“Love is like the wind – you cannot see it but you can feel it” – Nicholas Sparks
As she moved down the aisle on her father’s arm – the strains of a Switchfoot song strummed on a guitar in the background – tears were in almost everyone’s eyes. The last daughter, the last child to be married in the Bride’s family – the Groom his mother’s baby. Candice’s father shook Josh’s hand and then embraced him with bittersweet tears in his eyes, a smile of pride and trust that God had a plan for them and would lead them in the right direction.
I was so excited to work with the Falk family again and received such kind words for the blog post from Brit & Chris’s wedding during the getting ready process I started to think already what I would write for Candice. It can be so incredibly hard from wedding to wedding to find the words to describe the nuances of the relationships between the bride and groom and then their families. I thought about how each child in their family really had found their soul mate and how hard that is for most people but yet seemed fairly easy for all of them. Then I think it really came to me during their service why this must have been so easy. Their Pastor was talking about the peace in trusting in God’s plan for us and that it’s important to know where you’ve been, to know where your going. I know that may sound confusing but it kind of clicked for me – for me it seemed that the reason that all of the Falk children have recognized and found true and lasting love is because they sat at the feet of it since birth. Momma and Poppa Falk (yeah I totally refer to them as Mom and Dad because they are just that welcoming and I’m not gonna lie it’s easier) have the same kind of love that I have talked about through each blog post – it is as if they read aloud Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians each morning to remind themselves how to love each other.
“Love is patient and kind, it is never jealous, love is never boastful or conceited, it is never rude or selfish, it does not take offense, nor is it resentful. Love takes no pleasure in others’ sins but delights in the truth; it is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope and to endure whatever comes. Love does not come to an end. There are three things that last, faith, hope and love and the greatest of these is love.”
To see Candice and Josh together is to witness the beauty of love unfettered – they love each other with their whole hearts and with a reverent innocence. The simplicity of seeking to spend your time with someone who makes you laugh, who holds you close and who is your best friend is not lost on me; it is what I have in my own marriage. The day was cold but I didn’t feel the cold – I was too busy laughing and having a good time as well as capturing some of my absolute favourite images – EVER (not just 2012). I don’t know Candice if I can make you cry like I did with Brit’s post but perhaps I will settle for making you smile – you and Josh are as meant to be as Jaime and Landon – your love is like the wind – you may not be able to see it but know that not only you feel it but so does everyone else who spends time with you together. It was a true joy to watch you both join your hearts in marriage. As I told you I had an incredibly difficult time choosing the images for the teasers from your wedding – I really couldn’t narrow it down much so I hope your ready to see a lot of your faces!
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