I cannot believe what a small world we live in! If not that, I believe we meet people, are reconnected, and have people brought into our lives for a reason. I am for certain that it is not a coincidence I met this couple.
To explain, Stewart and my husband served in the same LDS mission in Lima Peru 5 years ago. Two months ago I had a winter wedding in Bountiful and one of my sweet bride's bridesmaids was Kiara. Kiara then recently messaged me asking about a photography session and I soon find out that she was married to Stewart! It gets even crazier when I found out they moved to Smithfield which is 15 minutes from Logan one month after me and my husband did this last summer and we had no idea! Once I connected the dots I was amazed and felt so lucky to have met Kiara and Stewart and help tell their story with pictures. Stewart returned from Peru from his mission, started school and started dating like any other returned missionary would. He dated a handful of girls and it got pretty serious with one particular girl. He said though soon after, he knew it was not meant to be. His heart and mind were somewhere else and he could not get out of his mind that beautiful Peruvian girl back almost a world away. He contacted Kiara and hopped on the cheapest flight he could get back to Peru. We're talking like a $300 flight (which is crazy!!) on a tiny little plane that lasted over 36 hours with lay overs. He finally got there and knew that Kiara was the woman of his dreams and he was not going to leave Peru without her. Kiara and Stewart were later married and their 3 year anniversary is coming up and they could not be a happier couple! They are about to start a journey together that is going to be hard and they will be separated for a time. Stewart is going to North Carolina for military training and will be gone for 5 whole months and Kaira will be in Peru during that time. Having these pictures done meant everything to them while they are still with each other until the end of this month. I cannot imagine how hard that goodbye would be but I know that if any couple could go through this trail of being apart, these two can definitely do it. They have been worlds apart before and they will do it again while knowing the other holds their heart. Not only are they completely still in love after 3 years, but their giggles and laughter were perfect for Valentines Day! It made my day so much better and reminded me the real meaning of the day. Not that I need to be reminded often (because HELLO this is my dream job!!) but meeting this couple has really impacted my life and reminded me WHY I do what I do. They have taught me to slow down and not take each moment you have with your loved one for granted! Location: Green Canyon Dress: Wicked Cute Botique
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Oh my goodness! What a treat it was to take pictures of this sweet couple yesterday so close to Valentines Day! Cheyenne is in the military and is only in Logan for the week so I am so glad it worked out to do their session while he was here. He is stationed in Alaska right now and that is actually where him and Kimber met while she went there during the summer to work. These two have been dating ever since and are could not be more in love! They said having a long distance relationship has been so rough but it is so worth it when they get to spend time with each other. They have not seen each other in over three months! That is half of the time they have been dating. Wow, what these two have is seriously so real and genuine.
I have met and been able to capture a handful of couples that have or had long distance relationships. It has opened my eyes to what love really is and more in depth of what true love is. I am amazed at the couples that endure this for months and even years just because they love their significant other that much and cannot imagine their world without them. It is seriously so sweet. The weather does not really know quite what to do I realized when I was shocked to see green grass at our location! It has been bright and sunny lately which is amazing but still in the low thirties. I have basically gone on strike and have been wearing flip flops and no jacket not really caring. Maybe the weather will change its mind if I keep pretending its spring and being jealous of my 80 degree weather back home in Arizona. Cheyenne was loving the mid thirties while we were taking pictures because he said yesterday in Alaska it was NEGATIVE forty-five degrees. Holy cow I could not believe that when he told me. I have been so excited to brag about these two and show off their pictures because Kimber and Cheyenne are just the sweetest couple. I am so glad I was able to meet them and have THEM impact my life for the good by showing me what true love is! |
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