My Dad has been reading books by Deepak Chopra since I arrived here, and has several times, referenced him when things weren`t going exactly my way. But I have to agree, the universe was trying to tell me something when it came to Alison and Brad`s photos. Alison wanted them taken last year, but Brad wasn`t in the province. So we scheduled their session for this visit, as soon as I knew that both Brad and I would be in Newfoundland at the same time. Things would go perfectly, I just knew it! I was really looking forward to their photos, because she is awesome! However, after Alison had gone to have her hair done, they both got dressed, I packed my gear, and they picked me up (not my usual mode of transport but I have known her for years), and we drove to where we were taking the photos, the wind arrived and was enough to blow our head off. We drove to a more sheltered location, and before we got there, it started to rain.
Not to worry we figured, we could do it again tomorrow.
So, we did it all again. Hair, clothes, camera gear, beautiful couple, photographer, camera gear all loaded into the car, and off we went. It was overcast but managable. I like overcast, it’s like a bit soft box in the sky. This would be great. So you can imagine my excitement when, as we arrived, so did the rain.
Alison owns the Grapevine, a floral and decor store in Clarenville, and she had a number of weddings to prepare for over the weekend, which left Friday and Saturday impossible, and I was out of town on Sunday. This didn’t look good. Monday, I was still out of town, and it was foggy in St. John’s, but when my Dad told me the weather was nice in Clarenville, I just knew I had to get back there.
So guess what? Perserverance payed off and what the universe was tryiing to tell me all along was apparent. We weren’t meant to do the photos on an overcast day, because there was a huge wide open blue sky day waiting for me around the corner. I just had to have the patience to wait for it to arrive!
I love these photos of Alison and Brad. I sat up late last night torn over which ones to blog. I love the part of my job that is making such hard decisions. I hope they love them just as much as I do, and they have the casual photos of themselves that Alison was looking to hang on her walls!
Interested in booking your own portrait session? Call (780) 271-7082 or email amydonovan@shaw.ca so we can set something up!
xo,
Amy
Edmonton Wedding Photographer
Edmonton, AB
