Ramona and Rick don’t live far from me, but we didn’t connect until one night when my husband was working and his partner stopped to chat with her friend Ramona. As it turned out, Ramona realized who my husband was, and had been following my work for quite a while. “Tell her I want her to shoot my wedding!” she said. And a while later, she wrote and asked me if I would. Pandemic or not, they had planned on getting married with a handful of friends present, their children around them, at the mouth of a covered bridge that carried a lot of meaning. Um, yes please. Sign me up!

So last October the day finally arrived and it was every bit THEM. I had such a blast. It was casual and calm. They had a story for every aspect of the wedding planning. Pizza was being ordered as they headed home. I smile when I think about the little touches they made - rosehips. Wooden rings. A rocky riverbank. A phone to connect to out-of-province parents. Work boots. Cows watching from the field beside us. Wildflowers arranged from the fields near their home.

I’ll let the photos do the rest of the talking. Happy forever, Ramona and Rick!