nicole and gary November 1, 2007
i met nicole and gary on saturday night at michele and chris’ wedding. gary was one of the groomsmen, and nicole is his lovely wife. gary is a marine, and was deployed yesterday to go back to iraq. nicole is 4 1/2 months pregnant with their first child, so their baby will be two months old when gary comes home. i was really touched by their story, so i offered to do a photo session for them before he left for iraq (initially thinking he would be leaving in a few weeks and they lived locally). It turns out they live in north carolina, were leaving the morning after the wedding to go home, and gary was being deployed on wednesday of this week!
so we met early the next morning for a short photo session. i found out that gary and nicole never had wedding or engagement photos done, so this was their first photo session since they’ve been married (almost 1 1/2 years).
i emailed them their slideshow tuesday night, but wanted to post some photos on my blog also because i know they have friends and family that wanted to see them. without further ado:
i just love the joy on nicole’s face here
i love how the sun broke through the trees and was just shining on gary in this shot.
and i just would feel right if i didn’t utilize the sunny morning to incorporate a little sun flare. 
gary and nicole, i’m so glad i met you and we were able to do this portrait session for you guys! i hope these photos make your time apart a little easier. keep in touch- i’d love to see a photo when gary comes home and meets his son or daughter for the first time!
Thank you soooo much Kim. Again, you have no idea how much this photoshoot meant to the both of us. Gary is off and away now, doing what he does best - being a hero. I cant wait till he gets to see these. He will be overjoyed. Again thank you so much and I look forward to seeing the other ones as well. THANK YOU SOO MUCH and I promise I will keep in touch. Just email me! xoxo
nicole- it’s absolutely my pleasure. i’m so glad it worked out. i’ll send you an email as soon as the reast of the photos are ready!
I just stumbled across this…what a sweet thing to do, this is so touching!
Kim, I love these pictures and the story behind them is touching… great job!
thanks shawna and erin!
I absolutely love these pictures, they really touch me…mainly cause this is my brother and sister-in-law…and they just look great. And im so glad they got some nice professional photos to display in there new home as wonderful memories.. thank you for doing that for them.
Kim, The pictures of Gary and Nicole are stunning! You were able to capture so much emotion in each of them. I know this meant the world to Gary and Nicole! Thank you for doing this for them! You truly are an amazing women with a heart of gold!
Gary and Nicole, you are a gorgeous couple!
Love,
Michele