Ten years.

It’s been ten years since they first spoke their vows.

And God has blessed them. Life has been hard, loss has been great, but blessings have outshone the trials. And they would be the first to tell you that resting in God’s grace has been what has pulled them through. Together.

This is how Kailan described them over email when she was scheduling their session: “We have been married for 10 years (on May 10th) and have 5 children! Four at home, 1 in heaven. We’ve seen the roughness of life, and live to tell the tales. We are young, but we feel old. Haha… We are the best of friends. The weekend, just being ‘us’, is going to be great!”

Since the time they scheduled the session, they found out they are pregnant again! Because of Kailan not feeling well, they moved back their anniversary weekend celebration and I was finally able to meet them this past weekend in the Amanas.

I love their love!

They make me swoon.

I had never photographed in this area before, but there were so many textures and colors to work with. Regardless of that, I adored this white wall possibly the most. Or perhaps it was just the people in front of it.

Josh & Kailan are both musicians. They are working on learning the banjo, but brought along their guitar and ukelele. It was the most relaxing, intimate environment for this portion of their session. I just had them sit on the blanket under a tree and let them be. They sang a few songs, at least one of which they had written and I, well, I felt so blessed to be a part of this beautiful music happening right there in the field. I can’t describe how gorgeous this was. Honestly.

Kailan and Josh, your testimony of faith, love, and trust is amazing. You are a beautiful example of grace and I feel so honored to have been able to spend a few hours with you, talking, listening, and sharing. Thank you for opening up your hearts to me and for being such a true, honest example of a marriage rooted in faith.

Xoxo, Emily