I'll never forget when my newlywed husband and I visited Charleston together for the first time. We spent some time in Savannah first, then drove to Palmetto Bluff to stay for a few days before exploring the city. It was February in the South, so early morning bike rides were crisp, but by the time we finished breakfast the sun had warmed our handles as we meandered around our cottage and along the coast.

Bea + Ray, from the UK, have been dating for 12 years. They wanted something short and sweet, and just the two of them alone. In a couple of months after shortly being engaged, they booked their tickets to Las Vegas, NV. They both were wed in the vastness of the Mojave desert with the strip faded in the background.

The curtains open and the spotlights turn on. You sit there in the theater and watch as ballet dancers glide across the stage, a frenzy of tutus and pirouettes. With each jump and turn, you feel the vibrations echo throughout the theater, the momentum stirring your soul. This is where you will find Karolina Kuras, a dance photographer in Toronto, Ontario, who waits for just the right moment before clicking the shutter on her camera.

This session took place at the Loom Curated workshop in Catskills, NY, and I got a chance to photograph this pair, who have been together for around a decade. Ginny’s neutral, minimal styling created the perfect relaxed, organic setting, and according to the philosophy of Loom, we gave very little direction and simply allowed the couple to interact in their own natural way, which allowed me to capture their love in its honest and authentic state. Their tender affection and the way they touched spoke of a knowledge and an ease that only comes from that kind of lived-in love.

What I love about this shoot at The Dress Theory is the way Jessica Sloane designed each detail to perfectly reflect the beauty this special experience possesses. The gowns that The Dress Theory pulled were flawless, Austin Gros captured the shoot effortlessly, but what really pulls at my heartstrings are the emotions in the mother and daughter's eyes. Especially when they realize they have found the one.