Eddie and Aria met when they were teenagers.
Sometimes Eddie liked Aria and sometimes Aria liked Eddie and they even went on a date once, but never liked each other at the same time. Fast forward to several years after high school and these two liked each other at the same time and started dating and then they fell in love and got married. I love stories like that- stories where people knew each other for years and fell in love years down the road. Maybe it’s because it’s something I’ve never experienced and it sounds like a romance book since I married my husband five months and two days after our first conversation, but there’s just something so romantic about friends reconnecting years later and falling in love with each other. It’s sweet and I like sweet.
Also, on a more personal note, Eddie and Aria are some of our favorite friends. Aria is actually my husband’s boss and Eddie often takes classes with him since they are both studying History in grad school. They also have a son close to the same age as Max and they like to party together as much as possible by wearing sweatpants and running around throwing toys and acting like superheroes. So basically, they are awesome. I actually took these photos after eating an enormous amount of pizza at their kitchen table and our kids ran around like crazy as I shot these and, afterwards, we stayed over talking for several hours. These two are so much fun and I’m so excited to show these photos cause I LOVE them!!
* Lissa Chandler is a portrait and wedding photographer in Northwest Arkansas who specializes in capturing authentic, beautiful moments in everyday life and special days, too. Lissa lives in Fayetteville with her family: a husband who is super thrilled that Jon Stewart and the Colbert Report have come back from their hiatuses, a two year old who had the best day of his life dying Easter eggs and watching Wreck It Ralph, a five month old who sadly has his mom’s allergies, and a shaggy dog, Napoleon, who she frequently mistakes for a teddy bear. Lissa often travels to the Greater Kansas City area and is available for travel nationwide. *
More Couples!! Amanda and Jesse at the Lake + Paul and Jael at Home + Brittlee and DJ (on my old blog!!)