“With all our activism involvement, the only fitting place seems like the Capitol.” This is what Shannon tells me as we discuss where she and Justin would like to do their wedding photo session with me. In truth, they were actually married a number of years ago but really wanted to get some more pictures taken of them. And since I’m fairly new to the official “wedding photography” world, I offered to take their pics and was thrilled when they accepted my offer.
As scheduled, we met at the capitol building in downtown Austin. As they approached, I could see a big sign in their hands. I laughed to myself as they approached and saw that the their sign said LOVE. They laughed as they tell me “Well, we couldn’t come to the capitol and not have some kind of sign!” Inside my heart melts a little as I’m filled with admiration for their relationship with each other. Love. Yep, that’s a perfect statement for them.
I told them that what I really wanted to capture was the romance and passion they share and explained how I would prefer to be a fly on the wall as they flirted and played together. As always, my goal was for us all to have fun and let their personality shine while me and my camera just follow the energy of the moment. In the two hours we were there, I felt so lucky to have been given the trust of this amazing couple as they openly shared their love with each other as I snapped away.
Thank you so much Shannon and Justin! I love you both! :)
xoxo
Rita
