Kristen and I went to the same high school but didn’t become kindred until we were both out. When she called me in confidence saying that this Jordan character was going to propose, I was E-C-S-T-A-T-I-C! She eagarly began to ask if I would be interested in being her wedding photographer and of course I said yes before she could even finish her question. Because the only day we could shoot together in a timely manner was on Labor Day, I asked her to come to Orange County in the early a.m. to avoid all the vacationing folks and OC congestion. I had not met Jordan yet and due to the early call time, my first impression of him was his “I am not yet awake” face but I could just tell that we were going to have a pretty epic photoshoot ahead of us. As Jordan gradually became more energized, both him and Kristen enlightened me with their recent love story. Turns out Jordan went to the same high school (as Kristen and myself) but they hadn’t met until early this year through mutual friends and involvement in church activities. Immediately hitting it off and then progressively spending more time together, Jordan very quickly knew that Kristen was the woman that he would spend the rest of his life with and that he needed pursue her as soon as possible. Being the no-agenda, free-spirited kind of guy that he is (just like Kristen), he kept his great grandmother’s wedding ring in his pocket for many days waiting for the right moment to pop the question. The night of August 28, 2009 is when he felt that the moment had arrived. I still have the text from Kristen that proclaimed this exciting moment of happenstance.
The whole session felt like I was hanging out with friends (yes, as the third wheel) and their love for one another is so cool and natural.
Thank you Kristen and Jordan for hanging out and bringing me along to document your new found love. I could not be happier first and foremost as a new/old friend.
by Seung Michelle
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