Kristen and Jose

 "I'm just going to sit here", says little 5 year old Emily to me in the limo, and comes to sit right next to me. It's nice to have a fan.

She asked to take some pictures, so I hold the camera in front of her and show her where to look through and what button to press. *tick*tick*tick*tick*tick*tick*tick*tick. She fires off like, 20 frames in an instant, which is of course what my kids do too.

It kinda ended up working out for me, because Kristen looks over to Emily, laughing, and I get to see them interacting. It's really a cool little moment. It's not as dramatic as Jose and Kristen's stolen kiss on the dance floor. It didn't have the gravitas of Kristen looking over to her soon-to-be husband during the ceremony with beaming eyes. But it was a moment, a little one, and it was authentic, and it was beautiful. And I was there to see it.

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Jennifer and Jorge

Me, walking around Honeymoon Island, near Dunedin, by myself, and I stop and stare for awhile, walk in circles maybe. Squat down, climb up on stuff, lay down and look up. Talk to myself, squint. Fold my arms and stand in one spot, thinking. Walk away, come back. Laugh. Still all by myself. Yeah, I look like a weirdo when I’m scouting a location.

Jennifer and Jorge were just a bit late to engagement session from their tasting, but that was fine by me cause it gave me a little more time to wonder around and ponder and look weird to tourists.

I try to never take the same shot twice if I can help it, so I’m a scout-aholic. Even if I’ve shot at a venue a bazillion times before, I’m there a few days ahead of time, trying to see things I haven’t seen before. Seeing the session, from beginning to end, in my head.

Funny thing is, I sort of forget all about it as soon Jennifer and Jorge arrive. The plan is still there, but just in my subconscious, I guess. It takes a back seat to being in the moment and letting Jennifer and Jorge shine. And shine they did.

huggie!

At the Wehle home on the lake, I've just finished their family session and we've said our thank-you's and good-bye's. Just as I'm leaving, and closing the front door, that's what I hear, "huggie!", from one of the kids.

Not even occurring to me that that "huggie" was aimed at me, I keep going down the driveway with the last of my gear. I hear the door open and 7 year old Bella calls down to me, "Mr Aaron, huggie", she yells, runs down the drive, and gives me a big hug and a thank you. Pretty awesome.

She runs back, I hear the open open and slam, then open again. "Mr Aaron, my brother wants to give you a hug!" I stop and turn, and Jackson, her little brother comes streaking down the drive and gives me a big leg hug. How many people can say that's how they end their work day :)?

that's Bella and Jackson.. oh yeah, and their mom