Over the month of October I have been on a crusade of sorts. I have been to a wedding every Saturday for the past three weeks.
I’ve seen three loving couples share their love for another with friends and family.
Two of the weddings, I had the honor of being in them. It has been a miraculous month to say the least.
I’ve caught myself reflecting on my life and the things that are important to me. I have found that friends and family are truly reinvigorating. I am reminded that no matter what stresses in life the people I surround myself with can truly help shape the best person I want to be.
Stress is inevitable, it’s how you choose to deal with it that really matters. Love is the most important thing. The gift of love and laughter is contagious.
Enough of my gushy thoughts, This week I’ll be showing another wonderful thing . I was asked to take engagement photos for my friends Ty and Nikki. Here is that experience we shared.
The couple met in early high school while Nikki was dating a mutual friend.
When remembering the incident Nikki said “ I remember thinking ohh, redheads can be cute!”
They ended up having a class together. The two quickly became good friends. I remember before they started dating, Ty telling me about a day he had dedicated to his best friend Nikki.
“When did you feel your friendships start growing into more?
NIKKI: “It was a lot of denial when I first felt feelings for Ty I wasn’t available emotionally to have those feelings. The other guy ended up breaking up with me, and I was like ok well it’s never going to happen because Ty’s not the kind of guy who dates a friends ex. I just kind of buried my feelings for a very long time.”
When did you start to feel for Nikki?
TY: “I don’t think that there was ever this solid “ ohh you know what…” There was always this eternal fight I guess.”
The couple stayed connected after high school. Doing things like getting coffee, birthdays, and holidays. They were still very much in a period of the emotional growth, maturing together. Eventually they confessed there feelings for each other and started a chapter learning together.
Nikki said “I think Ty has made me a little more responsible.” Ty is notoriously known for being late to things and I’m the opposite I’m always early so we balance each other out as now being fashionably late.”
Ty said “I see both of us as a tree and a vine, we can grow together and we make each other happy and support one another and love each other that’s all that matters.”
If you’ve had the chance to hangout with these two, you get a sense of balance, trust ,and pure love. I have watched them grow together over the last few years and they seem to fit together in a way written for the silver screen.
I am very happy to have these people in my life! I’m also very excited to see where they will go, hand in hand.
David McEntire 