I can't even describe just how much I love Ashley. We have known each other as long as I can remember; It's definitely safe to say that she qualifies as one of those life-long friends. The kind that everyone has two, maybe three of- the kind that helped form almost every significant memory I have of growing up. We played every sport together, went to countless concerts together, cruised the mall together every weekend, and managed to get in a bit of trouble together along the way. I mean, that's what friends are for right? Well that and taking your engagement photos when you've planned a destination wedding over 2,000 miles away!
Ashley and her fiance, Justin, live in Denton so we decided to meet at a location that I had been dying to use in the McKinney area called Adriatica Village. It's this gorgeous little work/shop/live development about 45 miles North of Dallas where we all grew up. She wanted to include their dog, Lizzie, in the photos and being not just a dog-lover but dog-obsessed, I was more than okay with this happening.
I'm still not sure who was the more photogenic- the humans or the pup!
There are so many beautiful architectural details about this location, it almost had me forgetting that we were still in North Texas and not somewhere on the Adriatic Sea. Even the sky got the memo to play along that day.
Ashley and Justin met in a church youth group during middle school and knew then and there that they liked each other, a LOT. They did the whole middle-school-dating thing: movies, going to walk around at the mall aimlessly together, plastering the others name to their school binder... the whole shebang haha. But we were 13 or so and we all went to different schools so eventually they went their separate ways and a handful of years passed. Then a chance run-in put them back on the relationship radar in 2009 and they have been inseparable since. Needless to say, I CANNOT WAIT for their wedding in St. Thomas this May!
Happy Friday everyone!