The Bonds of Sisterhood and the Blessing of Marriage | Jacqui + Tim at Kalamalka Lake

I cannot even begin to describe the incredible woman that my sister is, or the irreplaceable relationship that she and I have.  Silly yet sensitive, tough as nails but tender to boot, possessing a gentle heart and yielding a feisty spirit–what more could one ask for in a younger sister.  She is the very reason I want our newborn daughter to have a sister of her own one day.  My sister Jacqui is the only person I’ll have known my entire life should we both make it to some ripe old age all wrinkled and weather-beaten, and that knowledge alone creates an indelible bond. However, if I write any further on that score, I’m sure I’ll melt into a teary puddle, so let’s move onto something a little more celebratory!

Photographing newly married couples is one of my favourite things, and this past summer Jacqui was married, providing me with the sheer enjoyment of photographing my sister as a bride with her groom Tim.   Jacqui and I were both married overlooking the same lake (Kalamalka), which is a favourite spot for just about everyone who has ever lived in or visited the north end of the Okanagan Valley where we grew up.  The lake as a backdrop certainly never ceases to get old for me, especially seeing as how I don’t live in Vernon anymore.

Here’s a smattering of images from our session, shot just as the summer sun had finished setting behind the mountains of our beloved valley.  Neither Jacqui nor I live in British Columbia and more, but this lake, this valley, and these mountains will always draw us home and back to each other.  Sigh.  The End.

Thank you Jacqui and Tim for such a lovely shoot, and to my own husband Will for helping to carry my gear as I was 7.5 months pregnant at the time of this session and exhausted after such a fun-filled wedding weekend!

And thanks to everyone who’s been patient with me as I’ve taken a bit of a maternity leave after the birth of our little girl Lauren.  She is 12 weeks today and our greatest delight!

If I don’t blog before Christmas, may this truly be a season in which you come to know and remember the unconditional love of the Saviour, Jesus Christ who was born for us all.

Merry Christmas!

–Jaime