One day at the start of junior high school, I ambled into a small gymnasium for my first gym class. Having just put on my special Carl Sandburg gym shorts for the first time, I awkwardly shuffled into my spot on the floor and tried to not look too un-cool. Suddenly, waving to me from across the room was a tall blond girl with a huge smile on her face. Squinting through my horrible vision, I looked around to see who she was waving at, and realized it was me. I looked back at her and she began to wave even more enthusiastically, and shoot an even bigger smile. I didn’t actually know who this girl was, but I began mirroring her expression and waving back at her. This was a pivotal moment that has stayed with me to this day: one of the first days of junior high, in the midst of one of the most nerve-wracking moments of adolescent youth, in here on this cold, lonely gym floor full of nervous, zitty pre-teens, this girl broke through the tense fray, fearlessly reaching out of her comfort zone to connect with a total stranger, and all with a huge smile on her face. What a lesson on how to approach life!!
Erin continues to exhibit such warmth and love to everyone she meets. I am more than thrilled to share a few bride & groom photos and details shots from her wedding day, which i had the honor of shooting this past September at Keswick Vineyards. Her partner, Levi, is just perfectly sweet and I am so happy for them!
Congratulations to my junior high school best friend, Erin, and her lovely new husband Levi!! <3
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