Lydia & James Engagement Session in Snohomish, Wa

This girl!

I don't even know how to begin telling this story, I've always been really private about personal things I went through growing up but sometimes a light comes in that you never forget.

It was my Senior year and Homecoming was coming up. At this point I had worked 2 jobs and paid for most of my stuff. I hadn't seen my mom in a few years and she had suddenly came back into my life, she needed help with rent, so I gave my savings to her. It didn't bother me one bit, however that meant I didn't have money for a homecoming dress. I didn't tell anyone and just said I couldn't find the right dress and just nodded and listened as all my friends talked about their dresses. Lydia over heard me talking about not having a dress and she quickly invited me over to her house to try on her dresses from previous dances! There was no hesitation, nothing in it for her and not one ounce of meanness in her heart about it! She wanted to help a sister out and even though the dress didn't fit, I will always remember the gesture!

With that story in mind, being able to photograph her & James' engagement session was just 10x more special for me. Especially because she had no idea that I was thinking about that!

Thank you Lyd and I'm over the moon for you and James!

XOXO-Jess