Balance - Carolyn + Anthony

His eyes actually twinkled when he talked about the elaborate ideas he has for their wedding day.

Carolyn rolls her eyes and fakes being uninterested, while throwing her head back in laughter

like she does often when he talks.

You can't help but be amused by his enthusiasm.

Or by their 'he said, she said' hysterical way of debating.  

While he would prefer their day to be over the top - she prefers it to be sophisticated and elegant.

Like a teeter totter that can't make up it's mind, the balance shifts left to right.

It finally finds a steady rhythm and then comfortably rests in the middle:

among compromise.

Their like yin and yang - the best of both worlds.

Their individuality is not lost being together, but complimented. Beautifully.

Together they're balanced.

***

No matter how we look at life - it's always a balancing act.

We all have too many pots on the stove and too many balls in the air.

It's hard to prioritize when everything and everyone seems to need our attention.

Life is about compromise though, and never is it more apparent then when melting two lives together.

The biggest hurdle we as couples all face is finding balance.

Sometimes it feels as if we will never get there.

That the climb is too high to ever feel satisfied with where we are.

Maybe it's not about getting to where we want to go, but being happy with where we are.

Maybe that's balance?! 

Do we like the direction we are going in and who we are going with?

We have all heard time and time again: it's about the journey, not the destination.

The 'ride' - whether it's down your road or someone elses - 

is best when enjoying the company and the view...not thinking about how to get there.

Decisions are better when met in the middle.

By doing that, we are not choosing who's 'road' may be best,

  but rather paving a new one and in turn creating our very own 'memory lane'.

Life is meant to go off course.

Sometimes we will get our way, sometimes we won't.

Sometimes the road less traveled is the one you never knew you

wanted until someone else brought you down it.  

One way is not better than the other. Maybe it's all in the way we look at it.

Compromise = balance. 

Playing it 'fifty-fifty' or going in 'half and half'...makes any marriage a 'win-win'.

***

We pretended we lived here.

I about died when they told me they got a permit for this location.

xo

Anthony has a way of making people laugh, especially Carolyn.

And Carolyn has a way of laughing with all heart.

And just in case you wanted to see it in color...

I spy...

So there is a rule in photography not to shoot into the sun.

But all rules are made to be broken, eh?

I'm diggin' the square crop on this too.

Some black and white shots for flavor...

'Leaves' me with a smile... ; )

Brings on a whole other meaning to 'falling head over heels' ; )

(inside joke...well kinda ; )

Couples that play together...stay together...

I can't help but grin a big goofy smile when I
see this picture. It makes me happy.

I love the paradox of the pastel and jewel tone colors below.

One last one...for the road.

Thank you Anthony and Carolyn for making me laugh, and 

for your extreme thoughtfulness and generosity.

Thank you for investing in such a cool location and having the patience with me 

when I acted like a kid in a candy store at the sight of our surroundings.

And last but not least, thank you for being so enthusiastic about working together.
It's beyond thrilling for me to work with couples like you who enjoy the whole experience.
Because we are not just taking a picture, we are enjoying a soon to be memory.
I love that you get that.

I'm super excited for your happy day next August!

P.S

A special thank you to Jill and Cam for sending Carolyn and Anthony my way!

P.P.S

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