jess + alex in a forest

 the point of marriage is not to create a quick commonality by tearing down all boundaries; on the contrary, a good marriage is one in which each partner appoints the other to be the guardian of his solitude, and thus they show each other the greatest possible trust. a merging of two people is an impossibility, and where it seems to exist, it is a hemming-in, a mutual consent that robs one party or both parties of their fullest freedom and development. but once the realization is accepted that even between the closest people infinite distances exist, a marvelous living side-by-side can grow up for them, if they succeed in loving the expanse between them, which gives them the possibility of always seeing each other as a whole and before an immense sky // rainer maria rilke

these guys are travelers, they dream, they are smart and fun and care and you feel equal parts like they are one team and two whole people when you're around them. we actually photographed jess and alex's wedding weekend up in the north at a lodge on the lake a couple of weekends ago now, but it only seemed right to share these photos we made with them first, in the woods, or what best you can do in the middle of the country where there are no lovely oceans or mountains haha... (jess and alex met in vancouver and we talk a lot about the west/best coast with them). looking forward to sharing their amazing wedding weekend on here soon!