy, admiration and love that George has with his daddy is an incredible blessing to me!
I pray God will continue to guide me as a mother, that he would bless my feeble attempts and that George would know how much he is loved.
Celebrating Mom
We love mom.
A day, really, is not enough to express the value in her devotion, hard work, her healing touch when we fall. She labors for us. She works and loves and cries for us. She supports our ideas, even when they don’t seem worth supporting. Mothers do all of these things because they are believers in who we are and what we are capable of becoming.
Your wedding day arrives. She watches you, taking in who you have become, admiring the bond you have and will continue to share as you enter married life, parenthood, and times in between and after. She reflects on your first steps, when she taught you to cook, when your heart broke and she held you when you cried. She thinks about the first time you defended your morals, the first time you fought for what was right. You walk down the aisle and she’s there, peering from the front row, glassy eyes and a smile of admiration, her hands crossed in front of her. She cries because she is filled to the brim with love as you continue to bring her constant joy.
But no, mom. The joy is ours.
To all of our mothers:
Thank you for your love. Thank you for patience and resilience; for making hard decisions. Thank you for constantly fighting for what is right and for justice in our lives when we knew no better. Thank you for you, today and forever.
Happy Mother’s Day, Mom. We love you.
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