Do you believe that people are brought into your life for a purpose and not just by chance? Janna and I met Oksana and Ray on October 1st, the night of the mass shooting in Vegas. While running we found a hidden bathroom of a restaurant where we stayed in lockdown with them until the early hours of the morning. They were sweet, funny and really helped to lighten the mood (as much as possible). We talked a little bit about ourselves and our lives to pass the time and exchanged social media contacts. I never thought I would see them again.

Fast forward to last month, we were hired to work in Brooklyn, New York and on our day off, our schedules matched up and we got to spend time with them. Ray recently proposed and the stars aligned for all of us to create something beautiful together. We had such an amazing time doing this session that I had to break it down into two posts! Not only because they were so adorable together, but because creating in this Brooklyn loft was magic! Seriously, this space was GOALS.

I'm so happy for these two and the life they are going to build together. This is part one of their session.

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