Carolyn & Colin

I am very thankful to have met this married couple.  Being that Colin is in the Army, I learned that he is leaving to the "sand box" in November for a year+ deployment.  For Colin, this will be his second time down there and this time he will be missed by his loving wife, Carolyn.

For Carolyn, this will be the first time her heart will be across the world.  I cannot imagine the fear she holds for her husband.  Carolyn and Colin are the same age as me and I felt like I connected with them fast.  Almost like we already knew each other.  They recently welcomed a chocolate lab puppy into their family who will keep Carolyn busy for the long winter.  Although, not even a puppy can fill in Colin's place in the house.  I wish them luck for their time apart.  I hope they stay strong and he gets through the deployment safely.

On the day of the shoot, it started sprinkling around the time we were supposed to meet.  Thank goodness we waited out the rain.  I was very hopeful for the rain to stop and when we met up outside Botanical Gardens the sprinkling lessened.  Carolyn did have a umbrella ready on hand.  They also brought their dog, Charlie, who was so adorable!  The first thing that popped into my mind was the Charlie bit my finger video from YouTube and I impersonated the child in the video.  Colin laughed and was glad we were on the same page about the dogs name :)

Anyways, here are some of their photos to share!  They were amazing and fun!