Melissa Shook Photography

Meet Showki and Stephanie. I think this might have been my favorite session yet, these two are absolutely beautiful together! I first met Showki about 8 years ago, he was a fan of Hide the Real (my husband’s band back in the day) and I met Stephanie at a mutual friends Christmas party a couple of months ago. They are so super sweet! So how did they meet? Well they met at work, what a great place to meet. They do a background check for you! lol. She was in a 6 month training program and they met right when she was placed on his sales team in May 2008. They were friends for a few months but eventually decided to act like adults about their feelings for one another. (Stephanie said that!) They are now both mortgage underwriters in the modification department for Bank of America. When I asked her if she had a blanket to bring for their session she said she did and gave me the history of it. It belong to her grandfather, which was her role model growing up. They spent nearly every day together and she just adored him. His mother made this quilt for him in the early 1920s. When he passed away she was able to choose an item of his to keep and she wanted the quilt because it had been with him the longest. She says that she feels like a piece of him is here today and he would have loved Showki. Okay let me wipe the tears from my eyes. I am glad I was able to capture the memories for these two and I’m looking forward to your wedding in March! Congratulations to you both!