Bucks County Couples Photo Session At AARK Wildlife Sanctuary

Chalfont Couples Photo Session

Bucks County Couples Photo Session At AARK Wildlife Sanctuary

AARK in Chalfont Pennsylvania Couples Photo Session

Bucks County Couples Photo Session at AARK Wildlife Rehabilitation Center

This Bucks County Couples Photo Session at AARK Wildlife Rehabilitation Center was breathtaking at every turn. Zach and Kim met here and were married here, in Chalfont, several years ago. So when they reached out for a couples photo session that would capture their deep love for each other and the love they share for every living creature, AARK was the clear choice for a place to reclaim time for one another.

AARK was the perfect place for them take time to reconnect, especially as they balance work and life with a growing baby. In these times it’s all the more important to carve out a space for one another and remember what it is that we first loved in each other and look with intense focus on what love has grown over time. In this space is gratitude, peace and joy that is so easy to overlook and bypass with the business of life.

When I asked Zach what he loved most about being with Kim at AARK, he shared that it is her absolute giddiness and elation when she is close to all of the animals. He went on to liken her to a Disney princess. The birds land on her. The fawns follow her. All is magic and light when she is there. All magic and light is in her eyes.

Zach has been volunteering at AARK in Bucks County for over a decade and Kim was taken by his presence there and his devotion to the animals. What became clear to me as I captured them together was the magic that they created for each other. Kim clearly adored Zach’s easy command of the wild life around him. Zach obviously loved taking her to each animal; almost as an offering in which he could revel in her awe and wonder.

It is when we take time to rest in the space of our love that we see details we never saw before and open the eyes of hearts to what has been there all along as well as all that is new and possible.

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However, on an emotional level, it’s simply a beautiful moment – a moment that is so intimate and ripe with anticipation. It’s the only thing I’ll ever stage besides formals themselves. I feel the anticipation of every reveal I plan. This was by far the most bad ass one and I had to share.

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She had some exciting news. She was pregnant!! I didn’t know Jill, but I was still overcome with excitement because, 1. Babies are exciting, by default and 2. She was calling to ask me to help be apart of her revealing her pregnancy to her husband. He was away on work related endeavors for several weeks. Shortly after he left she received confirmation that they were about to start a family. She simply could not wait for his return. Jill hopped a plane to Philly to meet her man and tell him the good news. Of course, she cloaked this good news under the guise of a simple weekend visit.

How does one disguise an impromptu photo session in a random city on a weekend visit? Groupon, of course! Under the pretense that she’d found an amazing couple’s session deal (I mean, how can you pass up a good Groupon, right?) she hooked her hubby into picking her up from the airport and driving directly to the iconic Love Park for an afternoon session.

This was my first session in which the couple was reuniting across several states to have photos taken. As often happens with winter sessions and with travel; there were delays – flight delays, weather delays, delayed delays. I did what every good Philadelphian does when waiting. I saddled up to a bar in an Irish Pub and made a new (though very inebriated) friend.

Nearer to their arrival the sun was long gone and frigid does not adequately describe the depths of cold I felt. Jill asked if we should bag it, but I was determined. Who needs the sun when we have light pollution? I had my tripod, flash and reflectors. Everything was present to make this moment happen. I set up in front of the Love statue and waited. A moment later a wind gust blew threw, knocking over my tripod, light stands – everything. The flash, reflector holder and lens were all broken moments before they arrived. My heart briefly sank, but I’m a big believer in making art with what you have. Nearly anything can be a vehicle for art – cell phones, polaroids, shoe box cameras, whatever. Use what you have and make it work. So, I strapped on my 20mm lens and opened it up to let as much natural light in as possible.

They arrived and Jill’s hubby, still under the impression we were doing a simple couples session, was poised to pose. However, I started them off with an activity and requested that they go to separate spots a few yards away and compose a simple note to one another declaring their love for each other. Of course, Jill had something special to say. He was rendered speechless.

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