Dallas Arboretum. June 10th, 2007. It’s an unseasonably warm, ok sizzling, summer day in Dallas.
I needed an extra hand that day and there was Vivian glaring at me from the shade as we watched guest after guest give up their hot seats for their own spot in the shade next to us.
I don’t really remember why she was there with me that day but I do know that over the years, just about everyone has taken credit for it – my grandmother, my father, but mostly me. I’d like to think that somehow handing Vivian a camera that day hooked her on wedding photography. Maybe it was the incredible bride & groom (Tara & Jason are the bomb dot com), maybe it was the hilarious family (um, I wish I could clone the parents!), or maybe it was the promise of cake every Saturday. No matter what it was – one wedding turned into 9 years of having her by my side.
So if you ever wonder when the Lynn + Vivie moment began, it was this day, 9 years ago at Tara & Jason’s wedding … and it was rather magical.
And while the crew has changed over the years, there’s always Vivie right in the middle of all of the fun.
