Sometimes it’s about the shared history — where you’ve been, what you’ve done, and who has experienced it with you.  Because after all, don’t they say it’s our past that often defines us?  Yes, sometimes it may be about the shared history.

Linda and Mike, whose history is rooted back east at the University of Virginia, met their freshman year of college and began dating their sophomore year.  With more than eight semesters and a plethora of final exams under their belts, both are on to higher education at Standford University. Linda is pursuing a PhD in biomedical informatics (yeah, don’t worry, she didn’t even know what it meant when I asked!) and Mike is in the midst of his law degree.  And they’re still together.  Working together, studying together, and dreaming together. Dreaming of the future.

Because, they way I see it, it’s not necessarily their pasts which define them, but their future.  No, not their shared history, which indeed has established their love, but their shared vision and shared love, validated by memories of the past.

Linda and Mike, you have some outstanding paths ahead of you and I’m so excited to see where you are led together.  It was a breath of fresh air to shoot with you around Stanford University.  Thank you opening up to me and allowing me to capture the joyful, playful souls that you are.

Love you guys!
R



The light was just perfect!

One of their favorite places on campus.

Yeah, Linda is a bombshell!

The band of Linda’s ring is so petite and dainty! It’s a perfect match for her.

Perfection.

Love this shot when Linda candidly looked back at me.

It was really important to Mike and Linda that we capture not only them, but also focus on their environmental surroundings a bit too.

Mike, you are such a stud!  This is where he was pulling out all his GQ moves.

My faves:

The next few shots are the courtyard on campus where Mike proposed.