I was so excited when Alysha messaged me and said ok it’s a little secret but she’s engaged and asked if I would photograph her and Jake for their engagement photos. Alysha is a hair stylist and we’ve done a few weddings together and it’s always such an honor when another wedding vendor seeks you out to be their own vendor! So naturally I got excited.

Finally the day came and we had made all these plans. I couldn’t wait to see her cause we didn’t do a wedding together this year so I was pumped to catch up. But after a hug and some quick laughs she looks at me and say “sooooo weird…. But is your dad’s name Korey?”

I was taken aback as my dad passed away over half my life ago and most people don’t know his name unless we’ve been friends forever. So a little stunned I said “Yea it is….. But he died 17 years ago.”

Alysha’s response “I was there.”

UM WHAT?! HUH WHATTA?!

Turns out her and her dad were having some conversation about who was photographing her and Jake and it came to light that he realized I was Korey’s oldest daughter and my dad, Korey, happens to be his cousin. My grandma and her grandpa are siblings. And we start racing through big family events that we both were at and just so weirded out that for years we’ve worked together at weddings and we’re just putting together that yup we’re totally related. And weirdly enough after she said I recognized her face as a little girl on my grandma’s fridge haha.

The whole evening was a blast and so so so much laughter and lots of jokes of “well since we’re related….”

I am so excited for these two they’re absolutely perfect for each other. And now to possibly plan large family gatherings in somewhere other than Lincoln, Montana…… cause none of us live there so no one knows why we ever all go camping there…. Haha.

CHEERS!!!

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