Jordan & Elizabeth | One Year Later

September 01, 2015  •  Leave a Comment

Something that I've been wanting to do for ages, but simply haven't had the opportunity until now is anniversary sessions!  A few months ago Elizabeth contacted me about doing an anniversary session for her and Jordan to celebrate their first.  I was beyond delighted, and fell in love with the relaxed, whimsical approach that Elizabeth wanted as we chatted through ideas. These two lit up the screen the moment they stepped in front of my camera.  They're crazy about each other, and the fun they have together is the kind that makes you happy to be around them.

I was asking Elizabeth about how her and Jordan met and fell in love, since this was the first I've gotten to know them.  She said she and Jordan met at a party for Jordan's sister-in-law who was a friend of Elizabeth's.  They hit it off instantly.  Jordan called her the next day and asked her out.  They went out the next week.  Six months later they were engaged.  Nine months later they were tying the knot.  One year later and here they are, sparks still flying.

To celebrate their anniversary, they decided to spend the evening beside a winding creek on a special spot of land the belongs to Elizabeth's family.  They pulled out a bottle of champagne from their wedding, broke out their custom champagne flutes, and toasted to an amazing first year of adventuring together.

These two love cake.  Threats of revisiting wedding memories and smashing cupcakes in faces were made, but a year later, they've learned to behave - and Jordan's defensive hand has gotten quicker.

Love the shot below!

We photographed a few fun details from the wedding to celebrate the milestone.

Jordan & Elizabeth adore their two dogs and wanted a few shots of the four of them. The dogs had spent some time in the car waiting for us to finish up with the first part of the session so we thought they'd earned a little run in the creek.

The beauty of love is that it just keeps growing and expanding and deepening.  It really is possible to fall more in love with someone every single day.  These two are one year in and going strong, and it has me all encouraged about the beauty of long term love, the kind that holds hands and calls home about dinner and picks up dirty socks and isn't giving up on the crazy goodness that it found at a party for a mutual friend a few years back.

Jordan and Elizabeth, thank you for allowing me to capture this milestone for you!  You guys have the kind of spark that I see often at engagement sessions, but one year later you so clearly haven't lost the wonder that love is, and I think that's special.  I think it can become so easy to take the brilliant person in front of us for granted the longer we're around them.  We forget how our world turned upside down when we met them. You guys haven't forgotten, and it has me all "Isn't love great?!"  Love is great at two days just met, or twelve months married, or twenty years of navigating the journey, and I loved documenting your right now.

 


 

STYLED MINI SESSIONS 

This September and October I will be hosting Styled Mini-Session dates!  It's going to be all kinds of fabulous, complete with fun and stylish props in charming locations.  If you dread the schlep that family photos can be or just want to have a photo you actually like gracing your annual Christmas card this year, this is for you.  Sessions are designed to be family friendly, but are open to couples as well.  If you want to update your photos and get a little mini-anniversary session all your own, this might be the perfect opportunity.  Full details are in the works and will be released THIS WEEK, BUT if you want to be on the list to get the details BEFORE they're released on social media and the session slots fill up, message me HERE, type in your name and email address, and paste this into the message section: ADD TO FALL STYLED MINI-SESSION EMAIL PRE-RELEASE.  This will give you first access to the session styling options (There will be three themes and they are awesome!) and give you the chance to pick the style that's your favorite before the session slots are filled.  OH, and the first five people to sign up are going to win something fun to hang on their walls...but those wins will likely be people who signed to get the pre-release email.  So SIGN UP.  *FYI, signing up for the pre-release email does NOT mean you're committing to reserving a spot.  It just means you'll get the info a little before everyone else.  OH, and we're having a canvas giveaway each evening!  Told you these sessions were going to be fun.  Anyway, enough rambling from me.  Happy September all!  

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