There is so much I could say about Aimee and Tina’s wedding. I could talk about how we met, and how we got to know each other through the planning process, how this is my first same-sex wedding, or what it was like to pose ten woman in a bridal party. But i’m not really going to talk about any of those things. Instead, I want to reflect on who Aimee and Tina are, and my experience with them.
Read MorePhotographing engagements is always fun because I get the chance to get to know a couple, get to know who they are, and what makes them “them”. Aimee and Tina met at Starbucks when Tina had moved out to Seattle to pursue job opportunities. Tina went right up to Aimee and said "let's be friends" - so they were. Over the course of months they became good friends, hanging out, drinking beer, talking and doing things friends do. Aimee told me that it was about 6 months in that she began to realize she was attracted to Tina. I asked her if she pursued her, or not, and she looked at me like "well, I did, but I didn't" if that makes any sense. I think what should be understood here is that Aimee was interested, but she wasn't going to try and force anything.
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