As an artist it is a dream, a privilege, an honour, the biggest compliment ever - really just all of the good things - to be trusted with and given complete creative control over a project. Luckily for me, that’s exactly what happened with this engagement photoshoot.

Because of Cannonball Pools, I met Connor, who I got to know through the routine post work day hang outs held in the back of the store, where everyone used chlorine containers for chairs. Maybe this whole timeline sounds silly. But, I enjoy looking at the world through that lens. Considering all of the seemingly normal events that led to something unbelievable.

May 17th, 2022. The day I got the dm to top all dm’s. It was Dani, and she was asking if I was available to shoot her wedding in ITALY. I immediately busted the door to Trav’s home office down to share the news: that we were definitely planning a trip to Italy even though absolutely nothing was confirmed and I knew no details yet. Luckily, this is a story with a good ending, and in July 2023 we were boarding a plane to Europe.