This was a sweet time for me.

You see, Josh is my cousin.

Mandie is his darling wife now, but we took these engagement photos back in November 2011 so at that time they were still blissfully engaged.

Josh is of the quiet sort and Mandie just kind of came into his life many many years ago and slowly snuggled her way into that quiet heart of his.

During their engagement session was the first time I felt like I got to see them.

But not as Josh, cousin-who-(literally)-lives-across-the-street or as Mandie friend-from-church-a-grade-below-me.

But as a man and a woman who just really really love each other.

So yes, a very sweet time indeed.

Soon (because I’m TOTALLY catching up on blogging FOR REAL this time) I’ll post some photos from their January wedding. THAT’S RIGHT, you heard me correctly — soon I will be posting work that’s ACTUALLY from THIS YEAR. Impressive, I know.