We’ve heard a lot of stories about how couples meet and the moment when lightning strikes and love takes hold, but Jessica & Christians story is like no other…
It was the summer of 2005, Jessica left Massachusetts to take a job in Virginia. New to the area, she decided to join a gym to keep fit and possibly make some new friends. One day she decided to work with a personal trainer and Christian happened to be her trainer for the session. As any chivalrous/sensible man would do, he went easy on the new girl. But, Jessica wasn’t having it.
Having been told to “pick up the pace,” Christian moved on to some more challenging exercises, with one particularly burly exercise involving rolling a 10-pound medicine ball down a long hallway to Jessica, who was lying on the ground, arms outstretched overhead, ready & braced to catch the tumbling ball of doom….or so she thought.
Unfortunately, the momentum of the heavy ball was stronger than she had anticipated and it slipped through her hands and hit her squarely in the head. Concerned for his new client, and fearing a possible lawsuit, Christian bolted down the hallway and knelt beside the dizzy damsel, rattling off a series of questions to make sure she didn’t have a concussion. After realizing Jessica was okay, Christian slipped in one more question….could he get her phone number.
It was not exactly how she imagined being struck by love, but sufficiently impressed by her attentive trainer, Jessica gave him her number and now, five years later this sweet, funny, perfectly matched pair is planning their wedding. They will say, “I do!” next spring at the gorgeous Wequassett Inn in Chatham and we are keeping our fingers crossed that the wedding doesn’t involve any rolling medicine balls.
We had the pleasure of getting together with Jessica & Christian last month for their love session. It was a whirlwind wedding planning weekend, so we were grateful that they made time for us.
We instantly hit off with Jess & Christian, right from our first e-mail correspondence with them. I think Jess & I are kindred spirits, but more than that, she is simply one of the kindest, sweetest, most thoughtful people I have had the pleasure of meeting. I admit, some of her particularly sweet e-mails have brought tears to my eyes. And, Christian is equally as wonderful, with a big cheeky smile that simultaneously sets you at ease and warms your heart. It’s obvious how much he adores Jess, I happen to have a soft spot for good men who love strong women.
In talking with Jess & Christian about where they’d like to do have their e-session photos taken, they mentioned an affinity for old-fashioned ice cream parlors, 50-s style diners and coca-cola in glass bottles…so we got to thinking. And, here’s what we came up with for their super sweet vintage inspired Cape Cod love session!
I love everything about this first one, from Jess’s sweet expression and the quietness of their moment together to the hustle & bustle in the background.
Sharing a soda and a giggle…
Looooooveee…
Raisin french toast and a smile!
Cute with a capital “C”
A self-described tomboy, Jessica isn’t one to wear bright red lipstick, but Oooooh how we loved it on her. Check out Jess and all her sassiness in these next two! love, love love!!!
Swoooon….
Outside for some fun shots and some killer sun flare!
I swear this next one ought to be an ad for something sexy! Way to work it you two!
Sweet, simple, stunning….Jess looks like a movie star to me in this next one, and Christian…her leading man!
Christian is a bit of a jokester. He knows how to make people laugh and feel comfortable…especially Jess. I can’t remember exactly what he was saying to her in this next one…I’m pretty sure it was something along the line of, “Work it baby, come on the camera loves you.” Priceless!
The happy couple…
A quick change of clothes and a new location and voila….
Life should always feel this good….
At the risk of beating a dead horse, I have to say it again…there truly is no better place than in the arms of the one you love and to me, this photo says it all!
Cape Cod cedar kisses…
As seen from a different perspective…
Fall-ing in love….
I can’t remember why we mentioned possibly bringing some old fashioned Coke bottles along for the shoot, but when we did, Jessica jumped on the idea. Although we can get them here any time of year…and we get them a lot; they’re kind of an obsession of mine…where Jess & Christian live they can only get them around Christmas, so they’ve become a holiday tradition. So fun!
Another change before finishing our session at the beach…
Ahhhhh….
Thank you Jess & Christian for taking time out of your busy weekend to spend the afternoon with us. Thank you for being open to trying something new and different and for being soooo much fun to be around! You two kept us laughing and enjoying ourselves so much that we didn’t want it to end! We hope these photos serve as happy reminders of this exciting time in your lives. And, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for entrusting us to document it for you! Can’t wait till next spring!
Big love & hugs, Chris & Andy xoxo