Last year when Rachel was here in Honolulu, we shot together for the first time.  You can see the magic we made here and here.  If you take the time to look back you will recognize our model Jilly in the photos to follow.  Not only is Jilly training to be a fireman, she is also the most free spirited girl to ever don a wedding dress.  I personally can’t wait for the day this girl decides to really get hitched.  I can only imagine the insanely fun photo session we will have with her future husband. 

This year I got to shoot Jilly with Amy.  She worked in a very calming manner that was the ying to my craziness of a yang.

This was also Rachel’s last day on Oahu.  After a glass of pirate juice and a brainstorming session for Jan 2010, she was off to HNL for a couple grueling flights back to the freezing East Coast.  I am sure she was happy to get to her new home and welcoming arms of her mister.

These photos are from each of us taken during the same five minute period.

No, not shark sightings, that’s not til Sunday, but Rachel and Amy sightings!  

Rachel and I had lunch and talked boudoir noir over checking emails and pulling weeds.    

We picked up Amy from the airport last night. She is looking pretty gorgeous after her flight from Wisconsin.  Can you believe this woman did an engagement session during her layover in Seattle?!!  I thought she definitely deserved a Mai Tai before bed.      She can now check numbers 1, 9, and 10 off of her list of things to do in Hawaii. 

This morning I sent the girls off to the Big Island.   Have fun my lovelies!

and back again. 

Last December I meet an innocent yet adventurous and strong young woman looking for a piece of paradise in my part of the world.  I learned so much about her by  watching her experience things for the first time. Her wide-eyed wonderment reminded me that there are truly genuine people in this world. 

Zip forward two months, now becoming a wife to an equally interesting young man, she is my 10 hour bride.  She never fails to inspire or shy away from my artistic suggestions.

Another three months pass and now I am on her coast of the country.  I am unfamiliar with Long Island traditions, but she as my equal, shows me things I have never seen before.  Together we capture the joy and tears of long distance clients. 

Now in less then two weeks I will have my partner in all things skillfully caught between our apertures.  I look forward to her serene way of listening to every word like you are the only person in the room and her graceful method of finding a good angle.  

Soon I will reunite with my friend Rachel.