As they danced she placed her hand on his chest, over his heart. It’s their thing. Although to all of us it may appear as simple gesture it has such meaning for them. As she holds it there, without words, she tells him she loves him. Cares for him. Will always take care of him. Supports him. Encourages him. That she holds his heart and in turn he holds hers.

The sun shined and the wind blew. And there ceremony was filled with loving words from their family and friends. And a smile on everyones face.

And as much as he may have tried to hide it. Her older brother was proud of her. And as the day went on he let it show more and more even said it out loud eventually. His love for her even made Joe cry. Not even lying people.

They declared their love for one another. In gestures and in words. And their families did the same. For Justin. For Christine. And for each other.  I cry at every wedding. Shhhh. Don’t tell people. I’m not a crier. I cry every wedding during the father-daughter dance. Every time. And I hide behind my camera. But this wedding. The words spoken amongst all of them had me crying enough that I couldn’t hold the camera up that long without losing blood to my arms. Sometimes I’d take a long blink just to open them up and see if this was real. Every second of it was. I’ve never seen such a fairytale come true.  I photograph love stories almost every weekend of the summer. And although I think it’s easy to photograph moments of love between two people. I can only hope these images show the amount of love present.

Christine & Justin. You came along as I began a major overhaul on my business. Bringing about new ideas and beliefs for myself. You came at the exact right moment. You’ve proven to me that things are possible. Fulfilled dreams and beliefs. For you I am incredibly thankful. So stoked that you’ve become such great friends along the way! There is nothing like shooting the wedding of a friend. And, lucky me that I get to do it weekend after weekend 🙂

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