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Decades before either of them were born their grandparents went to the same church, their parents attended the same school, and their mothers have been the best of friends for years, so it was only natural that the two of them grow up as playmates. They were friends long before Christian realized that it wasn't *cool* to play with girls (because of cooootieesss!) and while their friendship faded a bit while they both went through that awkward 11/12 year old phase (where you can't look the opposite gender in the eye) by the time they were in their teens they were back to being buds again.
They went to each others birthday parties, he taught her how to fish and play chess, and she returned the favor by teaching him how to do proper jumping jacks. He was the older brother she never had, and he never thought of her as anything more than a little sister. Seriously. They told each other everything, including who their latest crush was, until one day when Renee asked Christian if he liked anyone and he had to admit that he did... and it was her.
It hasn't taken long for their lifetime friendship to turn into something so much sweeter and more meaningful to the two of them. So while they have pictures of the two of them together dating back to their sandbox days, a few weeks ago when I was in Chicago for a wedding Renee scheduled a session with me to celebrate their almost year of being "officially" together, and to document a lifetime friendship that has turned into a forever kind of love.
Much Love,
Jessica Shae
"Perhaps, after all, romance did not come into one's life with pomp and blare,
like a gay knight riding down; perhaps it crept to one's side like an old friend through quiet ways..."
anne of green gables || l.m. montgomery
It is my humble opinion that before great love stories become great love stories, they start as great friendships. I might be slightly biased on this one (Josh and I were really good friends before we realized/admitted we liked each other, and he asked me to be his "more than just a friend" ;) but seriously, think about all the other happily ever after stories we love so much that started with "Oh we're just friends... seriously" and turned into something more: Anne & Gil (obviously I had to mention that one), Freckles & Angel, Jo & Mr. Behr, Emma & Mr. Knightly, and Rose & Mac. It's a recipe for success I tell you ;)
These two are the best of friends and were such fun to photograph. Anna is a friend whose face you've seen on the blog once before and last year when she first mentioned this boy, (and I may have gotten a few picture to go along with the "mentions" ;) I started looking forward to meeting the guy that had caught the attention of this beautiful girl's heart. She asked if I'd be up for doing some portraits of the two of them sometime, so when they were in town a few weeks ago we made that happen!
Much Love,
Jessica Shae
