terry + sandi / 10. 02. 11 / beloved session

they are dreamers, lovers, explorers, best friends.  they also happen to be trav's dad + step-mama.

one summer, about 5 or 6 years ago, trav + i did the 4 hour drive with terry to meet up with sandi at their home away from home in shuswap.  we arrived to a dark, starry sky and warm embraces from sandi.  once our bags were in the trailer and our beds were made up, she cuddled next to terry at the kitchen table and closed her eyes.  i remember the gentle quietness about terry as we all watched her drift into sleep.  it'd been a couple weeks since he had seen her as he had been committed to a job back at home.  i whispered, "you must be so happy."  he nodded and was quick to talk about how much he adored his wife.  as tears came to his eyes, he looked at her with an ever present smile. 

that small moment that remains etched in my memory, that is exactly what their love is.  it is tender.  and it is obvious.

trav + i had the joy of doing a beloved session with terry + sandi recently, exploring an abandoned store along the backroads of chilliwack.  our sunday morning with them was simply a series of more moments of witnessing their love for each other unfold so organically and honestly.  on the drive home trav said, "just being around them, being present in their love is so.. comforting."  yep.  definitely.

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kristyna + dan / love session / 08.06.11

they met years ago, when kristyna was dating dan's friend in the army.  she thought he was cute.. but the timing just wasn't right.

life's funny that way.  it can just tick-tock by, waiting patiently, then BOOM.  it's the right time.

kristyna + dan have been together for 2 years now.  and they are so in love, like really.  hanging out with them bright and early, last saturday morning in historic fort langley was rad.

some fun facts we learned about these two during their sesh:

-they are actually a family of 3 with their kitty, gus.

-dan's allergic to kitties but loves kristyna.

-dan wears really awesome hats.

-kristyna is gorg.

-they like to chest bump (see last images).  HAHA.

dan + kristyna's session was so real and so much fun.  which is amusing to me because kristyna is so modest or maybe just truly unaware of how incredibly awesome her + dan are.  beforehand, when i told kristyna that our time together would not be a photo shoot; trav and i simply dream of documenting and celebrating them for who they really are - kristyna was nervous that they would be boring!  girl, you guys are anything but boring.

check out this goofy, endearing, authentic couple..

kristyna had a cool idea of remaking the infamous lying on the street scene from 'the notebook.'

dan thought this was a suicide mission.  bahah.