“Some people come into our lives and quickly go.

Some stay for a while, leave footprints on our hearts,

and we are never, ever the same.”

Flavia Weedn

 Chilliwack photographer Elizabeth Kowal.  Session on location.

Here’s a few photos of Emily from her session a few weeks ago.  She made the ivy wreath herself (she wore one for her wedding too) and we chose this location because the garden is one of the places where Emily feels most happy and most at peace.

Emily and I go a long way back!  The first time I met Emily she was just tiny and I was old enough to babysit her and her baby sister. Those are my first memories of Emily.

Emily’s family and ours lived in a remote northern community in a spectacular valley named Bella Coola.  We were next door neighbours.  Emily’s family moved first and then we went our own way and our families lost touch until one day I happened to find her photography blog.  What a huge coincidence that years later we were both living in the same city and shared the same interest in photography!

When we met again in person a year ago we had an instant connection and many shared memories.  It’s been so great to reconnect with her family and catch up on all the years in between our meeting.

At the end of her session Emily asked me to photograph her with a necklace which holds a lot of meaning for her. I will always be grateful that she was willing to share those intimate moments with me. It means a lot to me. Thank you Emily.

Some of the photos are personal so I won’t post them here but these are some of my favourites from the rest of her session.

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Check out her work here and some photos of me by Emily!