Simply Stunning....
This blog entry is something very personal to me. I want to share with all of you the story of my little brother, Ryan. My brother and I have had an up-and-down relationship when we were in school. I loved him but didn't agree with some of his actions. Ryan loved me but he hated going to school and hearing, "Why can't you be more like you sister?". We were up and down and things weren't really the best between us until I left for college. Even then, I still felt at times that my brother was wasting his life around our home town....fast forward a couple of years.....
I was stunned the day I got the call that my baby brother was uprooting everything and up and moving to Arizona! I couldn't believe that he was moving out of mom and dad's house let alone moving across the country! And basically, all by himself !! I was scared for him and yet excited! So life went on....Ryan got a job and a place to live. I couldn't believe how grown up he had become! Anyway, there was a phone call I recall one night telling us about a girl he had just met. After his LAST heartbreak back home, I didn't know if this was going be a good thing, or a very very bad idea.
This "girl" has turned out to be his soul mate. There are NO two people out there better suited for each other! They finish each others sentences, laugh at each others jokes and can have hours of fun guessing movie quotes with each other! They are just simply meant to be. Perfect. Honest. Once-in-a-Lifetime Love. I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE this woman. She has brought my brother such joy and elation. My brother lights up when he is with her and she has made him feel his purpose in life. This beautiful woman loves my brother for who he is and sees what we as his family all see in him. She is simply amazing, simply stunning.
So, meet Josie. My gorgeous sister-in-law. She made my brother the happiest in his life when she agreed to marry him and then again the day she told him she was going to have his baby. I was so honored to take their wedding pictures and then to be asked to take their maternity pictures. I was blown away when they asked me to also take some maternity BOUDOIR pictures! It's something I've ALWAYS wanted to do and do be able to do it for them.... wow! I just hope I captured her beautiful soul in every image and documented the love that my brother has for his simply stunning bride.....
Hope you all enjoy these! And to Ryan and Josie....I love you more than words can say. I am so touched that you let me be a part of each and every important moment in your lives and I CANNOT wait to meet my niece or nephew in August! And Ryan, I am so honored and proud to call you my brother and my dear, dear friend. All my love, ALWAYS!!!
