guess I am officially at that age now, because all our friends seem to be getting engaged, married, and having babies! I have definitely seen a shift on my Facebook feed from posts about how hard university is, and all the parties, to parenting memes, and wedding photo albums, and of course, a daily onslaught of baby photos. I can’t judge that hard though, because I am sure I will also think that my babies are the cutest babies to have ever been made, and that the world needs to see them doing everything from eating breakfast to going for a walk to napping with our future dog. And luckily (or not, depending on how you look at it), I will have gathered all this equipment to turn any ordinary family situation into an impromptu photoshoot: “honey, hold the reflector right there please, the light is perfect on the baby’s mashed peas.” I’m kidding, I hope.
Luckily, I love taking family photos, so this time in my life means I get to capture even more tender moments for the people in my life, and in the process, get to know the people who are important to them.
This set of photos comes from the engagement party for our friends Brendon (or as most people call him, B-Ray), and his lovely fiancee Ashley. The party was held at B-Ray’s grandmother’s house, and it is a home that is built for big family gatherings. There was a piano in the living room, and a tiny dog that you can cuddle. The tables were full of amazing food, and there were margaritas galore.
I had some great chats at this party, at one point getting some gardening tips from a fellow avid gardener, and learning more about the shenanigans of B-Ray’s dad, Wayne. He has more wild stories than I could possibly fit in my blog post, but one of my favourites involves him riding his motorcycle down to Mexico, and coming back with a chihuahua, also via motorcycle. How exactly he packed him is unclear, but that same chihuahua appears in these photos.
