On my way back from engagement/anniversary sessions on Vancouver Island, me and Eric decided to camp beach side after being turn-around by a closed highway- AKA the only way off the Island. Instead of waiting in line for hours for the opening of the highway, we decided that driving back and cooking crab fireside was a better way to spend our evening. The sun started bursting through the clouds. It being a coastal rainforest I didn’t think I would have such luck. I took my camera and ran off, hoping the light would stay. As I walked down the windy forest road, hearing the roar of the waves haunting the distance, I honestly couldn't help but be a little bit annoyed that I didn’t have a session booked. I nervously decided to try to find a couple on the beach. In the warm pink and peachy hues, their hair was messy from the salty surf, they were dressed in sweatpants and bucket hats. I saw them and cautiously walked up to them to see if they wanted photos done. They were so down! They were exactly who they are, together, and I got to capture a part of their journey as they traveled through British Columbia. Reading books on the beach. Listening to the story of how they met and laughing with them. I realized this is what I want to document